Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by SitandSpanTime 
Hey all, first chart that I'm making here. The order I've ranked these in all have to do with the fondness of the memories that I have with these albums over the years, the ones that you come back to and find yourself going back to when you first listened to it. That being said, I wouldn't put anything on here that I didn't think was worthy of its place on the chart. Enjoy!
- Chart updated: 06/02/2018 15:15
- (Created: 06/02/2018 14:35).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The album that wouldn't let me shake the urge to play guitar. I woke up early and listened to this album for the better part of a year. Brilliant lyrics and soloing that leaves me floored.
Favorite Tracks: Elevation and Torn Curtain [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Elevation and Torn Curtain [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
1977
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19,067
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I hadn't often listened to albums (for the most part) in terms of the production effort until I heard this. Put it on repeat and still get chills listening to this.
Favorite Tracks: Pink Matter and Pyramids [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Pink Matter and Pyramids [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
2012
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8,411
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Can't say anything about this that has't been said. My parents were tired of hearing David Byrne's voice in the house so they bought me an mp3 player.
Favorite Tracks: The Great Curve and Born Under Punches [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: The Great Curve and Born Under Punches [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
1980
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27,160
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Lyric driven to the point of pure genius backed by masterful sampling and production. Won the Pulitzer for DAMN but I think it was making up for the lack of an award for this album.
Favorite Tracks: These Walls and How Much A Dollar Cost [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: These Walls and How Much A Dollar Cost [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
2015
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29,821
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My friends in high school were the stoner trumpeters from the school jazz band. This was always a go-to album. Amazing fusion with killer guitar phrasing to boot.
Favorite Tracks: Both are mind-blowing [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Both are mind-blowing [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
1969
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7,534
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Poetry put to guitar. Not that I don't like Nick Cave on piano, but there's something about how he plays that fits the style better. This album especially captures his cynical style.
Favorite Tracks: Moonland and More News From Nowhere [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Moonland and More News From Nowhere [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
2008
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837
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Orchestral accompaniments to an album that screams sex (sometimes in a very literal way). Intimate, sleazy, beautiful listen with chord choice and progressions that'll give goosebumps.
Favorite Tracks: Ballade de Melody Nelson and L'hotel particulier [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Ballade de Melody Nelson and L'hotel particulier [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
1971
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2,852
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Put together in a way that ramps up atmosphere. Masterful drumming and guitar on this album. Some of these songs sound like they could have been made today.
Favorite Tracks: Future Days and Bel Air [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Future Days and Bel Air [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
1973
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4,734
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Always been a sucker for concept albums. This album encapsulates an entire story through oddly detailed ambiguous pieces fitting together perfectly from beginning to end.
Favorite Tracks: In the Flesh? and Mother [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: In the Flesh? and Mother [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
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1979
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24,052
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Dreamy with lyrics that seem to apply to a place that is halfway between the real world and one that you might find while sleeping.Put together amazingly with a unique guitar style.
Favorite Tracks: Suffering and Lost in the Dream [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Favorite Tracks: Suffering and Lost in the Dream [First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
Year of Release:
2014
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8,534
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The War On Drugs | 1 | 3% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 1 | 3% | |
| Television | 1 | 3% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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21 | 53% | |
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13 | 33% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 38th to 33rdLaughing Stock by Talk Talk |
| Up 4 from 24th to 20thLondon Calling by The Clash |
| Up 3 from 35th to 32ndThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 31st to 34thThere's Nothing Wrong With Love by Built To Spill |
| Down 3 from 32nd to 35thSky Blue Sky by Wilco |
| Down 3 from 33rd to 36thHot Rats by Frank Zappa |
| New entries |
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| A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben |
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