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Is This It
United States The Strokes
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
2,084 charts
Rank Score:
43,209
Rank in 2001:
1
Rank in 2000s:
4
Overall Rank:
21
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (2,637 votes)
Comments:
245
22.
Loveless
Ireland My Bloody Valentine
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
1,848 charts
Rank Score:
42,488
Rank in 1991:
2
Rank in 1990s:
5
Overall Rank:
22
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (2,070 votes)
Comments:
277
23.
Highway 61 Revisited
United States Bob Dylan
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
2,017 charts
Rank Score:
41,017
Rank in 1965:
1
Rank in 1960s:
7
Overall Rank:
23
Average Rating:
Top rated 88 (2,433 votes)
Comments:
201
24.
The Wall
United Kingdom Pink Floyd
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
1,947 charts
Rank Score:
40,618
Rank in 1979:
2
Rank in 1970s:
6
Overall Rank:
24
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (3,007 votes)
Comments:
223
25.
To Pimp A Butterfly
United States Kendrick Lamar
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
1,430 charts
Rank Score:
39,999
Rank in 2015:
1
Rank in 2010s:
1
Overall Rank:
25
Average Rating:
Top rated 90 (1,784 votes)
Comments:
313
26.
Rubber Soul
United Kingdom The Beatles
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
1,992 charts
Rank Score:
39,658
Rank in 1965:
2
Rank in 1960s:
8
Overall Rank:
26
Average Rating:
Top rated 88 (2,888 votes)
Comments:
220
27.
In The Court Of The Crimson King
United Kingdom King Crimson
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
1,649 charts
Rank Score:
38,223
Rank in 1969:
2
Rank in 1960s:
9
Overall Rank:
27
Average Rating:
Top rated 89 (1,943 votes)
Comments:
187
28.
Rumours
United Kingdom Fleetwood Mac
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
1,815 charts
Rank Score:
37,354
Rank in 1977:
1
Rank in 1970s:
7
Overall Rank:
28
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (2,133 votes)
Comments:
153
29.
The Doors
United States The Doors
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
2,004 charts
Rank Score:
37,275
Rank in 1967:
3
Rank in 1960s:
10
Overall Rank:
29
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (2,451 votes)
Comments:
179
30.
Remain In Light
United States Talking Heads
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
1,638 charts
Rank Score:
34,981
Rank in 1980:
1
Rank in 1980s:
3
Overall Rank:
30
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (1,882 votes)
Comments:
155
Total albums: 10,000. Page 3 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 2 0%
1950s 269 3%
1960s 684 7%
1970s 1,516 15%
1980s 1,473 15%
1990s 1,840 18%
2000s 2,058 21%
2010s 2,155 22%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 0%
The Rolling Stones 35 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Miles Davis 24 0%
Neil Young 23 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,017 50%
United Kingdom 2,611 26%
Canada 442 4%
Mixed Nationality 268 3%
Australia 227 2%
Germany 182 2%
Sweden 157 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,704 97%
Yes 296 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,856 99%
Yes 144 1%
Recognised  Decade Charts (2010s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
2. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
3. Gorilla vs. Bear’s Albums of the Decade | 2010-2019 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
4. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
5. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
6. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
7. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
8. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
9. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
10. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
11. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
12. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
13. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
14. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
15. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
16. StuBru albums of 2010s by StuBru (2017)
17. 100 greatest albums of the 2010s by cleveland.com (2019)
 
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