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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42,789
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1965
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26,807
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1966
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38,368
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1969
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56,746
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1973
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59,306
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1986
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33,313
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1980
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14,740
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1968
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36,895
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1997
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63,015
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1971
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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% | |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 2 | 5% | |
| Metallica | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 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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From 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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From 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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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
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| 19. Pixies | |
| 20. The Cure |
