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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.

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True

Album #275 - June 1977

The Punk movement of 1977 happened so quickly that it caught a lot of artists by surprise.

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    Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

    Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman

    Album #147 - November 1970

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      Stephen Stills

      Stephen Stills: 'Stephen Stills'

      Album #146 - November 1970

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        George Harrison: All Things Must Pass

        George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (Part 2)

        Album #145 - November 1970

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          George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

          George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (Part 1)

          Album #145 - November 1970

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            Elton John: Tumbleweed Connection

            Elton John: Tumbleweed Connection

            Album #144 - October 1970

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              Led Zeppelin III

              Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III

              Album #143 - October 1970

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                The Allman Brothers Band - Idlewild South

                The Allman Brothers Band: Idlewild South

                Album #142 - September 1970

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                  Sex Machine - James Brown

                  James Brown: Sex Machine (Part 2)

                  Album 141 - September 1970

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                    JAMES BROWN - SEX MACHINE

                    James Brown: Sex Machine (Part 1)

                    Album #141 - September 1970

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                      Curtis Mayfield - Curtis

                      Curtis Mayfield: Curtis

                      Album #140 - September 1970

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                        Black Sabbath - Paranoid

                        Black Sabbath: Paranoid

                        Album #139 - September 1970

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                          The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya=Ya's Out

                          The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out

                          Album #138 - September 1970

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