Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by edgar jacobs 
- Chart updated: 03/12/2025 11:15
- (Created: 11/01/2019 11:40).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Because of Stairway to heaven
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,612
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Because of Not One Of Us
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
4,068
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Because of Babooshka
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,541
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Because of Gloria
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
8,011
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5.
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Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim
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Because of Where is my mind
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Because of Aerials
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
6,479
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Because of Sugar Kane
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
2,012
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Because of Another Brick in The Wall
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,131
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Because of I Am The Walrus
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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14,928
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Because of Love Is All
[First added to this chart: 11/05/2019]
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 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Genesis | 2 | 5% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 1 | 3% | |
| The Black Keys | 1 | 3% | |
| The Beatles | 1 | 3% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| New entries |
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| Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim by Pixies |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/12/2025 12:13 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/01/2019 20:21 | pctrooper | 332 | 88/100 |
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From Timooosterink 11/07/2019 22:17 | #244540
I hope you realise that "where is my mind" is on surfer rosa and not doolittle.
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From Timooosterink 11/07/2019 22:17 | #244539
I hope you realise that "where is my mind" is on surfer rosa and not doolittle.
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