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The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever by The Guardian (1997)  

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In 1997, The Guardian, a UK daily broadsheet newspaper, published a list of the greatest albums of all time. The list was chosen by a panel of judges including artists, critics and DJ's from around the world.
(Official website: www.guardian.co.uk)

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61. New entry

Steve McQueenPrefab Sprout
Year of Release:1985Appears in:47 charts
Rank in 1985:11Rank Score:1,396
Rank in 1980s126Overall Rank:794
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62. New entry

LowDavid Bowie
Year of Release:1977Appears in:323 charts
Rank in 1977:5Rank Score:12,644
Rank in 1970s25Overall Rank:88
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63. New entry

MaxinquayeTricky
Year of Release:1995Appears in:70 charts
Rank in 1995:12Rank Score:1,528
Rank in 1990s159Overall Rank:743
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64. New entry

New Boots and PantiesIan Dury and the Blockheads
Year of Release:1977Appears in:23 charts
Rank in 1977:39Rank Score:585
Rank in 1970s363Overall Rank:1,663
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65. New entry

RamonesRamones
Year of Release:1976Appears in:304 charts
Rank in 1976:1Rank Score:9,152
Rank in 1970s34Overall Rank:129
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66. New entry

SunflowerThe Beach Boys
Year of Release:1970Appears in:51 charts
Rank in 1970:26Rank Score:1,478
Rank in 1970s182Overall Rank:762
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67. New entry

Pills 'n' Thrills and BellyachesHappy Mondays
Year of Release:1990Appears in:76 charts
Rank in 1990:10Rank Score:1,671
Rank in 1990s144Overall Rank:670
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68. New entry

Second Toughest in the InfantsUnderworld
Year of Release:1996Appears in:13 charts
Rank in 1996:86Rank Score:199
Rank in 1990s823Overall Rank:3,843
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69. New entry

GracelandPaul Simon
Year of Release:1986Appears in:287 charts
Rank in 1986:3Rank Score:9,974
Rank in 1980s16Overall Rank:121
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70. New entry

Younger Than YesterdayThe Byrds
Year of Release:1967Appears in:62 charts
Rank in 1967:20Rank Score:1,260
Rank in 1960s87Overall Rank:871
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The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 2 2%
1960s 19 19%
1970s 40 40%
1980s 18 18%
1990s 21 21%
2000s 0 0%
2010s 0 0%
Band Albums %


The Beatles 5 5%
David Bowie 4 4%
Bob Marley And The Wailers 4 4%
The Rolling Stones 3 3%
Bob Dylan 3 3%
The Clash 2 2%
Led Zeppelin 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 49 49%
United States 38 38%
Jamaica 6 6%
Canada 3 3%
Ireland 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%

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The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever ratings

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71/100 (from 36 votes)
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From junodog4 02/04/2013 16:54
OK, but dated.
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From Fedfan 10/18/2012 17:49
Good list
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From 5thbeatle 08/12/2012 22:57
Little outdated.
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From cromni 12/23/2011 07:26
Marvin at #1, yes.
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From btener11 11/26/2011 21:47
wow, settle down with all the bob marley
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From hairymarx1 03/30/2011 22:49
uninspiring and predictably boring.
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From smahonachie 03/22/2011 00:04
Great chart for its time, hope the Guardian do another list soon would be interesting to see what makes it on now
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From dreamfar 08/22/2010 01:54
Stupid chart.
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From RFNAPLES 06/14/2010 10:50
Great chart
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From 1234567890 10/22/2009 13:39
The only "pro" chart to have an album from my favorite band; Garbage.
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