Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by Strixen 
The best english-language albums of the vinyl-era (1960-1989)
- Chart updated: 03/31/2026 11:45
- (Created: 03/25/2026 12:31).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/30/2026]
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1974
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6,187
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1972
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41,020
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1977
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29,590
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1971
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36,628
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1981
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775
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1969
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20,320
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1987
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1,680
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1983
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2,844
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2026]
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1980
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2,107
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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2026]
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1970
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11,800
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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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 | 6 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 24 | 60% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 25% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Led Zeppelin | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Supertramp | 2 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| Fleetwood Mac | 2 | 5% | |
| Black Sabbath | 2 | 5% | |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1 | 3% | |
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mrmcrook 04/14/2026 22:28 | #313930
Nice list. Love seeing 'Heaven and Hell' & 'Billion Dollar Babies' in there. 12 in common in top 40. Most of the others are in my collection. Look forward to revisiting once expanded out to top 100 (Edited)
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