Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 01/21/2023 23:15
- (Created: 01/03/2023 11:39).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
16,488
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
17,300
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,243
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
42,781
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
4,064
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
9,321
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
31,699
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
17,784
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
25,007
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[First added to this chart: 01/03/2023]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
9,764
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Tom Waits | 1 | 3% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 1 | 3% | |
| The Microphones | 1 | 3% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 3% | |
| Modest Mouse | 1 | 3% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 1 | 3% | |
| Galaxie 500 | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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19 | 48% | |
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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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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 4 from 20th to 16th Kimono My House by Sparks |
| Up 2 from 22nd to 20th Exmilitary by Death Grips |
| Up 1 from 29th to 28th Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 2 from 17th to 19th Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy |
| Down 2 from 19th to 21st Loveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17th Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones |
| New entries |
|---|
| Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 |
| Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone |
| Leavers |
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| Marquee Moon by Television |
| Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos |
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