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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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    The Doors - Strange Days

    The Doors: Strange Days

    Album #73 - September 1967

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      The Bee Gees - The Bee Gees 1st

      The Bee Gees - The Bee Gees 1st

      Album #72 - July 1967

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        Moby Grape

        Moby Grape: Moby Grape

        Album #71 - June 1967

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          The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

          The Beatles: Sgt. Peppers

          Album #70 - June 1967

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            Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

            Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

            Album #69 - May 1967

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              The Monkees -  Headquarters

              The Monkees: Headquarters

              Album #68 - May 1967

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                Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

                Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

                Album #67 - March 1967

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                  Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

                  Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

                  Album #66 - March 1967

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                    The Byrds: Younger Than Yesterday

                    The Byrds: Younger Than Yesterday

                    Album #65 - February 1967

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                      Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow

                      Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow

                      Album #64 - February 1967

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                        The Doors

                        The Doors: The Doors

                        Album #63 - January 1967

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                          The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons

                          The Rolling Stones: Between the Buttons

                          Album #62 - February 1967

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