Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by musicchezroberts 
This Greatest music album chart purely relates to the 1970s. It was determined by rating each individual song on an album out of 10 and adding those up, then averaging that over the number of songs on the album. The albums were then ranked by their average score. Hope you enjoy the chart!
- Chart updated: 02/05/2019 11:15
- (Created: 02/04/2019 21:01).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
687
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,089
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3. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
2,723
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
398
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5. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,716
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
670
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,587
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
1,668
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[First added to this chart: 02/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
449
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 40 | 100% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Rush | 4 | 10% | |
| Rainbow | 3 | 8% | |
| 10cc | 3 | 8% | |
| Eagles | 2 | 5% | |
| David Coverdale | 2 | 5% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 5% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 33rd to 36thThe Best Of Bread by Bread |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37thParanoid by Black Sabbath |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th24 Carat Purple by Deep Purple |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Sound Of Bread: Their 20 Finest Songs by Bread |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/04/2019 22:32 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 |
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