Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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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.
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A Trick Of The Tail 
United Kingdom Genesis
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
407 charts
Rank Score:
2,705
Rank in 1976:
11
Rank in 1970s:
139
Overall Rank:
627
Average Rating:
 79 (619 votes)
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Hounds Of Love 
United Kingdom Kate Bush
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
1,441 charts
Rank Score:
17,756
Rank in 1985:
1
Rank in 1980s:
7
Overall Rank:
53
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1438 votes)  85 (1,438 votes)
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The Queen Is Dead 
United Kingdom The Smiths
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
2,505 charts
Rank Score:
31,246
Rank in 1986:
1
Rank in 1980s:
1
Overall Rank:
16
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2960 votes)  88 (2,960 votes)
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4. NEW
Faith 
United Kingdom The Cure
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
397 charts
Rank Score:
2,147
Rank in 1981:
7
Rank in 1980s:
118
Overall Rank:
807
Average Rating:
 77 (612 votes)
Comments:
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5. NEW
So 
United Kingdom Peter Gabriel
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
840 charts
Rank Score:
7,316
Rank in 1986:
4
Rank in 1980s:
26
Overall Rank:
205
Average Rating:
 80 (954 votes)
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6. NEW
No Need To Argue 
Ireland The Cranberries
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
301 charts
Rank Score:
1,683
Rank in 1994:
29
Rank in 1990s:
194
Overall Rank:
1,038
Average Rating:
 74 (396 votes)
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7. NEW
Spirit Of Eden 
United Kingdom Talk Talk
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
937 charts
Rank Score:
10,336
Rank in 1988:
3
Rank in 1980s:
17
Overall Rank:
123
Average Rating:
 84 (1,023 votes)
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8. NEW
Boy 
Ireland U2
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
440 charts
Rank Score:
2,027
Rank in 1980:
16
Rank in 1980s:
129
Overall Rank:
855
Average Rating:
 75 (776 votes)
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9. NEW
Closer 
United Kingdom Joy Division
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
1,521 charts
Rank Score:
14,253
Rank in 1980:
2
Rank in 1980s:
11
Overall Rank:
81
Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 1934 votes)  85 (1,934 votes)
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Doolittle 
United States Pixies
Available from United States
Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
2,570 charts
Rank Score:
29,765
Rank in 1989:
1
Rank in 1980s:
2
Overall Rank:
17
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 2992 votes)  88 (2,992 votes)
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Artist Albums %


The Smiths 2 5% Filter chart to just show these albums
Warren Zevon 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Peter Gabriel 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Hole 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
James 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Camel 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
The Cranberries 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 23 58% Filter chart to just show these albums
United States 13 33% Filter chart to just show these albums
Ireland 2 5% Filter chart to just show these albums
Norway 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Iceland 1 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Top 37 Music Albums of the 1980sMaxStorm981980s decade chart2017
Top 35 Music Albums of the 1980s Komorebi-D1980s decade chart2017
Top 40 Music Albums of the 1980s Nacho2121980s decade chart2025
Top 45 Music Albums of the 1980s 99991980s decade chart2018
Top 40 Music Albums of the 1980s revolver941980s decade chart2018
Top 29 Music Albums of the 1980smenz8121980s decade chart2015
Top 40 Greatest Music AlbumsGreggaryPeccaryOverall chart2012Unknown
Top 22 Music Albums of the 1980sCafu861980s decade chart2015
Top 40 Greatest Music AlbumsTomD65Overall chart2018Unknown
Top 40 Greatest Music AlbumsProgheadOverall chart2018

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From 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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From 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 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 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 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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