Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Muriloferreira 
- Chart updated: 03/02/2025 17:15
- (Created: 02/26/2025 18:36).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,217
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306
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
30,905
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
44,083
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
12,292
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,570
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[First added to this chart: 03/02/2025]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,552
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
15,559
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
2,582
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
8,099
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[First added to this chart: 02/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
7,287
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
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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 | 3 | 8% | |
| 1970s | 16 | 40% | |
| 1980s | 9 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Led Zeppelin | 6 | 15% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 5 | 13% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 3 | 8% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 8% | |
| Green Day | 3 | 8% | |
| Black Sabbath | 3 | 8% | |
| Bryan Adams | 3 | 8% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Cuts Like A Knife by Bryan Adams |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th "Heroes" by David Bowie |
| New entries |
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 Teenage Dreamby Katy Perry |
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90/100  | 09/05/2025 23:10 | mrmcrook | | 92/100 |
 85/100 | 02/27/2025 09:51 |  SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
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From mrmcrook 09/05/2025 23:10
Look forward to seeing this once expanded out to top 100
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