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16.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,480 charts

Rank Score:

36,464

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Average Rating:

88 (2,893 votes)

Comments:

265

19.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,538 charts

Rank Score:

34,235

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,016 charts

Rank Score:

29,329

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31.

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,818 charts

Rank Score:

27,390

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Average Rating:

86 (2,028 votes)

Comments:

152

34.

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,015 charts

Rank Score:

24,223

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Average Rating:

86 (2,275 votes)

Comments:

203

52.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,849 charts

Rank Score:

19,231

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,392 charts

Rank Score:

19,024

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,626 charts

Rank Score:

16,657

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Average Rating:

82 (2,141 votes)

Comments:

160

73.

Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,423 charts

Rank Score:

16,467

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,571 charts

Rank Score:

16,459

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Average Rating:

84 (1,851 votes)

Comments:

147

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	297	3%
1960s	735	7%
1970s	1,463	15%
1980s	1,457	15%
1990s	1,641	16%
2000s	1,774	18%
2010s	2,009	20%
2020s	595	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	%

	5,011	50%
	2,658	27%
	440	4%
	303	3%
	227	2%
	165	2%
	136	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,887	99%
Yes	113	1%

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