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31.

Disintegration

The Cure

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,768 charts

Rank Score:

27,725

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,970 votes)

Comments:

151

32.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,972 charts

Rank Score:

27,643

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,334 votes)

Comments:

173

33.

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,685 charts

Rank Score:

26,038

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

85 (2,303 votes)

Comments:

277

34.

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,976 charts

Rank Score:

25,722

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,230 votes)

Comments:

202

35.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,479 charts

Rank Score:

25,581

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (1,958 votes)

Comments:

204

36.

Animals

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,713 charts

Rank Score:

25,525

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Rank in 1970s:

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Average Rating:

Comments:

37.

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,918 charts

Rank Score:

24,928

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38.

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

1,612 charts

Rank Score:

24,861

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (2,216 votes)

Comments:

166

39.

Are You Experienced

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,168 charts

Rank Score:

24,171

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,422 votes)

Comments:

169

40.

Who's Next

The Who

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,132 charts

Rank Score:

24,053

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (2,491 votes)

Comments:

200

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	49	0%
1950s	859	9%
1960s	2,477	25%
1970s	5,469	55%
1980s	6,290	63%
1990s	9,251	93%
2000s	12,048	120%
2010s	16,050	161%
2020s	7,001	70%

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	1,238	12%
R. Stevie Moore	95	1%
Johnny Cash	49	0%
The Residents	48	0%
Buckethead	47	0%
Bob Dylan	43	0%
Elvis Presley	42	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	24,286	243%
	10,293	103%
	2,901	29%
	2,683	27%
	2,117	21%
	1,789	18%
	1,607	16%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	55,871	559%
Yes	3,630	36%

Live?	Albums	%
No	58,049	580%
Yes	1,452	15%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	58,855	589%
Yes	646	6%

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