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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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    The Everly Brothers: (Self Titled, Debut Album)

    The Everly Brothers: (Self Titled, Debut Album)

    Album #14 - January 1958

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      Nat King Cole - After Midnight

      Nat King Cole: After Midnight

      Album #13 - 1957

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        Frank Sinatra: A Swingin' Affair!

        Frank Sinatra: A Swingin' Affair!

        Album #12 - May 1957

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          Little Richard: Here's Little Richard

          Little Richard: Here's Little Richard

          Album #11 - March 1957

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            Duke Ellington: Ellington at Newport

            Duke Ellington: Ellington at Newport

            Album #10 - October 1956

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              Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis

              Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis

              Album #9 - October 1956

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                Elvis Presley - Elvis

                Elvis Presley: ELVIS

                Album #8 - October 1956

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                  Harry Belafonte - Calypso

                  Harry Belafonte: Calypso

                  Album #7 - June 1956

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                    Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book - Part 1

                    Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book - Part 2

                    Album #6 - May 1956

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                      Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book

                      Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book - Part 1

                      Album #6 - May 1956

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                        Broadway Cast Recording: My Fair Lady

                        Broadway Cast Recording: My Fair Lady

                        Album #5 - April 1956

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                          Frank Sinatra: Songs for Swinging' Lovers

                          Frank Sinatra: Songs for Swinging' Lovers

                          Album #4 - March 1956

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