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151.

Meddle

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,121 charts

Rank Score:

9,589

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Overall Rank:

151

Average Rating:

84 (1,976 votes)

Comments:

103

152.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

1,119 charts

Rank Score:

9,585

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153.

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

1,007 charts

Rank Score:

9,558

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154.

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

980 charts

Rank Score:

9,536

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Overall Rank:

154

Average Rating:

84 (1,113 votes)

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155.

MTV Unplugged In New York
Live

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,063 charts

Rank Score:

9,530

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156.

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

960 charts

Rank Score:

9,467

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Overall Rank:

156

Average Rating:

84 (1,194 votes)

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157.

Ride The Lightning

Metallica

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

911 charts

Rank Score:

9,464

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Overall Rank:

157

Average Rating:

84 (1,359 votes)

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158.

White Light/White Heat

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

990 charts

Rank Score:

9,455

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159.

Björk

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

826 charts

Rank Score:

9,452

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Overall Rank:

159

Average Rating:

83 (993 votes)

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160.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,224 charts

Rank Score:

9,404

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Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

84 (1,543 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	735	7%
1970s	1,460	15%
1980s	1,453	15%
1990s	1,621	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,020	20%
2020s	610	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	33	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,021	50%
	2,651	27%
	437	4%
	307	3%
	228	2%
	158	2%
	139	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,730	97%
Yes	270	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,724	97%
Yes	276	3%

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

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