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12.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,835 charts

Rank Score:

41,533

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Average Rating:

88 (3,254 votes)

Comments:

356

13.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,186 charts

Rank Score:

39,992

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Average Rating:

87 (4,297 votes)

Comments:

411

17.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,417 charts

Rank Score:

35,514

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Average Rating:

87 (2,936 votes)

Comments:

428

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,540 charts

Rank Score:

33,992

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

33,898

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Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,456 charts

Rank Score:

30,272

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26.

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,016 charts

Rank Score:

29,107

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27.

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,352 charts

Rank Score:

28,509

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Average Rating:

89 (2,794 votes)

Comments:

226

29.

The Doors

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,397 charts

Rank Score:

27,770

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,022 charts

Rank Score:

26,239

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Average Rating:

88 (2,381 votes)

Comments:

174

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	296	3%
1960s	736	7%
1970s	1,462	15%
1980s	1,460	15%
1990s	1,634	16%
2000s	1,773	18%
2010s	2,018	20%
2020s	592	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,013	50%
	2,657	27%
	439	4%
	309	3%
	226	2%
	160	2%
	137	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,719	97%
Yes	281	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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