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11.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,542 charts

Rank Score:

61,351

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Average Rating:

88 (3,239 votes)

Comments:

368

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,691 charts

Rank Score:

59,509

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,407 charts

Rank Score:

58,352

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Average Rating:

88 (2,794 votes)

Comments:

297

14.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,155 charts

Rank Score:

55,799

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Average Rating:

88 (2,518 votes)

Comments:

392

15.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,515 charts

Rank Score:

55,726

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Average Rating:

89 (3,314 votes)

Comments:

297

16.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,739 charts

Rank Score:

55,715

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Average Rating:

87 (3,785 votes)

Comments:

371

17.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,206 charts

Rank Score:

50,107

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,115 charts

Rank Score:

49,395

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,426 charts

Rank Score:

49,173

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,390 charts

Rank Score:

46,494

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Average Rating:

87 (3,402 votes)

Comments:

281

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	2	0%
1950s	268	3%
1960s	686	7%
1970s	1,519	15%
1980s	1,474	15%
1990s	1,841	18%
2000s	2,058	21%
2010s	2,149	21%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	28	0%
Miles Davis	24	0%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,011	50%
	2,612	26%
	442	4%
	270	3%
	227	2%
	183	2%
	157	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,701	97%
Yes	299	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,863	99%
Yes	137	1%

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