Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by BrandoBoy 
I followed the one album per artist, no complication albums rule. I tried to avoid things where it's pretty much the same mind behind the music but two separate artist names, such as Paul Simon and Simon and Garfunkel, etc. This chart is subject to change.
- Chart updated: 08/21/2012 11:48
- (Created: 08/20/2012 19:19).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
16,102
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1978
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5,289
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,845
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
6,499
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
36,887
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,481
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,059
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
16,781
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
15,456
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
19,787
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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 | 8 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1990s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Minutemen | 1 | 3% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 3% | |
| Primal Scream | 1 | 3% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 3% | |
| Television | 1 | 3% | |
| Sly & The Family Stone | 1 | 3% | |
| The Replacements | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 7 from 27th to 20thScreamadelica by Primal Scream |
| Up 6 from 20th to 14thFun House by The Stooges |
| Up 3 from 38th to 35thOdessey And Oracle by The Zombies |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 9th to 16thPink Flag by Wire |
| Down 4 from 24th to 28thKid A by Radiohead |
| Down 4 from 32nd to 36thWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys |
| New entries |
|---|
| Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. |
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