Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by OldSchoolCountry 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2010 12:48
- (Created: 12/23/2008 10:53).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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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 | 9 | 23% | |
| 1970s | 15 | 38% | |
| 1980s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1990s | 8 | 20% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Dolly Parton | 4 | 10% | |
| Emmylou Harris | 3 | 8% | |
| Johnny Cash | 2 | 5% | |
| Willie Nelson | 2 | 5% | |
| Patsy Cline | 2 | 5% | |
| Waylon Jennings | 2 | 5% | |
| Loretta Lynn | 2 | 5% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 08/28/2015 03:12 | Brando1788 | 40 | 85/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2015 17:40 |  calsper | 646 | 71/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2013 15:44 | henrygreen0203 | 48 | 91/100 |
| ! | 02/13/2013 05:17 |  junodog4 | 712 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2012 18:43 | encyclopediag | 109 | 65/100 |
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I agree, this is an excellent list for people genuinely interested in bluegrass and REAL country music. Well done! I'm surprised I didn't see Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album here.
junodog4 02/13/2013 05:17 | #64948
Fan-damn-tastic. More country, please.
Nice chart! I like everything on your list. The only artists that you didn't include that come to mind are The Flatlanders, Willis Alan Ramsay, and Robert Earl Keen.
Great starting point if you want to get into country. I could use more Waylon (This Time) and Bob Wills. My first favorite list, added for reference and reminder purposes.
Love sweetheart of the rodeo and Elite Hotel.
Mr. Shankly 10/07/2009 10:53 | #6651
When it comes to country, you've got the right idea of what is worth listening to. Your list is a sharp rebuttal to people who write the genre off entirely. How much alternative country would you say you like? Have you heard Neko Case? You would love her!
badfaith 10/07/2009 07:04 | #6648
Perhaps you can help me... When I was young, my dad bought an album by Don Williams called New Horizons. Looked everywhere for the whole original album, but can't find it... has it been deleted, or is it still available do you know?
Detroit Rock Citizen 10/07/2009 02:35 | #6646
Kudos on K.d. Langs Shadowland. How about some more Emmylou if only because I like looking at her album covers:P
Detroit Rock Citizen 10/07/2009 02:33 | #6645
great chart. but........ no buck? and how about Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs
Mr. Shankly 07/10/2009 04:57 | #5180
Well, if all you like is country, at least you like the good stuff. Nice list.
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