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100.

Spiderland

Slint

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

12,501

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Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

100

Average Rating:

84 (1,275 votes)

Comments:

123

99.

★ [Blackstar]

David Bowie

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1,263 charts

Rank Score:

12,651

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Average Rating:

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98.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,277 charts

Rank Score:

12,680

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

83 (1,830 votes)

Comments:

120

97.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,137 charts

Rank Score:

12,716

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,281 votes)

Comments:

96.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

1,215 charts

Rank Score:

12,716

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Average Rating:

85 (1,326 votes)

Comments:

95.

The Velvet Underground

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,226 charts

Rank Score:

12,719

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Average Rating:

86 (1,639 votes)

Comments:

118

94.

Harvest

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,381 charts

Rank Score:

12,726

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Average Rating:

85 (1,725 votes)

Comments:

93.

Blond

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

896 charts

Rank Score:

13,040

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

84 (1,113 votes)

Comments:

92.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

972 charts

Rank Score:

13,137

Rank in 1963:

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

86 (1,028 votes)

Comments:

91.

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

1,109 charts

Rank Score:

13,165

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Average Rating:

86 (1,330 votes)

Comments:

107

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	728	7%
1970s	1,451	15%
1980s	1,449	14%
1990s	1,634	16%
2000s	1,768	18%
2010s	2,016	20%
2020s	622	6%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	5,018	50%
	2,647	26%
	435	4%
	320	3%
	223	2%
	161	2%
	136	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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