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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20,746
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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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3,141
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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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5,065
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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]
Year of Release:
1979
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27,163
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1972
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46,533
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1979
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33,020
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1973
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3,037
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1974
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2,894
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
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1971
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41,489
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[First added to this chart: 06/02/2018]
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1974
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7,768
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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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| Can | 1 | 3% | |
| Grateful Dead | 1 | 3% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 3% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| The Clash | 1 | 3% | |
| Neil Young | 1 | 3% | |
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21 | 53% | |
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13 | 33% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 5 from 38th to 33rd Laughing Stock by Talk Talk |
| Up 4 from 24th to 20th London Calling by The Clash |
| Up 3 from 35th to 32nd The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 31st to 34th There's Nothing Wrong With Love by Built To Spill |
| Down 3 from 32nd to 35th Sky Blue Sky by Wilco |
| Down 3 from 33rd to 36th Hot Rats by Frank Zappa |
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 A Tábua De Esmeraldaby Jorge Ben |
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