Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by zygmuntkaczmar 
- Chart updated: 01/13/2018 18:45
- (Created: 01/02/2013 23:17).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1991
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18,430
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
1979
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24,850
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2013]
Year of Release:
1977
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22,494
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
Year of Release:
2005
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672
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2014]
Year of Release:
2007
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3,842
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[First added to this chart: 10/13/2013]
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2007
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925
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[First added to this chart: 01/02/2013]
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1988
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578
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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 | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 13% | |
| 1980s | 6 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 15 | 38% | |
| 2010s | 6 | 15% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Czesław Niemen | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 8% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 2 | 5% | |
| Swans | 2 | 5% | |
| Soap&Skin | 2 | 5% | |
| Killing Joke | 2 | 5% | |
| Coil | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 7 from 18th to 11thThe Garifuna Women's Project by Umalali |
| Up 4 from 11th to 7thInsurgentes by Steven Wilson |
| Up 3 from 16th to 13thSambolera by Khadja Nin |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 8 from 2nd to 10thThe Serpent's Egg by Dead Can Dance |
| Down 8 from 13th to 21stAn Ancient Muse by Loreena McKennitt |
| Down 5 from 32nd to 37thLet England Shake by PJ Harvey |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 11/28/2017 17:45 |  mozzmozz | 21 | 88/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2014 15:32 | BraddlesHendo | 497 | 91/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2014 20:17 |  greatson | 906 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2014 17:22 |  bonafini | 155 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2013 10:02 |  sssvnnn | 2,866 | 83/100 |
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From mozzmozz 11/28/2017 17:47 | #202244
mozzmozz 11/28/2017 17:47 | #202244
Love the variety (Porcupine Tree, Anouar Brahem, Bat for Lashes, Dead Can Dance, Anathema, PJ Harvey, Jan Garbarek. Love it.
But why only 39 ?
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From BraddlesHendo 12/19/2014 15:32 | #129692
Keep going for a full list of a 100
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From greatson 05/07/2014 20:17 | #111097
greatson 05/07/2014 20:17 | #111097
Great great chart!!
Love to see Soap and Skin!
Such a wide range of musical interests!
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From bonafini 01/03/2014 17:22 | #99672
bonafini 01/03/2014 17:22 | #99672
Incredible variety.
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From sssvnnn 08/27/2013 11:27 | #84606
sssvnnn 08/27/2013 11:27 | #84606
You have a pretty subtle and diverse chart. I like it although we don´t have much in common right now.
From Pearl Jam to Soap and Skin to Anouar Brahem...souds good.
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