Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by cromwell31 
My personal favorites of all-time.
- Chart updated: 09/07/2012 12:37
- (Created: 05/07/2012 08:35).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,246
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
2000
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43,755
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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22,532
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,860
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[First added to this chart: 08/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1999
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11,146
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
2,658
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
5,700
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
18,156
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
4,226
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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21,594
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 13 | 33% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Who | 3 | 8% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 3 | 8% | |
| Pearl Jam | 2 | 5% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 2 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 5% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 39th to 35th Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem |
| Up 3 from 34th to 31st Channel Orange by Frank Ocean |
| Up 1 from 31st to 30th White Blood Cells by The White Stripes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 27th to 36th Murmur by R.E.M. |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Fragile by Yes |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers |
| New entries |
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 Oshinby DIIV |
| Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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75/100  | 06/02/2017 14:32 | voland | | 88/100 |
90/100 | 01/26/2017 22:30 | Seab | | 93/100 |
75/100 | 03/07/2013 09:17 |  SingingPeasant96 | | 83/100 |
75/100 | 02/21/2013 18:49 |  cartoken | | 75/100 |
 85/100 | 06/01/2012 19:12 |  Boogn1sh | | 81/100 |
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From SingingPeasant96 03/07/2013 09:17
SingingPeasant96 03/07/2013 09:17
Nice to see Kid A
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From cartoken 02/21/2013 18:50
cartoken 02/21/2013 18:50
strange to see Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star up there instead of the big Sonic Youth's classics.
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85/100
From Boogn1sh 06/01/2012 19:14
Boogn1sh 06/01/2012 19:14
Very eclectic chart, good call on Zaireeka it's very underrated
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| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
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| 10. The Stone Roses | |
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| 16. Tom Waits | |
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