Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
by spongebob1544 
- Chart updated: 04/10/2012 07:33
- (Created: 01/16/2009 11:27).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 38% | |
| 1970s | 14 | 35% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 3% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 13% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 3% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 13% | |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | 10% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 2 | 5% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 5% | |
| The White Stripes | 2 | 5% | |
| The Velvet Underground | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 16th to 14th Elephant by The White Stripes |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 13 from 20th to 33rd Take It From The Man! by The Brian Jonestown Massacre |
| Down 2 from 14th to 16th Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges |
| Down 2 from 15th to 17th Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin |
| New entries |
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| In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/26/2016 14:54 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2016 19:13 | 974 | 75/100 | |
| ! | 07/12/2014 17:07 | 231 | 80/100 | |
| ! | 04/06/2014 02:54 | 72 | 86/100 | |
| ! | 01/11/2012 02:46 | 13 | 75/100 |
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Great chart! Get some more choices on there! I was very pleased to see Of Montreal and The Brian Jonestown Massacre on there. Those are two that I have really embraced over the past few months. Like you, I'd place both right up there with the other more prominent choices. :o)
9 in common is pretty good considering how recent the releases on my list are compared to yours. Great list for classics.
It's nice to see someone who has a lot of classic albums in their chart. Experimental stuff is good too but it's nice to see people still love the classics.
awesome list :)
nice chart
All great music!
Good stuff.
solid. A for having raw power in the top ten, along with highway 61, and...
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