Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Proghead 
Making a top 40 was harder than I thought. I tried to make a diverse chart with a lot of bands that I like, but being a really big fan of some bands also made me want to include a lot of their albums. Because of the latter, I feel like some albums didn't make my top 40, even though I like 'em a lot. I would really like to make a top 50 or 100, but I'll need more points for that.
- Chart updated: 03/10/2018 11:45
- (Created: 08/22/2017 16:37).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,109
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,344
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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43,356
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,635
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1966
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49,502
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,749
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,738
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,926
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
31,650
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[First added to this chart: 08/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,917
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 5 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 4 | 10% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| Joy Division | 2 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 20th to 16th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Up 3 from 21st to 18th Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
| Up 3 from 18th to 15th Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 16th to 19th Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 3 from 17th to 20th The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles |
| Down 3 from 19th to 22nd Hunky Dory by David Bowie |
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| ! | 11/15/2021 18:05 | bobnickmad | 31 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2019 16:46 | JonTargaryen350 | 5 | 95/100 |
| ! | 10/23/2017 09:00 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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