Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by sharksniper666 
- Chart updated: 12/22/2012 08:59
- (Created: 12/22/2012 08:35).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,994
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
2004
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4,203
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
7,261
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
1,085
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
17,808
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
933
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
3,948
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
14,767
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
1,706
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2012]
Year of Release:
2001
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8,549
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 5% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 23 | 58% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 25% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Flaming Lips | 3 | 8% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 8% | |
| Modest Mouse | 3 | 8% | |
| Green Day | 3 | 8% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 5% | |
| Rush | 2 | 5% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 40th to 27thEnema Of The State by Blink-182 |
| Up 9 from 39th to 30thClose To The Edge by Yes |
| Up 7 from 33rd to 26thSailing The Seas Of Cheese by Primus |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 14 from 26th to 40thArrows & Anchors by Fair To Midland |
| Down 9 from 9th to 18thLoveless by My Bloody Valentine |
| Down 9 from 27th to 36thStop Drop And Roll!!! by Foxboro Hot Tubs |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/11/2017 23:54 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2013 21:38 | acematt51090 | 4 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2013 19:31 |  sageamagoo | 236 | 92/100 |
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From acematt51090 07/12/2013 21:38 | #81273
I love every album I've listened to on this list!
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From sageamagoo 01/01/2013 19:29 | #59673
sageamagoo 01/01/2013 19:29 | #59673
Clouds Taste Metallic, Good News, Rated R, Moon And Antarctica, In The Aeroplane, and Close To The Edge...
You certainly like alot of the same albums I do. Really good work here. 4.5 stars.
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