Top 40 Greatest Music Albums by thisissting

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• Chart updated: 11/16/2012 23:54
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1.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,472 charts

Rank Score:

45,217

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,575 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,359 charts

Rank Score:

28,286

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 88 (2,802 votes)

Comments:

227

3.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,842 charts

Rank Score:

40,592

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 88 (3,265 votes)

Comments:

360

4.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,715 charts

Rank Score:

59,719

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,604 votes)

Comments:

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5.

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,120 charts

Rank Score:

63,150

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,313 votes)

Comments:

590

6.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,483 charts

Rank Score:

35,221

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,903 votes)

Comments:

265

7.

Closer 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,513 charts

Rank Score:

15,679

Rank in 1980:

2

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 85 (1,912 votes)

Comments:

125

8.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,931 charts

Rank Score:

38,764

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,810 votes)

Comments:

342

9.

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,402 charts

Rank Score:

67,161

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,613 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,143 charts

Rank Score:

40,606

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 90 (3,985 votes)

Comments:

304

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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
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	%
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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Country	Albums	%
	19	48%
	19	48%
	1	3%
	1	3%

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60/100	06/13/2017 12:37	BowieGhostsBub	10	67/100
90/100	12/10/2012 16:52	Cymro2011	328	84/100

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From BowieGhostsBub 06/13/2017 12:39

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 CA Dreamin 06/23/2014 21:15

Good Top 40, but why stop there, right? Saw the Top 200, lotta good stuff.

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From Cymro2011 12/10/2012 16:52

Pretty good would have changed the top 10 but apart from that great

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From imnotanotter 11/19/2012 03:58

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