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The Top 500 of The Top 40

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.

Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

Steely Dan: The Royal Scam

Album #265 - May 1976

It’s obviously a coincidence but also deeply ironic that what I consider to be Steely Dan’s best album hit the marketplace at approximately the same time that the Ramones released their

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    Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin First Album

    Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin (1)

    Album #95 - January 1969

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      Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country

      Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bayou Country

      Album #94 - January 1969

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        The Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet

        The Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet

        Album #93 - December 1968

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          The Beatles- The Beatles (White Album)

          The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album), Part 2

          Album #92 - December 1968

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            The Beatles: The White Album

            The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album), Part 1

            Album #92 - December 1968

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              Traffic - Traffic

              Traffic: Traffic

              Album #91 - November 1968

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                Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

                Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland - Part 2

                Album #90 - October 1968

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                  Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland

                  Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland - Part 1

                  Album #90 - October 1968

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                    The Bee Gees - Idea

                    The Bee Gees: Idea

                    Album #89 - August 1968

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                      Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills

                      Big Brother and the Holding Company: Cheap Thrills

                      Album #88 - August 1968

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                        The Band: Music from Big Pink

                        The Band: Music from Big Pink

                        Album #87 - July 1968

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                          The Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost Chord

                          The Moody Blues: In Search of the Lost Chord

                          Album #86 - July 1968

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