Overall Chart
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"I'm going to tell you that this is The White Stripes' best album so hang with me. I get that you all are attached to White Blood Cells. I get the appeal of that album, it's a jolt of rock. This album is not White Blood Cells. It requires an acquired taste, an open mind. The White Stripes fan base..." [+] Reply
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NubbinBased | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2005
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1,639
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"There is truly no more saccharine, lovely pop album than The Ronettes' debut. As far as per-minute sweetness, excitement, earworminess, and fun, this might be the most technically perfect pop album ever constructed. If you've met a person who dislikes The Ronettes, you've met a person who a) hasn..." [+] Reply
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1964
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1,638
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"Ah back when country music had some class. Songs about something other than the pap crap that passes for country today. A classic and classy record in every sense of the word." Reply
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1959
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1,637
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"Most probably the heaviest Sabbath album out there, serving up a plethora of quality tracks. 'Hole In The Sky', 'Megalomania', 'Sympton Of The Universe' and 'Am I Going Insane' being top of the tree in both riffery and vocal delivery. Sadly, I think the cover art is crap and I really wish they ha..." [+] Reply
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1975
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1,634
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"Gotta disagree with earlier comments... Fiona Apple's sullen face and lack of drama does not mean she's without emotion. Should she scream like Fugazi or Alexis on Fire? Should she emote like Neutral Milk Hotel or Jeff Buckley? That's not done by everyone. She has thoughtful lyrics, an expressive..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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1,631
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"Is this the greatest country rock album of all time? There are so many nights I feel that way. The songs are simply majestic. The type of songs that make me feel like I can take on the entire world no matter what the odds. And I need that kind of music in my life. Songs that make me want to shirk..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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1,631
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"Why are all the track ratings on this so low? Normally only interludes and tracks that are actually offensively bad get as low as 73, but that's the average for The Devil's Eye, and Love Goes On, the best song on the album, only has a 77." Reply
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Onater | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1988
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1,624
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"It doesn't get much better than this." Reply
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Necharsian | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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1,623
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"Amazing album, with famed "Taj Mahal" on top of it all. A must-try for all you would-be Brazilian music discoverers." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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1,619
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"(Total masterpiece. Genres to describe this I guess would be post-industrial, Noise, with some kind of gospel spirituality mixed in. Anyway, that doesn’t really describe this album. Not very well, anyway.) What can I possibly say that will do this album justice? I don’t think I am capable. This a..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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1,619
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,409 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,743 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,950 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,013 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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133 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1962 | |
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| 1. Ray Charles | |
| 2. Bill Evans | |
| 3. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 4. Howlin' Wolf | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Charles Mingus | |
| 7. John Coltrane | |
| 8. Booker T. & The M.G.'s | |
| 9. Dexter Gordon | |
| 10. Françoise Hardy |
