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: 03/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
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12,004
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,488
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[First added to this chart: 07/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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15,166
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[First added to this chart: 07/21/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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33,864
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[First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
Year of Release:
1989
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26,147
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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% | |
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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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