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In Rainbows

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

2,926 charts

Rank Score:

43,751

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Average Rating:

90 (3,953 votes)

Comments:

396

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,217 charts

Rank Score:

42,227

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Average Rating:

89 (4,471 votes)

Comments:

563

15.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,892 charts

Rank Score:

34,102

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24.

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,469 charts

Rank Score:

28,331

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43.

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,664 charts

Rank Score:

20,361

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Average Rating:

86 (1,916 votes)

Comments:

169

60.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,681 charts

Rank Score:

17,197

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Average Rating:

85 (1,966 votes)

Comments:

173

71.

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

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

1,620 charts

Rank Score:

15,981

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86.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,077 charts

Rank Score:

14,303

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Average Rating:

86 (1,218 votes)

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90.

Turn On The Bright Lights

Interpol

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,296 charts

Rank Score:

13,156

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Average Rating:

84 (1,626 votes)

Comments:

128

91.

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

13,017

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Average Rating:

86 (1,335 votes)

Comments:

107

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	26	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	720	7%
1970s	1,448	14%
1980s	1,438	14%
1990s	1,625	16%
2000s	1,743	17%
2010s	2,005	20%
2020s	691	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	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	%

	5,013	50%
	2,644	26%
	435	4%
	318	3%
	223	2%
	159	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,732	97%
Yes	268	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,732	97%
Yes	268	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,882	99%
Yes	118	1%

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