Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 04/05/2025 02:45
- (Created: 10/08/2022 20:38).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2022]
Year of Release:
1959
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20,808
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Year of Release:
1997
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58,984
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Year of Release:
2001
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9,349
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2011
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8,207
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2005
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19,050
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Year of Release:
1993
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5,117
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[First added to this chart: 03/22/2024]
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2001
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9,891
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 12 | 30% | |
| 2020s | 10 | 25% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Charli XCX | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Björk | 2 | 5% | |
| Gorillaz | 2 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 5% | |
| Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker | 1 | 3% | |
| Béla Fleck | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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13 | 33% | |
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11 | 28% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 19 from 22nd to 3rd |
Up 8 from 25th to 17th |
Up 8 from 18th to 10th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 31 from 8th to 39th |
Down 28 from 4th to 32nd |
Down 19 from 12th to 31st |
| New entries |
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| Leavers |
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