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1781.

Is This Desire?

PJ Harvey

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

941

Rank in 1998:

Rank in 1990s:

325

Overall Rank:

1,781

Average Rating:

78 (283 votes)

Comments:

1782.

Mutter

Rammstein

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

940

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

286

Overall Rank:

1,782

Average Rating:

76 (252 votes)

Comments:

1783.

Day & Age

The Killers

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

939

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,783

Average Rating:

68 (490 votes)

Comments:

1784.

Our Love

Caribou

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

939

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

286

Overall Rank:

1,784

Average Rating:

75 (233 votes)

Comments:

1785.

Friends

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

938

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

174

Overall Rank:

1,785

Average Rating:

76 (311 votes)

Comments:

1786.

Songs From The Wood

Jethro Tull

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

937

Rank in 1977:

Rank in 1970s:

339

Overall Rank:

1,786

Average Rating:

78 (265 votes)

Comments:

1787.

Control

Janet Jackson

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

935

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,787

Average Rating:

71 (224 votes)

Comments:

1788.

In A Poem Unlimited

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

935

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

287

Overall Rank:

1,788

Average Rating:

77 (261 votes)

Comments:

1789.

Radio Ethiopia

Patti Smith Group

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

208 charts

Rank Score:

935

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

340

Overall Rank:

1,789

Average Rating:

78 (248 votes)

Comments:

1790.

The Who By Numbers

The Who

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

933

Rank in 1975:

Rank in 1970s:

341

Overall Rank:

1,790

Average Rating:

75 (338 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	301	3%
1960s	721	7%
1970s	1,452	15%
1980s	1,446	14%
1990s	1,634	16%
2000s	1,766	18%
2010s	2,017	20%
2020s	634	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
Elvis Presley	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,012	50%
	2,653	27%
	434	4%
	319	3%
	223	2%
	161	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,737	97%
Yes	263	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,883	99%
Yes	117	1%

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