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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 1964 to the present - chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Harry Belafonte - Calypso

Harry Belafonte: Calypso

Album #7 - June 1956

By the mid-fifties, the horrors of World War II dissipated as America grew in strength and influence, but daily newspaper reports constantly reiterated places on the globe that were previously unfa

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    The Beach Boys: Summer Days (and Summer Nights)

    The Beach Boys: Summer Days (and Summer Nights)

    Album #45 - July 1965

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      The Beatles: HELP!

      The Beatles: HELP!

      Album #46 - August 1965

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         Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited

        Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited

        Album #47 - August 1965

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          The Rolling Stones: Out Of Our Heads

          The Rolling Stones: Out Of Our Heads

          Album #48 - September 1965

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            Frank Sinatra: September of My Years

            Frank Sinatra: September of My Years

            Album #49 - September 1965

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              The Beatles: Rubber Soul

              The Beatles: Rubber Soul

              Album #50 - December 1965

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                The Rolling Stones: December's Children (And Everybody's)

                The Rolling Stones: December's Children (And Everybody's)

                Album #51 - December 1965

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                  The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn

                  The Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn!

                  Album #52 - December 1965

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                    The Rolling Stone - After-Math

                    The Rolling Stones: Aftermath

                    Album #53 - April 1966

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                      The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

                      The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds

                      Album #54 - May 1966

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                        The Beatles - Yesterday and Today

                        The Beatles: Yesterday and Today

                        Album #55 - June 1966

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                          Bob Dylan Blond on Blond Part 1

                          Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde - Part 1

                          Album #56 - June 1966

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