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The Top 500 of The Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant albums to make the top 40 album charts from 1955 to the present - chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic

Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic

Album #246 - April 1975

If anybody were to compile a list of the most popular and successful bands of the 1970s, Aerosmith would assuredly make the cut.

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Neil Young: On the Beach

Neil Young: On The Beach

Album #235 - July 1974

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Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness' First Finale

Album #234 - July 1974

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Grateful Dead - From The Mars Hotel

The Grateful Dead: From The Mars Hotel

Album #233 - June 1974

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping

Album #232 - April 1974

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Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (*)

Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (*)

Album #231 - March 1974

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A New Life - The Marshall Tucker Band

The Marshall Tucker Band: A New Life

Album #230 - February 1974

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Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic

Album #229 - February 1974

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Joni Mitchel - Court and Spark

Joni Mitchel - Court and Spark

Album # 228 - January 1974

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Paul McCartney and Wing - Band on the Run

Paul McCartney and Wings: Band on the Run

Album #227- December 1973

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The Who: Quadrophenia

The Who: Quadrophenia - Part 2

Album #226 - October 1973

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The Who - Quadrophenia

The Who: Quadrophenia - Part 1

Album #226 - October 1973

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Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Part 2

Album #225 - October 1973

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