Overall Chart

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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
25,292
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Top rated album (86/100 - 3496 votes)  86 (3,496 votes)
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,998
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2400 votes)  88 (2,400 votes)
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
23,230
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2297 votes)  86 (2,297 votes)
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Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
22,773
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2359 votes)  85 (2,359 votes)
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
22,741
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2798 votes)  88 (2,798 votes)
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Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
22,372
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2014 votes)  88 (2,014 votes)
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
22,268
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Top rated album (89/100 - 2279 votes)  89 (2,279 votes)
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
21,978
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2335 votes)  86 (2,335 votes)
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
21,729
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2492 votes)  87 (2,492 votes)
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
21,262
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2562 votes)  86 (2,562 votes)
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 301 3%
1960s 721 7%
1970s 1,451 15%
1980s 1,446 14%
1990s 1,636 16%
2000s 1,758 18%
2010s 2,013 20%
2020s 645 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 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,009 50%
United Kingdom 2,650 27%
Canada 436 4%
Mixed Nationality 321 3%
Australia 223 2%
Germany 161 2%
Sweden 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,734 97%
Yes 266 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,726 97%
Yes 274 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,883 99%
Yes 117 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. Nirvana
10. The Velvet Underground
11. Neil Young
12. Kendrick Lamar
13. Miles Davis
14. The Smiths
15. The Beach Boys
16. R.E.M.
17. Kanye West
18. Pixies
19. Bruce Springsteen
20. Jimi Hendrix
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