Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by 
johnnyonthespot1 
As with all matters of taste, this chart is and will forever be a work in progress.
And I freely and proudly admit that this chart is skewed toward music from 1980-present, since that's when I was alive to experience it!!!
- Chart updated: 04/08/2012 02:12
- (Created: 04/07/2012 18:32).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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22,218
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,584
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
2010
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3,627
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,877
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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2,262
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
2003
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728
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,087
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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18,937
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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57,298
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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985
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3% | |
| Béla Fleck And The Flecktones | 1 | 3% | |
| Snoop Doggy Dogg | 1 | 3% | |
| Michael Jackson | 1 | 3% | |
| The Black Keys | 1 | 3% | |
| Janelle Monáe | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 36th to 32nd Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 32nd to 33rd You're A Woman, I'm A Machine by Death From Above 1979 |
| Down 1 from 33rd to 34th The Central Park Concert by Dave Matthews Band |
| Down 1 from 34th to 35th Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/22/2018 01:20 | Ashmark | 48 | 82/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2016 17:22 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2012 16:56 | steve_o_619 | 88 | 68/100 |
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From Ashmark 02/22/2018 01:21 | #209160
Not all my taste, but definitely the most diverse list I have seen. Congratulations!
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