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In Rainbows

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,908 charts

Rank Score:

45,631

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Average Rating:

90 (3,927 votes)

Comments:

394

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,210 charts

Rank Score:

44,381

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Average Rating:

89 (4,444 votes)

Comments:

561

15.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,884 charts

Rank Score:

35,984

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24.

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,459 charts

Rank Score:

29,622

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43.

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,654 charts

Rank Score:

21,010

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Average Rating:

86 (1,904 votes)

Comments:

169

60.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,666 charts

Rank Score:

17,767

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Average Rating:

85 (1,954 votes)

Comments:

172

70.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,614 charts

Rank Score:

16,597

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86.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,070 charts

Rank Score:

14,881

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Average Rating:

86 (1,207 votes)

Comments:

90.

Turn On The Bright Lights

Interpol

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,281 charts

Rank Score:

13,541

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Average Rating:

84 (1,615 votes)

Comments:

128

91.

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,107 charts

Rank Score:

13,367

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Average Rating:

86 (1,329 votes)

Comments:

107

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	301	3%
1960s	732	7%
1970s	1,455	15%
1980s	1,449	14%
1990s	1,635	16%
2000s	1,772	18%
2010s	2,014	20%
2020s	613	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	25	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,010	50%
	2,657	27%
	436	4%
	317	3%
	227	2%
	158	2%
	136	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,730	97%
Yes	270	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

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

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