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16.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,487 charts

Rank Score:

33,169

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Average Rating:

88 (2,933 votes)

Comments:

265

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,547 charts

Rank Score:

31,151

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,040 charts

Rank Score:

27,472

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30.

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,845 charts

Rank Score:

26,232

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Average Rating:

86 (2,071 votes)

Comments:

152

33.

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

22,609

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Average Rating:

86 (2,308 votes)

Comments:

203

51.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,875 charts

Rank Score:

18,401

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53.

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,420 charts

Rank Score:

18,124

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,655 charts

Rank Score:

16,272

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Average Rating:

82 (2,180 votes)

Comments:

162

72.

Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,450 charts

Rank Score:

15,879

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,586 charts

Rank Score:

15,440

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Average Rating:

84 (1,878 votes)

Comments:

147

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	304	3%
1960s	719	7%
1970s	1,442	14%
1980s	1,434	14%
1990s	1,614	16%
2000s	1,731	17%
2010s	1,996	20%
2020s	720	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	33	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,024	50%
	2,649	26%
	431	4%
	320	3%
	223	2%
	157	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,881	99%
Yes	119	1%

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