Greatest Album Openings
by MaxStorm98 
My pick for the Albums whose opening songs are among the best on the album.
- Chart updated: 04/06/2018 06:45
- (Created: 03/25/2018 05:36).
- Chart size: 11 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
27,624
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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2018]
Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
13,149
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
20,116
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
18,785
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[First added to this chart: 04/06/2018]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,917
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2018]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
8,836
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
18,354
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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2018]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
5,631
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9. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,612
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Year of Release:
1976
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5,631
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Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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Greatest Album Openings composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 4 | 36% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 27% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Black Sabbath | 1 | 9% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 9% | |
| Modest Mouse | 1 | 9% | |
| U2 | 1 | 9% | |
| The Cars | 1 | 9% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 1 | 9% | |
| Boston | 1 | 9% | |
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Greatest Album Openings chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 10th to 11th Let's Dance by David Bowie |
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