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"Any album that can transport you to another world as easy as just slipping headphones on is special. This one's super special. Not as groundbreaking as Blue Lines, but the next jump in their game was coming soon enough. A solid place holder to their trip hop throne that's only marred by the last ..." Reply
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1994
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1,585
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"A logical step prior to 2018's masterpiece 'Be The Cowboy' One of 2016's best album with stunning centre piece track "Best American Girl" This is where the world woke up to Mitski" Reply
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2016
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1,583
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"Big old bloated mess these 2 albums. Ego's out of control along with the drugs and losing a very important and key member who had the groove and replacing him with someone far inferior and losing that feel he brought. Rigid. Add piano and costume changes and any old clichéd shit you ever wrote. I..." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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1,580
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"The best compilation album, along with New Order(substance) made..... An essential, because nearly every song was never recorded on any Studio album. Overall I dislike greatest hits albums, unless you like a Handful of songs from the particular artist. This album is a big exception to that rule. ..." Reply
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1979
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1,579
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"Possibly AC/DC's greatest album. Highway to hell, and, back in black, quite rightly receive all the plaudits, but, powerage, is up there with them, in my opinion. Rock'n'roll damnation, riff raff, and especially, what's next to the moon, my favourite track, are all excellent. A good time rock'n'r..." Reply
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1978
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1,578
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"Brockhampton really just dropped the two best albums of the year. Incredible." Reply
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2017
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1,577
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"An overlooked masterpiece. More of a piece of art than an album, it focuses more on atmosphere than songs." Reply
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1993
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1,576
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"I listen to this one on vinyl all the time since my uncle gave me an original copy along with Purple Rain. The sum is greater than it's parts for sure as it has a loose concept going on based on the horrible movie Prince directed (The one talent he didn't exactly shine in, though a decent actor)...." Reply
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1986
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1,572
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"A lot of people hate this album because it feels like a sell out, but if you listen the songs are really very good." Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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"Great track after great track after great track, but yeah the vocals are a bit harder to get into." Reply
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1978
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,397 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,591 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,729 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,988 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 831 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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5,029 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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Overall Chart chart changes
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Up 3 from 81st to 78th |
Up 3 from 72nd to 69th |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
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Up 1 from 100th to 99th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 68th to 71st |
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