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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8,785
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1997
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63,588
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,231
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1994
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16,331
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2001
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9,986
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6. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1991
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37,740
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2010
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19,144
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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1963
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7,947
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2007
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43,840
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[First added to this chart: 12/14/2017]
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2012
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22,329
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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% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 2 | 5% | |
| The Beatles | 2 | 5% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 5% | |
| American Football | 1 | 3% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 36th to 19th Loaded by The Velvet Underground |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 28th to 32nd Take Care by Drake |
| Down 2 from 29th to 31st Doolittle by Pixies |
| Down 2 from 31st to 33rd American 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 Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
