Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by megdev 
- Chart updated: 07/30/2015 22:15
- (Created: 08/13/2012 00:38).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/21/2012]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,308
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
2004
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34,174
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[First added to this chart: 08/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1973
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60,105
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
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6,441
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[First added to this chart: 08/21/2012]
Year of Release:
2007
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43,904
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[First added to this chart: 08/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,605
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,017
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2013]
Year of Release:
1995
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14,776
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2014]
Year of Release:
1971
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38,669
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Year of Release:
2000
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2,879
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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 | 4 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2000s | 13 | 33% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Radiohead | 5 | 13% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
| Queens Of The Stone Age | 2 | 5% | |
| Björk | 2 | 5% | |
| The White Stripes | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 19 from 24th to 5th In Rainbows by Radiohead |
| Up 16 from 33rd to 17th Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OutKast |
| Up 13 from 27th to 14th Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 30 from 4th to 34th Animals by Pink Floyd |
| Down 16 from 9th to 25th Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Down 10 from 8th to 18th Quadrophenia by The Who |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/30/2016 17:28 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2015 02:30 |  Bristoc | 18 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2014 17:18 | mascamangas | 21 | 61/100 |
| ! | 02/11/2014 15:14 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2013 04:39 |  SingingPeasant96 | 780 | 83/100 |
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From SingingPeasant96 08/12/2013 04:39 | #83765
SingingPeasant96 08/12/2013 04:39 | #83765
Very good list
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From chaloochaplain 11/19/2012 17:46 | #55459
Seems like we have lots of albums in common. Queen is Dead, no question. But I was definitely torn between Louder Than Bombs and Hatful of Hollow. 40 maximum really forces you to think it through.
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