Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by 87thebendy 
This details my favorite albums as of December of 2012.
- Chart updated: 12/01/2012 11:11
- (Created: 12/01/2012 10:49).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Best Track: "Let Down"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,511
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Best Track: "A Day in the Life"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1967
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43,154
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Best Track: "The Bends"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
29,056
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Best Track: "Until the End of the World"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,806
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Best Track: "Nightswimming"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
19,168
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Best Track: "Train in Vain"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
30,823
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Best Track: "You Never Give Me Your Money"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
57,268
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Best Track: "I Am the Resurrection"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,021
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Best Track: "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
11,817
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10. (=)
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Best Track: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
[First added to this chart: 12/01/2012]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,720
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Total albums: 39. 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 | 8 | 20% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1980s | 8 | 20% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Beatles | 3 | 8% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 5% | |
| Beastie Boys | 2 | 5% | |
| The Who | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Arcade Fire | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 9 from 30th to 21stBorn In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen |
| Up 8 from 27th to 19th(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis |
| Up 5 from 31st to 26thDoolittle by Pixies |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 19th to 31stBlonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan |
| Down 11 from 24th to 35thMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
| Down 11 from 29th to 40thTurnstiles by Billy Joel |
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From mlgprounicorn 12/11/2015 15:06 | #154343
Still don't get the appeal of Fleet Foxes but great list regardless love the variety.
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From JasonZaia 02/10/2015 23:50 | #134636
Brilliant top 10! Love the inclusion of Dylan's 'Bringing it all back home'! Great job!
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