Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by gprabbit 
- Chart updated: 10/18/2012 00:59
- (Created: 08/11/2012 21:17).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Transcendent. Transportive. Timeless.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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16,353
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Box Scaggs is a wonder, and this album captures some of his best early work.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
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I start to sweat just listening to this.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1963
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2,747
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Why Willie DeVille and Mink DeVille weren't more appreciated is one of the great mysteries of contemporary musical history.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
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Morrison's apparently a miserable little git, but he's also a masterful songwriter, a soulful singer and as unique a voice as pop/rock's ever produced.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
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1970
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8,691
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Any one of the Stones earliest albums could easily be argued into any top ten or twenty. If they'd only produced half of the songs on this compilation, they'd still deserve the title of Greatest Rock 'n' Roll band of all time.
[First added to this chart: 08/15/2012]
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1971
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686
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A masterpiece that had the added benefit of giving a wider audience to Ladysmith Black Mombazo.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,766
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Clapton may not be God, but he's at least on speaking terms with Him.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
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2007
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3
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I seem to remember that Rolling Stone magazine gave Exile on Main Street sort of mixed reviews when it first came out. Just goes to show what they knew.
[First added to this chart: 08/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1972
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19,695
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Maybe this should be rated higher just for the impact it had on centemporary music.
[First added to this chart: 08/15/2012]
Year of Release:
1963
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7,949
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 13 | 33% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Van Morrison | 3 | 8% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| Mink DeVille | 1 | 3% | |
| Junior Kimbrough | 1 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 1 | 3% | |
| Marvin Gaye | 1 | 3% | |
| Tracy Chapman | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
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| Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/13/2012 10:43 | Bobby Jean | 24 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2012 11:05 | Johnnyo | 2,557 | 80/100 |
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From Bobby Jean 09/13/2012 10:43 | #50503
Great choices! Very good chart and very personal too!
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From gprabbit 08/15/2012 15:46 | #48599
The criticism that compilation albums shouldn't appear on a "best albums" list is a fair one, I suppose. On the other hand, the site's called "Best Ever Albums," and not "Best Ever Non-Compilation Albums." Yhat defense having been made, I can see that a list made up entirely of compilation albums would actually be more of a "Best Artist" list than a "Best Album" list. I'll think about it some more, and maybe see what replacing some of the compilations with original-issues would do to my ratings.
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From Johnnyo 08/15/2012 11:11 | #48582
I love / like almost all of the artists on your chart, really good taste but....... I have a real overersion to compliations / best ofs being in a best ever albums list. They may be a collection of great songs but they aren't a single body of work. The only exceptions would be artists like Robert Johnson who did have the means to make albums, The Stones (Hot Rocks), would get a thump down, 'cos they could & did.
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