Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Joe4242 
- Chart updated: 02/05/2025 20:15
- (Created: 01/31/2025 17:05).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2025]
Year of Release:
1979
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855
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Year of Release:
1973
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59,153
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1981
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588
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[First added to this chart: 02/03/2025]
Year of Release:
1959
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1,648
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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 | 1 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 12 | 30% | |
| 1990s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 5% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| They Might Be Giants | 3 | 8% | |
| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Elvis Costello And The Attractions | 2 | 5% | |
| Chris Knight | 2 | 5% | |
| Evan Honer | 2 | 5% | |
| The Backsliders (US) | 1 | 3% | |
| Hillbilly Winos | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 21 from 36th to 15th40 Greatest Hits by Hank Williams |
| Up 1 from 13th to 12thLincoln by They Might Be Giants |
| Up 1 from 12th to 11thPicaresque by The Decemberists |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 6 from 22nd to 28thThrowin' Rocks At The Moon by The Backsliders (US) |
| Down 5 from 8th to 13thAbbey Road by The Beatles |
| Down 2 from 16th to 18thDiamonds & Gasoline by Turnpike Troubadours |
| New entries |
|---|
| Non-Stop Holiday by The Slugs |
| London 0 Hull 4 by The Housemartins |
| I Hate My Friends by The Front Bottoms |
| Love Not Money by Everything But The Girl |
| Leavers |
|---|
| A Night At The Opera by Queen |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 04/15/2025 10:12 | mianfei | 172 | 62/100 | |
| 01/31/2025 18:40 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,095 | 85/100 |
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From mianfei 04/15/2025 10:12 | #308515
This chart, if embryonic, is not bad even without any notes. There are a few quite uncommon artists here and it will be interesting to see what you would manage getting up to a Top 100.
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