Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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augustc 
- Chart updated: 05/18/2012 01:38
- (Created: 05/18/2012 01:08).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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6,890
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
12,346
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
1,680
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
1,397
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6. (3) 3
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
22,237
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
15,902
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1971
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2,921
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
6,919
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[First added to this chart: 05/17/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,159
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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 | 2 | 5% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Metallica | 2 | 5% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| Run-D.M.C. | 1 | 3% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 1 | 3% | |
| OutKast | 1 | 3% | |
| Elton John | 1 | 3% | |
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24 | 60% | |
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9 | 23% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 24 from 26th to 2ndInnervisions by Stevie Wonder |
| Up 23 from 35th to 12thThriller by Michael Jackson |
| Up 19 from 40th to 21stMetallica by Metallica |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 17 from 2nd to 19thThe Element Of Freedom by Alicia Keys |
| Down 10 from 28th to 38thCan't Buy A Thrill by Steely Dan |
| Down 5 from 10th to 15thIt's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/21/2017 16:03 | Seab | 2,001 | 93/100 | |
| 01/29/2015 01:24 | JasonZaia | 171 | 89/100 | |
| 01/30/2013 14:54 | Mr November | 118 | 84/100 |
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From JasonZaia 01/29/2015 01:24 | #132859
Very, very interesting top 10! Public Enemy, Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Miles Davis, then to top it all off, Charles Mingus! Can't argue with that!
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