Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by consciousdepress 
extremely eclectic, but nothing too personal, these are the albums I think are the best, not my personal favorites.
- Chart updated: 12/14/2017 08:45
- (Created: 12/14/2017 08:10).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
2012
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8,740
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1997
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63,131
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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56,812
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1994
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16,050
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2001
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10,066
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6. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,597
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2010
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19,000
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1963
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7,870
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2007
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43,057
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2012
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22,093
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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 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 3% | |
| Daft Punk | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 17 from 36th to 19thLoaded by The Velvet Underground |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 28th to 32ndTake Care by Drake |
| Down 2 from 29th to 31stDoolittle by Pixies |
| Down 2 from 31st to 33rdAmerican Football by American Football |
| New entries |
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| Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Figure 8 by Elliott Smith |
| By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Congratulations by MGMT |
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| Best Artists of 1991 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Nirvana | |
| 2. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 3. Pearl Jam | |
| 4. Slint | |
| 5. U2 | |
| 6. A Tribe Called Quest | |
| 7. Talk Talk | |
| 8. Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
| 9. Metallica | |
| 10. Massive Attack | |
| 11. Primal Scream | |
| 12. R.E.M. | |
| 13. Guns N' Roses | |
| 14. Soundgarden | |
| 15. Pixies | |
| 16. Michael Jackson | |
| 17. Temple Of The Dog | |
| 18. Mercury Rev | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Crowded House |
