Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by annedee 
My all time top 40 albums. Derived from albums I played for months when I got them, albums that opened up new worlds to me and the weekly album chart I kept as a teenager. But the real test, which albums am I coming back to year after year?
- Chart updated: 03/01/2023 08:45
- (Created: 11/14/2021 21:05).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Aged 12, this awakened my adulthood.
[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,308
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,049
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
1,467
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
37,256
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1975
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44,760
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
802
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,059
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,733
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3,222
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[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
7,954
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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 | 10 | 25% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pink Floyd | 6 | 15% | |
| The Beatles | 4 | 10% | |
| The Smiths | 3 | 8% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 5% | |
| Joni Mitchell | 2 | 5% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 5% | |
| Jeff Buckley | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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Intriguing list! Thank you.
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| Best Artists of 1971 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Led Zeppelin | |
| 2. The Who | |
| 3. David Bowie | |
| 4. Marvin Gaye | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. Joni Mitchell | |
| 7. Yes | |
| 8. Can | |
| 9. Pink Floyd | |
| 10. The Doors | |
| 11. Carole King | |
| 12. Nick Drake | |
| 13. Black Sabbath | |
| 14. Jethro Tull | |
| 15. Paul McCartney | |
| 16. Paul & Linda McCartney | |
| 17. T. Rex | |
| 18. John Lennon | |
| 19. Funkadelic | |
| 20. Sly & The Family Stone |
