Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Joakorv 
Personal preferences. History, influence and all of those things aside, these are my favourite records of all time.
- Chart updated: 04/21/2020 08:45
- (Created: 04/21/2020 02:19).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
The user that created this chart is banned. This chart does not count towards the overall rankings.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and this chart has not been rated yet. Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 58,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
Oasis at their best. From the Wonderwall riff at the beginning to the epic rock ballad that is Champagne Supernova, this record is the modern essence of rock and roll. Insanely catchy melodies, great lyrics and very cool guitar arrangements all being accompanied with the best moment of Liam as a singer.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
Rank Score:
17,395
Rank in 1995:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
This is one of those moments when rock music got a turning point. There's no new sound in Ok Computer. It's all been created before but the magic in this albums is how it takes little bits from places that the mainstream rock had never reached until 1997.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
62,933
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
The 1975 faced the making of their third album with high expectations. They wanted to make an statement as a band alleging sublime thirds albums like Radiohead's Ok Computer or Smith's The Queen is Dead. No, they didn't reach that status but they went to make one of the best albums of the 2010's. Clever, catchy, experimental,
entertaining and the most important thing to me: they show what it was like to live in 2018. [First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
entertaining and the most important thing to me: they show what it was like to live in 2018. [First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2018
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,602
Rank in 2018:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Hands down to arguably the best debut album of all time. Oasis revived the UK's rock and changed the direction post Kobain's death. How many debuts have songs with the quality of Live Forever, Slide Away, Supersonic and company? Not so many.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,049
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
While this chart mainly consist in my personal favourites, I always consider this album as the best of all time and they didn't include SFF and Penny Lane(!!). The Beatles changed the music like no one has ever done and ever will.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
42,788
Rank in 1967:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
This is maybe an unpopular opinion but I consider this as Arctic Monkeys' best. It has the passion of their debut, with a little more maturity, new sounds that would define them. The lyricism of Alex Turner is great as always.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,570
Rank in 2007:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Incredible well-writen lyrics. It's the fastest selling debut for a reason. The guitar licks from Alex and Jamie are beautiful even though they got a raw sound. The lack of more mature themes keeps it from being the best first punch in history.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2006
Appears in:
Rank Score:
15,867
Rank in 2006:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Like I read once in some Fab Four's blog, this is the mark in the sand between the good old Beatles and the weird and experimental ones. Revolver is the album that best defines The Beatles and is one of the records that everyone should listen at least once in their lives.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
48,954
Rank in 1966:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
After a decent debut, The 1975 pull out a diverse, emotional and influential masterpiece. I think that indie-pop nowadays is mainly influenciated by this album.
[First added to this chart: 04/20/2020]
Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
Rank Score:
983
Rank in 2016:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
The perfect final for the perfect band. From the start of the iconic bass line in Come Together you can already notice why this one of the all time best. The singles, the medley, the end.
[First added to this chart: 04/21/2020]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
56,679
Rank in 1969:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 33% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| The Beatles | 9 | 23% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 13% | |
| Arctic Monkeys | 5 | 13% | |
| Oasis | 4 | 10% | |
| The 1975 | 3 | 8% | |
| Harry Styles | 2 | 5% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 34th to 33rdAmnesiac by Radiohead |
| Up 1 from 32nd to 31stTo Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar |
| Up 1 from 31st to 30thA Hard Day's Night by The Beatles |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 26th to 32ndWhy Me? Why Not. by Liam Gallagher |
| Down 1 from 33rd to 34thHelp! by The Beatles |
| New entries |
|---|
| The 1975 by The 1975 |
| Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey |
| When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish |
| Thriller by Michael Jackson |
| With The Beatles by The Beatles |
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | jcmusic | Overall chart | 2018 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | mikeyx | Overall chart | 2026 |  |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | Willt12 | Overall chart | 2020 |  |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | DenzelTheRed | Overall chart | 2025 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | RobStanton | Overall chart | 2019 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | matthewofleeds | Overall chart | 2018 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | Drake | Overall chart | 2018 |  |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | Banjolord | Overall chart | 2016 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | unger19 | Overall chart | 2018 | |
| Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | favas19 | Overall chart | 2018 | |
Top 40 Greatest Music Albums similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bob Dylan | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
