Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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- Chart updated: 09/07/2025 22:45
- (Created: 09/07/2025 22:13).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1997
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64,173
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
2010
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19,236
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,704
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,523
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
2015
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16,345
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
14,787
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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4,022
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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34,163
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
1975
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45,050
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[First added to this chart: 09/07/2025]
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
28,728
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 23% | |
| 2010s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 3% | |
| The Jam | 1 | 3% | |
| Pink Floyd | 1 | 3% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 3% | |
| Jean Michel Jarre | 1 | 3% | |
| The Strokes | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 29 from 37th to 8th The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
| Up 29 from 34th to 5th Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens |
| Up 25 from 36th to 11th The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 16 from 4th to 20th Seventeen Seconds by The Cure |
| Down 5 from 8th to 13th The River by Bruce Springsteen |
| Down 5 from 9th to 14th Oracular Spectacular by MGMT |
| New entries |
|---|
| Travelogue by The Human League |
| Leavers |
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| Reproduction by The Human League |
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