Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 05/12/2025 14:15
- (Created: 03/20/2025 00:31).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
18,234
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
39,805
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
21,587
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1977
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31,275
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
2,011
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Total albums: 5. Page 1 of 1
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 11 | 28% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 13% | |
| Asian Kung-Fu Generation | 3 | 8% | |
| U2 | 2 | 5% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 5% | |
| Philip Glass | 1 | 3% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 1 | 3% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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16 | 40% | |
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13 | 33% | |
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3 | 8% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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2 | 5% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 35th to 36th The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin |
| Leavers |
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 Lowby David Bowie |
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