Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by NPCee 
I don't know what the greatest albums of all time are, but at the moment of typing these are probably my favorites (my actual favorites will likely change in a couple hours, but oh well).
And I decided to only include one album per artist (kind of) to make this list less BORING
- Chart updated: 07/25/2019 03:15
- (Created: 01/07/2018 16:06).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2018]
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2002
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13,007
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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2007
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42,385
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
[First added to this chart: 06/22/2018]
[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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8,646
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2018]
[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
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1998
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31,298
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1968
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36,428
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
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2011
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1,219
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1966
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24,481
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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 | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Joy Division | 1 | 3% | |
| Sir Neville Marriner / Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields | 1 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 1 | 3% | |
| Death Grips | 1 | 3% | |
| The National | 1 | 3% | |
| Carlos Kleiber / Wiener Philharmoniker | 1 | 3% | |
| Ruth White | 1 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 25 from 26th to 1stTurn On The Bright Lights by Interpol |
| Up 9 from 18th to 9thTwin Fantasy (2011) by Car Seat Headrest |
| Up 5 from 34th to 29thF♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 30 from 5th to 35thIn Utero by Nirvana |
| Down 11 from 21st to 32ndBlue by Joni Mitchell |
| Down 9 from 12th to 21stMoon Money by Hot Sugar |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 08/29/2018 09:07 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,829 | 83/100 | |
| 02/04/2018 13:17 |  LedZep | 1,103 | 84/100 |
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|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. The Cure | |
| 13. Def Leppard | |
| 14. INXS | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |
