Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by TomC802 
My 40 favorite albums considering the following criteria:
- Cohesiveness
- Originality
- Variety
- Consistency
- Energy
- Strength of Singles
- Expectations
- Legacy
- Lyrics
- Sentiment
- Instrumentation
- Vocals
- Album Beginning
- Middle Tracks
- Album End
- Chart updated: 10/02/2024 16:15
- (Created: 11/04/2022 00:58).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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The Beatles' finest album is not only their most innovative, but arguably their most cohesive. The album's start and conclusion stand out in particular, with both Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band into With a Little Help from My Friends melting perfectly into one another to take you on a musical journey, before concluding with arguably The Beatles' best ever song A Day In The Life. Following Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper redefined what an album could be, and we are so lucky to have it.
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Year of Release:
1967
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43,811
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Abbey Road shines from start to finish, with the first half especially flowing from hit to hit with songs like Come Together, Something, Octopus' Garden, and Here Comes the Sun before its second half builds together into one cohesive conclusion with Carry That Weight + The End.
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Year of Release:
1969
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57,840
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Jimi Hendrix's debut album showcases his brilliant guitar playing, songwriting, and vocals. While the Rolling Stones, The Who, and others also wrote phenomenal records in the 1960s, Are You Experienced? comes the closest to the brilliance shown by the Beatles at their peak. The songs are punchy, they're fun, they're soulful, and well-layered, and result in a record that is hit after hit after hit.
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1967
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21,858
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Revolver shows the Beatles continue their transition into more conceptual artists dealing with darker themes. Sargeant Pepper wouldn't exist without the monumental change of Revolver.
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Year of Release:
1966
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50,116
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 8% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 8% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Vampire Weekend | 2 | 5% | |
| The National | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 14 from 32nd to 18th Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers |
| Up 11 from 24th to 13th Illinois by Sufjan Stevens |
| Up 4 from 8th to 4th OK Computer by Radiohead |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 5th to 15th The Suburbs by Arcade Fire |
| Down 7 from 17th to 24th A Night At The Opera by Queen |
| Down 2 from 4th to 6th Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd |
| New entries |
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 Hit Me Hard And Softby Billie Eilish |
| Lost In The Dream by The War On Drugs |
| A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay |
| Leavers |
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 Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)by Led Zeppelin |
| Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers |
| Damn. by Kendrick Lamar |
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