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]
Year of Release:
2002
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13,116
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,863
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 06/22/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,025
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[First added to this chart: 03/20/2018]
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,859
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[First added to this chart: 04/11/2018]
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1968
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37,264
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
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2011
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1,266
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Year of Release:
1966
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24,978
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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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| Radiohead | 1 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| Joy Division | 1 | 3% | |
| Sir Neville Marriner / Academy Of St Martin-in-the-Fields | 1 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 1 | 3% | |
| Death Grips | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 25 from 26th to 1st Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol |
| Up 9 from 18th to 9th Twin Fantasy (2011) by Car Seat Headrest |
| Up 5 from 34th to 29th F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 30 from 5th to 35th In Utero by Nirvana |
| Down 11 from 21st to 32nd Blue by Joni Mitchell |
| Down 9 from 12th to 21st Moon Money by Hot Sugar |
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