Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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The most challenging part about compiling this list is merging the old classics with the contemporary masterpieces, as well as everything in between.
- Chart updated: 10/30/2024 13:45
- (Created: 11/10/2017 16:13).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1995
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14,752
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
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2007
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11,052
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
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2005
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20,354
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Favourite tracks: Marching Bands of Manhattan, Your Heart is an Empty Room, Crooked Teeth, What Sarah Said, Brothers on a Hotel Bed
[First added to this chart: 12/06/2017]
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2005
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2,202
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
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2004
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2,226
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The Strokes influenced a huge chunk of this list. This is really it.
[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
Year of Release:
2001
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28,320
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
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2010
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7,557
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[First added to this chart: 10/29/2024]
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[First added to this chart: 11/10/2017]
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2007
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1,071
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Listening to Starfucker for the first time was like finding an easter egg in the midst of my music tastes. A great blend of feel good indie with electronic textures.
Favourite tracks: Born, Bury Us Alive, Astoria, The White of Noon [First added to this chart: 10/08/2018]
Favourite tracks: Born, Bury Us Alive, Astoria, The White of Noon [First added to this chart: 10/08/2018]
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 26 | 65% | |
| 2010s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 5% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1 | 3% | |
| Brand New | 1 | 3% | |
| Bombay Bicycle Club | 1 | 3% | |
| Starfucker | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 34th to 33rdA Balloon Called Moaning by The Joy Formidable |
| Up 1 from 32nd to 31stJackson Square by Arkells |
| Up 1 from 31st to 30thSing The Sorrow by AFI |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 33rd to 34thPolygondwanaland by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard |
| New entries |
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| American Idiot by Green Day |
| Leavers |
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| Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age |
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| ! | 09/03/2024 01:17 | Musyahid | 31 | 92/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2019 13:05 | Timooosterink | 131 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2019 08:31 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2019 17:17 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2019 14:05 | bermolder | 2 | 100/100 |
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From Musyahid 09/03/2024 01:18 | #305110
nice idea, i'll listen to your chart
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From Timooosterink 08/15/2019 13:05 | #241195
Nice!
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From bermolder 06/05/2019 14:06 | #237141
excellent variety with strong Canadian presence. well done.
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