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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.

Kraftwerk: Autobahn

Kraftwerk: Autobahn

Album #238 - November 1974

Looking back from a modern-day perspective, I find myself with alternating viewpoints concerning the relevance of Kraftwerk’s “Autobahn.”

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    Getz/Gilberto  (Stan Get and Joao Gilberto )

    Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto

    Album #32 - March 1964

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      Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder

      Lee Morgan: The Sidewinder

      Album #31 - January 1964

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        Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin'

        Bob Dylan: The Times They Are A-Changin'

        Album #30 - January 1964

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          The Beatles: Introducing The Beatles

          The Beatles: Introducing The Beatles

          Album #29 - January 1964

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            The Beatles: Meet the Beatles

            The Beatles: Meet the Beatles

            Album #28 - January 1964

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              The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

              Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

              Album #27 - May 1963

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                James Brown: Live at the Apollo

                James Brown: Live at the Apollo

                Album #26 - May 1963

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                  Jimmy Smith: Back at the Chicken Shack

                  Jimmy Smith: Back at the Chicken Shack

                  Album # 25 - March 1963

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                    Modern Sounds in Country and Western - Part 2

                    Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western - Part 2

                    Album #24 - October 1962

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                      Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba

                      Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba

                      Album # 23 - May 1962

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                        Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

                        Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

                        Album #20 - April 1962

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                          Sinatra and Strings - Arranged and Conducted by Don Costa

                          Frank Sinatra: Sinatra and Strings

                          Album # 21 - January 1962

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