Best Album per Year by 
RoundTheBend 
Here's a first stab at best album per year since 1940.
I'm seeing discrepancies on years I got from this database 4 years ago... oh well...
- Chart updated: 05/07/2022 05:45
- (Created: 01/31/2020 06:05).
- Chart size: 81 albums.
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1970: Déjà Vu by CSN&Y (Paranoid/Moondance could go here... but nope).
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,459
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Average Rating:
Comments:
54
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1971: What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,704
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1972: On The Corner by Miles Davis
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,949
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1973: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
71,217
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1974: Greatest Hits by Santana (tough call...) maybe Eno's Here Come The Warm Jets...? But early Santana is such a staple for me.
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
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1975: Mothership Connection by Parlaiment
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,376
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1976: Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,485
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1977: Zombie by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,829
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Comments:
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1978: Stardust by Willie Nelson
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
416
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1979: London Calling by The Clash
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2020]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
36,275
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Best Album per Year composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 9 | 11% | |
| 1950s | 8 | 10% | |
| 1960s | 11 | 14% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 12% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 14% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 12% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 12% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 1% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Fiona Apple | 2 | 2% | |
| Beck | 2 | 2% | |
| Elbow | 1 | 1% | |
| Little Richard | 1 | 1% | |
| Pixies | 1 | 1% | |
| Weyes Blood | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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61 | 75% | |
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9 | 11% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Best Album per Year chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 82nd to 81st Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple |
| Up 1 from 81st to 80th Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood |
| Up 1 from 80th to 79th The Road Is Just A Surface by Anja Garbarek |
| New entries |
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 Dust Bowl Balladsby Woody Guthrie |
| What's Going On by Marvin Gaye |
| Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder |
| Ys by Joanna Newsom |
| Black Messiah by D'Angelo And The Vanguard |
| ★ (Blackstar) by David Bowie |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 100/100  | 09/28/2020 05:17 |  Rhyner | | 99/100 |
| 100/100 | 09/23/2020 00:40 |  CharlieBarley | | 94/100 |
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