Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by spolls 
Listed in no particular order.
Current version of this chart is heavily biased by the time of its creation: February 2022, a time when life-affirming music was in high demand for me.
Just barely didn't make the cut: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest, Flower of Devotion by Dehd, Astral Weeks by Van Morrison, New Moon by Elliot Smith, Moveys by Slow Pulp, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief, Southeastern by Jason Isbell, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, On Fire by Galaxie 500, S/T by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, A Deeper Understanding/LIVE DRUGS by The War on Drugs, Wild Onion/Down in Heaven by Twin Peaks, Murmur by R.E.M., Neon Bible by Arcade Fire, Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys, Michigan/Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens, The Queen is Dead by The Smiths, Disentegration by the Cure, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco, This Old Dog by Mac Demarco, On the Beach by Neil Young, High Violet/Trouble Will Find Me/Alligator by The National, Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes, Keep it Like a Secret/Perfect From Now On/There's Nothing Wrong With Love by Built to Spill, S/T by Bon Iver, You Forgot it in People by Broken Social Scene, Slanted and Enchanted/Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement, The Moon & Antarctica/This is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About/The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse, Vampire Weekend/Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend, Merriweather Post Pavillion/Feels/Sung Tongs by Animal Collective
- Chart updated: 02/25/2022 01:15
- (Created: 06/27/2020 22:36).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2020]
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2010
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2020]
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1978
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2007
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2011
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8,670
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2020]
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1972
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44,471
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2020]
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2004
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35,191
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2020]
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1974
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1,451
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2005
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20,653
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[First added to this chart: 07/23/2020]
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1992
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19,388
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1996
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10,556
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 17 | 43% | |
| 2020s | 6 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sufjan Stevens | 3 | 8% | |
| The National | 2 | 5% | |
| Bon Iver | 2 | 5% | |
| Destroyer | 2 | 5% | |
| Joanna Newsom | 2 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 40th to 38th Songs by Adrianne Lenker |
| Up 2 from 39th to 37th The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones |
| Up 2 from 38th to 36th For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver |
| New entries |
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 Peripheral Visionby Turnover |
| Donuts by J Dilla |
| Leavers |
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 Teens Of Denialby Car Seat Headrest |
| Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen |
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