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9031.
Agent Provocateur 
Mixed Nationality Foreigner
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
67 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1984:
136
Rank in 1980s:
1,310
Overall Rank:
9,031
Average Rating:
 67 (91 votes)
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9032.
Fake It Flowers 
United Kingdom Beabadoobee
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Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
58 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 2020:
129
Rank in 2020s:
575
Overall Rank:
9,032
Average Rating:
 72 (54 votes)
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9033.
Trio 
United States Dolly Parton / Linda Ronstadt / Emmylou Harris
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
63 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1987:
118
Rank in 1980s:
1,311
Overall Rank:
9,033
Average Rating:
 74 (57 votes)
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9034.
Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff: The 4 Piano Concertos & Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini 
Compilation
United States Eugene Ormandy / Sergei Rachmaninoff / Leopold Stokowski / The Philadelphia Orchestra
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1994:
169
Rank in 1990s:
1,479
Overall Rank:
9,034
Average Rating:
 75 (9 votes)
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9035.
The Riddle 
United Kingdom Nik Kershaw
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
28 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1984:
137
Rank in 1980s:
1,312
Overall Rank:
9,035
Average Rating:
 70 (27 votes)
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9036.
Metal Machine Music 
United States Lou Reed
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Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
63 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1975:
128
Rank in 1970s:
1,345
Overall Rank:
9,036
Average Rating:
 47 (201 votes)
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9037.
Bird In The House 
United States Railroad Earth
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Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
10 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 2002:
178
Rank in 2000s:
1,594
Overall Rank:
9,037
Average Rating:
 69 (11 votes)
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9038.
Belonging 
Mixed Nationality Jan Garbarek / Keith Jarrett / Palle Danielsson / Jon Christensen
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
31 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1974:
131
Rank in 1970s:
1,346
Overall Rank:
9,038
Average Rating:
 70 (36 votes)
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9039.
Thrill Of The Arts 
United States Vulfpeck
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
13 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 2015:
184
Rank in 2010s:
1,785
Overall Rank:
9,039
Average Rating:
 74 (11 votes)
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9040.
Stereopathetic Soulmanure 
United States Beck
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
30 charts
Rank Score:
134
Rank in 1994:
170
Rank in 1990s:
1,480
Overall Rank:
9,040
Average Rating:
 65 (61 votes)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 904 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 302 3%
1960s 722 7%
1970s 1,453 15%
1980s 1,445 14%
1990s 1,634 16%
2000s 1,765 18%
2010s 2,017 20%
2020s 633 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%
Pink Floyd 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,014 50%
United Kingdom 2,653 27%
Canada 434 4%
Mixed Nationality 319 3%
Australia 223 2%
Germany 160 2%
Sweden 138 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,738 97%
Yes 262 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,727 97%
Yes 273 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,883 99%
Yes 117 1%
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