Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by GiftsThatWiseMenBring

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said? Not much really. It was the first Beatles album I ever owned on vinyl. I bought it (a stereo second pressing)at a flea market in Warner Robbins, Georgia. If my house ever catches on fire, I'd bypass my laptop to grab it. Truly, a great album. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
3,494 charts
Rank Score:
43,290
Rank in 1967:
1
Rank in 1960s:
3
Overall Rank:
8
Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 4592 votes)  90 (4,592 votes)
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Blood On The Tracks 
United States Bob Dylan
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Dylan once said that he didn't understand how anyone could enjoy listening to this album. He couldn't grasp how people could take so much pleasure from another person's misery. However, I don't hear an album about sadness, I hear an album about life. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
1,866 charts
Rank Score:
20,887
Rank in 1975:
2
Rank in 1970s:
11
Overall Rank:
42
Average Rating:
Top rated album (87/100 - 2200 votes)  87 (2,200 votes)
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OK Computer 
United Kingdom Radiohead
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So you're three albums into my rankings, and I can tell you're thinking that this is going to be another prosaic and hackneyed chart with no originality at all. Maybe you're right, but ranking this album this high can't be considered trite at all. It's just really that good. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
4,422 charts
Rank Score:
63,618
Rank in 1997:
1
Rank in 1990s:
1
Overall Rank:
1
Average Rating:
Top rated album (92/100 - 5636 votes)  92 (5,636 votes)
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Bringing It All Back Home 
United States Bob Dylan
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The lyrics that sinuously weave their way through this album weren't written by Bob Dylan. They couldn't have been. One man can't speak words this penetrating, discerning, and transcendental without it completely destroying him. No, they must have been etched in stone tablets and then sent down from the very Gates of Eden for which Dylan croons. Listening to this album makes me feel like those Nazis in the final scene of "Raiders" where the Ark of the Covenant is opened. They receive a singular moment of ethereal wisdom before their faces melt in the most dramatic and horrifying of ways. Yeah, it's that good. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
1,262 charts
Rank Score:
11,850
Rank in 1965:
4
Rank in 1960s:
24
Overall Rank:
108
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1683 votes)  86 (1,683 votes)
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After The Gold Rush 
Canada Neil Young
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The most played song on my Ipod is the title track from this masterpiece. Also, "Don't Let it Bring You Down" is a real hidden gem. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
1,590 charts
Rank Score:
14,717
Rank in 1970:
2
Rank in 1970s:
23
Overall Rank:
84
Average Rating:
Top rated album (86/100 - 1787 votes)  86 (1,787 votes)
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Kid A 
United Kingdom Radiohead
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Musically, this whole album sounds like it's in a foreign language. In other words, those of us who consider ourselves fluent in the language of "Radiohead" appreciate the electronic beauty this album bestows upon us. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
3,215 charts
Rank Score:
42,304
Rank in 2000:
1
Rank in 2000s:
2
Overall Rank:
9
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 4462 votes)  89 (4,462 votes)
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Funeral 
Canada Arcade Fire
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Better than Revolver? Darkside? Highway 61 Revisited? Huey Lewis & the News Greatest Hits? Hmm. Difficult to say. I think as well regarded as this album is now, it will only grow in prestige and become more venerable as the years pass. It seems like the typical band's makeup for the past four decades tended to be a lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. I expect to see more six, seven, and eight piece ensembles going forward. This album is largely why. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
2,891 charts
Rank Score:
34,232
Rank in 2004:
1
Rank in 2000s:
3
Overall Rank:
15
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 3662 votes)  88 (3,662 votes)
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Revolver 
United Kingdom The Beatles
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I want the strings from "Eleanor Rigby" to be played at my wedding, my first child's birth, and my funeral. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
3,590 charts
Rank Score:
49,566
Rank in 1966:
1
Rank in 1960s:
2
Overall Rank:
4
Average Rating:
Top rated album (91/100 - 4586 votes)  91 (4,586 votes)
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Highway 61 Revisited 
United States Bob Dylan
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Some artists are so inspiring that they make you want to be just like them. However, listening to this album makes you go "crap, I can't do that" and then quit the music scene altogether. The fifty or so minutes this album lasts is just enough time to dash the hopes of just about any aspiring songwriter. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
2,367 charts
Rank Score:
27,360
Rank in 1965:
1
Rank in 1960s:
8
Overall Rank:
27
Average Rating:
Top rated album (89/100 - 2819 votes)  89 (2,819 votes)
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Pet Sounds 
United States The Beach Boys
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Rolling Stone ranked this as the number two album of all time. When I saw that I remember thinking, "What? The Beach Boys are so lame." Out of curiosity more than anything else, I decided to check this album out anyway. I still wan't impressed. Six months later, I hear "God Only Knows" on the radio, and sat slacked jawed. I've done a total 180 since...and so now, I get the feeling that it might just be the best thing I've ever heard. [First added to this chart: 08/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
2,858 charts
Rank Score:
39,162
Rank in 1966:
2
Rank in 1960s:
5
Overall Rank:
11
Average Rating:
Top rated album (88/100 - 3277 votes)  88 (3,277 votes)
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 13 33%
1970s 11 28%
1980s 4 10%
1990s 5 13%
2000s 5 13%
2010s 2 5%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 5 13%
The Beatles 5 13%
Radiohead 4 10%
Neil Young 2 5%
Arcade Fire 2 5%
Bruce Springsteen 2 5%
The National 2 5%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 17 43%
United States 14 35%
Canada 6 15%
Ireland 2 5%
Mixed Nationality 1 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 39 98%
Yes 1 3%

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From 12/04/2012 22:31 | #56748
Great top ten, I need to listen to After the Gold Rush more often, brilliant album.
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From 08/22/2012 07:49 | #49023
Another Dylan fan! Just what this site needs.

Great comments, by the way :D
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