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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.

Roxy Music: Country Life

Roxy Music: Country Life

Album #239 - November 1974

I can’t help but wonder what might run through the minds of a contemporary (i.e. younger) audience upon hearing this album for the first time.

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    Kraftwerk: Autobahn

    Kraftwerk: Autobahn

    Album #238 - November 1974

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      Randy Newman - Good Old Boys

      Randy Newman: Good Old Boys

      Album #237 - September 1974

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        Little Feat- Feats Don't Fail Me Now

        Little Feat: Feats Don't Fail Me Now

        Album #236 - August 1974

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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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                        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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