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1961.

High Voltage (International)
Compilation

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

367

Overall Rank:

1,961

Average Rating:

79 (225 votes)

Comments:

1962.

Comes A Time

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

368

Overall Rank:

1,962

Average Rating:

78 (314 votes)

Comments:

1963.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

369

Overall Rank:

1,963

Average Rating:

77 (251 votes)

Comments:

1964.

Leftism

Leftfield

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

347

Overall Rank:

1,964

Average Rating:

77 (226 votes)

Comments:

1965.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

318

Overall Rank:

1,965

Average Rating:

79 (147 votes)

Comments:

1966.

Bright Future

Adrianne Lenker

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 2024:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,966

Average Rating:

78 (182 votes)

Comments:

1967.

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 2022:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,967

Average Rating:

71 (334 votes)

Comments:

1968.

We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes

Death Cab For Cutie

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

319

Overall Rank:

1,968

Average Rating:

75 (186 votes)

Comments:

1969.

Heaven To A Tortured Mind

Yves Tumor

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,969

Average Rating:

76 (289 votes)

Comments:

1970.

Judee Sill

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 1971:

Rank in 1970s:

370

Overall Rank:

1,970

Average Rating:

78 (97 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	729	7%
1970s	1,449	14%
1980s	1,449	14%
1990s	1,634	16%
2000s	1,771	18%
2010s	2,015	20%
2020s	621	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%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,019	50%
	2,647	26%
	435	4%
	318	3%
	223	2%
	161	2%
	135	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,736	97%
Yes	264	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

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

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