Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 03/21/2020 17:15
- (Created: 06/18/2019 02:37).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Year of Release:
1972
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33,225
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
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7,242
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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,503
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
5,823
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,724
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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5,562
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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2019]
Year of Release:
1966
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17,424
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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2019]
Year of Release:
1986
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24,533
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Year of Release:
1980
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19,920
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[First added to this chart: 07/02/2019]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
1,479
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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 | 11 | 28% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Can | 1 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 3% | |
| King Crimson | 1 | 3% | |
| Kraftwerk | 1 | 3% | |
| Bon Iver | 1 | 3% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 10th to 9thRemain In Light by Talking Heads |
| Up 1 from 9th to 8thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7thBlonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 4th to 11thThe Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks |
| Down 4 from 6th to 10thThe Idiot by Iggy Pop |
| Down 2 from 1st to 3rdSandinista! by The Clash |
| New entries |
|---|
| The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie |
| Transformer by Lou Reed |
| Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 09/01/2019 11:38 |  DommeDamian | 1,006 | 89/100 | |
| 08/10/2019 23:45 | Timooosterink | 131 | 90/100 | |
| 08/10/2019 19:59 |  NJ | 25 | 92/100 |
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From Timooosterink 08/10/2019 23:45 | #241049
I liked your picks
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From NJ 08/10/2019 20:02 | #241042
NJ 08/10/2019 20:02 | #241042
I haven't listened to quite a few albums here, but I love the ones I have. We have three of the same top 10 (Low, Loveless and The Queen is Dead). Low only narrowly missed out #1 for me, but it's such a great album. Your list has a lot of good diversity and lack of pandering.
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| Best Artists of 1976 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Stevie Wonder | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Ramones | |
| 4. Eagles | |
| 5. Boston | |
| 6. Bob Dylan | |
| 7. Genesis | |
| 8. Rush | |
| 9. Joni Mitchell | |
| 10. The Modern Lovers | |
| 11. Thin Lizzy | |
| 12. Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 13. Rainbow | |
| 14. Led Zeppelin | |
| 15. Jean Michel Jarre | |
| 16. Queen | |
| 17. AC/DC | |
| 18. Steely Dan | |
| 19. Jorge Ben | |
| 20. Aerosmith |
