Overall Chart
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"What do you need to provide the energy needed for a song ? Nowadays it seems to be easy , but imagine doing this in the 60s. Where a concept of fierce but very fast song almost did not exist. The answer is screaming with your voice , to cheer everyone at the beginning of each song, and believe yo..." [+] Reply
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Antonio-Pedro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (6 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1965
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1,536
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"Still incredibly underrated, Josh Homme's best work along with SFTD. Complete classic in and without the constrains of the genre, one of definitive underground releases of the 90s." Reply
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TheHolyKiwi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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1,534
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"First, don't want to ruin this experience for anybody by over hyping it. Take it in in a natural way. So, Beach House is my favorite. I contemplate my favorite album of all time as Teen Dream, Bloom, Depression Cherry, and now Once Twice Melody. This album blows me away with the sonics and sounds..." [+] Reply
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C_Krug2009 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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1,529
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"There's this suaveness, this snarky edge, but undeniably boyishness to it. I'm reminded of Pip living in London, learning to be a gentleman. There's a high class presence, but there's still the fragile, infinitely endearing charm and sincerity to Dear Catastrophe Waitress that makes this an essen..." [+] Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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1,528
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"A brilliant album, one of the early contenders for album of the year. It sounds quite similar to Deerhunter's Halcyon Digest and a couple of tracks are a bit like Radiohead's In Rainbows. Fantastic vocals, like a less OTT Antony Hegarty" Reply
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2011
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1,526
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1136.
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"The sadness and beauty in every song is so seducing and dreamy. This speaks to me in a deep level. I feel like this is somehow the soundtrack that's always playing inside my mind and I only found out now that I actually heard this album." Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1989
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1,526
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"Gram Parsons' greatest achievement. This album contains the best songwriting in country rock, with Hillman often being overlooked for his songwriting contributions here. They also had the greatest pedal steel player ever commited to tape in Sneaky Pete Kleinow" Reply
Year of Release:
1969
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1,526
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"This is one album I just have to give a 10/10. It's in my top three of all time and is pure, unadulterated AC/DC in the middle of their prime. Lack of a hit single may turn off some people from caring for this album, but it grows on you until you realize just how damn perfect it is." Reply
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1978
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1,523
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"If 1985's Hounds Of Love saw Bush channel her adolescent high spirits for the last time, The Sensual World served as a coming of age. Having turned 30, she delivered her most rounded mature album to date. She acknowledged her irish heritage, taking inspiration both from the Celtic instrumentation..." [+] Reply
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serpico | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1989
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1,522
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"IMO, Robyn's songs are more affecting than someone like Lady Gaga because they feel more heart-felt and earnest, not an easy feat when consistently putting out great dance pop. If you remember her from the 90s, forget what you know -- her sound is IDM-influenced nowadays." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2010
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1,516
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 114 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 304 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,435 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,727 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,999 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 726 | 7% |
| 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% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,011 | 50% | |
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2,665 | 27% | |
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429 | 4% | |
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315 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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