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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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    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace - Part 2

    Album #197 - June 1972

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      Aretha Franklin -  Amazing Grace

      Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace - Part 1

      Album #197 - June 1972

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        Alice Cooper - School's Out

        Alice Cooper: School's Out

        Album #196 - June 1972

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          The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street

          The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street - Part 2

          Album #195 - May 1972

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            The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street

            The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street - Part 1

            Album #195 - May 1972

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              Stehen Stills and Manassas

              Stephen Stills and Manassas: Manassas - Part 2

              Album #194 - April 1972

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                Stehen Stills and Manassas: Manassas

                Stehen Stills and Manassas: Manassas - Part 1

                Album #194 - April 1972

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                  Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

                  Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick

                  Album #193 - March 1972

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                    Todd Rundgren

                    Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything - Part 2

                    Album #192 - February 1972

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                      Todd Rundgren Something/Anything?

                      Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything - Part 1

                      Album #192 - February 1972

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                        The Allman Brothers Band

                        The Allman Brothers Band: Eat a Peach - Part 2

                        Album #191 - February 1971

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                          The Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach

                          The Allman Brothers Band: Eat A Peach - Part 1

                          Album #191- February 1971

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