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301.

Synchronicity

The Police

"Best album by the Police. Best album of 1983. Great audio quality. Great singing and drumming. I like the whole album except "Mother". Favorite song: "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Bonus track on CD:"Murder By Numbers is also very good." Reply

ChrisPBacon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

822 charts

Rank Score:

5,456

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

301

Average Rating:

79 (1,062 votes)

Comments:

302.

War

"Before U2 or more specifically Bono became too full of themselves." Reply

Detroit Rock Citizen | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

792 charts

Rank Score:

5,433

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

302

Average Rating:

79 (1,218 votes)

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303.

Scary Monsters

David Bowie

"A slightly underrated record. 'It's No game (no. 1)' sticks out to me because of how completely unhinged and deranged it is." Reply

- cmoshier | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 6

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

775 charts

Rank Score:

5,409

Rank in 1980:

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Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

81 (1,135 votes)

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304.

Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys

"musically excellent with vocals to match. if you didn't speak english you could easily confuse it for top notch punk rock but every song is about a sexual relationship that not even the lovers are much interested in. it's a shame that the band has nothing to say and it's very unfortunate b/c the ..." Reply

- jackbrown8786 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

772 charts

Rank Score:

5,405

Rank in 2007:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

304

Average Rating:

80 (1,352 votes)

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305.

Blue Train

John Coltrane

"Blue Train is one of John Coltrane's best albums. Alongside Giant Steps, it is the best work he did during his hard bop years. THe title track and "Lazy Bird" are the best tracks on the album, but "Moment's Notice" and "I'm Old Fashioned" are almost a=on par, with "Locomotion" being just a step b..." Reply

souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

602 charts

Rank Score:

5,384

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

305

Average Rating:

84 (673 votes)

Comments:

306.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

"I can never quite decide between Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. For the moment though, however BRILLIANT this album is, I think Pink Moon might be winning." Reply

- JasonZaia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 5

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

741 charts

Rank Score:

5,355

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

306

Average Rating:

83 (910 votes)

Comments:

307.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

"Great band cutting loose, recorded badly but what can you do. Even if you're sick of the title song, the first three sides are great for just hearing Clapton and Jim Gordon and all these guys doing their thing. Bobby Whitlock, of course, is the piano player and second singer on this album. If you..." Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

796 charts

Rank Score:

5,345

Rank in 1970:

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Overall Rank:

307

Average Rating:

81 (978 votes)

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308.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

"The follow up to Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin sane, is a much colder and darker twist on the glam sound than it's predecessor. The warmth of the previous album is gone and is replaced with a more moody attitude. Opener, watch that man, has a stonsey edge to it, Bowie even covers the stones on a franti..." Reply

- garycottier | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

815 charts

Rank Score:

5,345

Rank in 1973:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

308

Average Rating:

82 (1,338 votes)

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309.

Late Registration

Kanye West

"Spoiler alert: The upcoming review is totally biased. I am not sure if I can maintain the slightest degree of objectivity (not a fan of the term when it comes to music, but you get the point) To my mind Kanye West is a godlike figure not only in hip hop but music in general. To say he single – ha...""Spoiler alert: The upcoming review is totally biased. I am not sure if I can maintain the slightest degree of objectivity (not a fan of the term when it comes to music, but you get the point) To my mind Kanye West is a godlike figure not only in hip hop but music in general. To say he single – handedly ignited my interest for this particular genre would be a fair assessment. One might argue that he leans towards the poppier end of the spectrum, so it’s understandable that I find him more accessible than other hip hop greats. He is not too hip hop, but also not too non hip hop, if that makes sense. Maybe that’s the case. No matter how he did it, he opened a whole new world for me and made me realise the endless arising possibilities. Ok, I am a fanboy, point taken, let’s move on. To follow up the widely acclaimed and commercially successful College Dropout was no easy task, but he delivered. Production is once more the major attraction, it’s head and shoulders above every other aspect of the album. Lyrics are often the center of attention in hip hop. Well, not here. For all I care, he could be mumbling random nonsense that nobody understands and it would still sound majestic nonetheless. I don’t mean to suggest that he does, there are many great lines here. In the space of a year he managed to reinvent the sound of his debut album. The themes are a bit more serious (though there are still some moments of fun) but he doesn’t hold anything back, he is as honest and ever. The sound is, well, massive. Bigger than a Hollywood blockbuster, more epic than Homer’s poems, you name it. The variety is also outstanding. Every song is unique. The core of his sound is still a pop take on soul/funk, but he has expanded in many different directions. Picking some highlights would be close to impossible, it’s more or less the whole album (yes, even the skits were entertaining). In Heard’ em Say he struggles dealing with the difficulties of life (“So this is in the name of love like Robert say Before you ask me to go get a job today Can I at least get a raise of the minimum wage? And I know that the government administer AIDS So I guess we just pray like the minister say Allāhu Akbar and throw in some hot cars”) , but he accompanies it with none other than Adam Levine (crazy, I know). He makes a song with Adam Levine work, for that alone he deserves full credit, don’t know who else could have pulled that off. Touch the Sky comes with a pinch of disco, followed by the club/party oriented Gold Digger which provides tons of fun. Drive Slow has an irresistible jazzy vibe, the saxophone is on steroids. By the way, Paul Wall also belongs to the Adam Levine category (in the sense that Kanye makes these things work seemingly out of nowhere, even though they seem destined to fail). Crack Music is another cool tune with a wonderful gospel touch as the icing on the cake. Roses flows as smooth as anything I can think of. Kanye is on top form there (as a rapper I mean). Even the silly Addiction is so addictive (these cringeworthy puns are becoming a thing). Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) is just a huge song. Not a fan of remixes in general, but this is exemplary. If I had to pick one track that represents the whole album the most accurate, it would most likely be this one. We Major features Nas and is considered one of the weaker tracks. This speaks volumes about the depth of the album. Hey Mama is the pinnacle of songwriting, one of the most emotional and touching songs you can possibly encounter (“I wanna tell the whole world about a friend of mine This little light of mine and I'm finna let it shine I'm finna take y'all back to them better times I'm finna talk about my mama if y'all don't mind”). Then, as the title suggests, it’s time for Celebration- and deservedly so. And after all this insane ride, it seems he saved best for last. Gone keeps improving verse by verse. That’s what it means to go out with a bang. It’s worth noting that what I usually complain about in other album, here works the other way around. The most obvious example is the duration. It is 70 minutes long and it feels so short, it leaves you thirsty for more." Reply

- kokkinos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

774 charts

Rank Score:

5,340

Rank in 2005:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

309

Average Rating:

82 (1,224 votes)

Comments:

310.

Long Season

フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

"I'm glad this band is starting to gain some traction here cuz they're absolutely brilliant" Reply

- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 13

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

429 charts

Rank Score:

5,320

Rank in 1996:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

310

Average Rating:

85 (523 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	32	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	710	7%
1970s	1,409	14%
1980s	1,394	14%
1990s	1,596	16%
2000s	1,730	17%
2010s	1,987	20%
2020s	838	8%

Artist	Albums	%

Neil Young	42	0%
Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	36	0%
Miles Davis	33	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,030	50%
	2,653	27%
	426	4%
	336	3%
	222	2%
	156	2%
	137	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,739	97%
Yes	261	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,742	97%
Yes	258	3%

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

Overall Chart chart changes

Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month
Up 4 from 104th to 100th A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
Up 3 from 101st to 98th All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Up 3 from 50th to 47th Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Up 2 from 84th to 82nd After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
Up 2 from 64th to 62nd Dummy by Portishead

Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month
Down 3 from 47th to 50th Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Down 2 from 63rd to 65th Thriller by Michael Jackson
Down 2 from 70th to 72nd Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
Down 2 from 79th to 81st Closer by Joy Division
Down 2 from 94th to 96th Blond by Frank Ocean

New entries New entries in top 100 since last month
Up 3 from 101st to 98th All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
Up 4 from 104th to 100th A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay

Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month
Down 4 from 99th to 103rd Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan
Down 1 from 100th to 101st Innervisions by Stevie Wonder

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