Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by polasco77 
- Chart updated: 12/25/2011 17:41
- (Created: 12/25/2011 00:32).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1987
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11,046
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,331
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1965
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26,405
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1967
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26,617
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1975
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11,602
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
59,338
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,176
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
7,376
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
742
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[First added to this chart: 12/24/2011]
Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
3,508
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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 | 11 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
| Jane's Addiction | 2 | 5% | |
| Prince And The Revolution | 1 | 3% | |
| Screaming Trees | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 17th to 8thDirt by Alice In Chains |
| Up 7 from 16th to 9thDust by Screaming Trees |
| Up 2 from 29th to 27thThe Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 7th to 13thSticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
| Down 3 from 11th to 14thParanoid by Black Sabbath |
| Down 2 from 9th to 11thSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. The Doors | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Neil Young | |
| 17. Charles Mingus | |
| 18. Van Morrison | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |
