Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by 
Wh3n1nR0me 
I'm limited to 40 choices as a newbie here so there will be a few obvious titles missing that you would expect to see in a top 50 best albums chart; Parallel Lines perhaps - anyway, after much deliberation, I've decided upon these as a start until I earn enough points to go the whole hog.
- Chart updated: 09/03/2017 18:15
- (Created: 09/03/2017 18:12).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1976
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2,754
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1985
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18,037
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1986
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32,791
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1981
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2,123
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1986
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7,188
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1994
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1,619
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1988
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10,150
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1980
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2,089
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1980
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14,638
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1989
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30,815
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 53% | |
| 1990s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smiths | 2 | 5% | |
| Billy Bragg | 1 | 3% | |
| Simple Minds | 1 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 3% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 3% | |
| Codeine | 1 | 3% | |
| Sigur Rós | 1 | 3% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/22/2021 03:03 |  RoundTheBend | 370 | 92/100 | |
| 01/28/2018 18:45 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 | |
| 09/06/2017 05:29 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 | |
| 09/05/2017 12:32 |  CharlieBarley | 476 | 94/100 |
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From LedZep 01/28/2018 18:45 | #206701
LedZep 01/28/2018 18:45 | #206701
Holy shit dude, this is too good. You'll get 100/100 for the full chart I'm pretty sure.
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From RoundTheBend 09/07/2017 01:36 | #197407
RoundTheBend 09/07/2017 01:36 | #197407
Oh no worries mate - I don't care either. Just saying it's nice to see some albums I don't normally do :).
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From Wh3n1nR0me 09/06/2017 11:18 | #197366
Wh3n1nR0me 09/06/2017 11:18 | #197366
Yes, I wasn't aware of this but 25/40 titles are by British artists.
Irrelevant really 'cos it ain't where it's from, it's where it's at?
Reaching level 3 will give me 10 more entries but I can't do decades until level 5.
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From RoundTheBend 09/06/2017 05:14 | #197358
RoundTheBend 09/06/2017 05:14 | #197358
If nothing else I love that it's dominated by UK artists. Some fantastic choices for the limits given. Excited to see more.
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From CharlieBarley 09/05/2017 12:36 | #197319
CharlieBarley 09/05/2017 12:36 | #197319
Great chart. Only 3 in common with my chart so far but still so many of my favourites: Hounds of Love, Queen is Dead, Cure, So, Talk Talk, Pixies and the mighty Scoundrel Day's by a-ha. A very eclectic chart, you have a broad range of taste. I enjoyed viewing this.
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