Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 11/16/2012 23:54
- (Created: 11/16/2012 23:54).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1967
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40,808
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1965
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25,493
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1966
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36,634
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1969
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54,455
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1973
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56,736
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1986
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31,811
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1980
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14,540
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1968
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35,446
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1997
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59,941
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1971
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36,773
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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 | 17 | 43% | |
| 1970s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins | 7 | 18% | |
| The Beatles | 5 | 13% | |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 8% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 2 | 5% | |
| The Doors | 2 | 5% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 2 | 5% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 06/13/2017 12:37 | BowieGhostsBub | 10 | 67/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2012 16:52 |  Cymro2011 | 328 | 84/100 |
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BowieGhostsBub 06/13/2017 12:39 | #192490
There's a lot of good variation here with some interesting personalized sprinkles dropped in as well. Ride the Lighting and Strange Days jumped out at me surrounded by some of the most regarded albums in history. I like it!
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CA Dreamin 06/23/2014 21:15 | #115100
CA Dreamin 06/23/2014 21:15 | #115100
Good Top 40, but why stop there, right? Saw the Top 200, lotta good stuff.
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Cymro2011 12/10/2012 16:52 | #57332
Cymro2011 12/10/2012 16:52 | #57332
Pretty good would have changed the top 10 but apart from that great
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imnotanotter 11/19/2012 03:58 | #55436
imnotanotter 11/19/2012 03:58 | #55436
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