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11.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,744 charts

Rank Score:

48,838

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Average Rating:

88 (3,136 votes)

Comments:

346

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,038 charts

Rank Score:

48,435

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Average Rating:

90 (3,846 votes)

Comments:

299

13.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,822 charts

Rank Score:

46,636

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Average Rating:

89 (3,669 votes)

Comments:

337

14.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,787 charts

Rank Score:

45,795

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,054 charts

Rank Score:

44,507

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Average Rating:

87 (4,169 votes)

Comments:

404

16.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

43,952

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,373 charts

Rank Score:

41,191

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Average Rating:

88 (2,778 votes)

Comments:

260

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,458 charts

Rank Score:

40,579

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,716 charts

Rank Score:

40,096

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20.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,732 charts

Rank Score:

39,521

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Average Rating:

90 (2,177 votes)

Comments:

360

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	285	3%
1960s	720	7%
1970s	1,506	15%
1980s	1,469	15%
1990s	1,719	17%
2000s	1,831	18%
2010s	2,086	21%
2020s	356	4%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	30	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,020	50%
	2,664	27%
	448	4%
	286	3%
	217	2%
	169	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,709	97%
Yes	291	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,890	99%
Yes	110	1%

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