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"Yet another great Nick Cave album, and really the last of the more darker earlier records. After this, Cave wouldn't exactly turn into Elton John, but his music would become more accessible, although still not exactly commercial. The tender prey kicks off with, the mercy seat, another classic Cav..." [+] Reply
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1988
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1,469
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"Phenomenal guitar playing, but the music/vocals aren't my thing." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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1,467
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"The talking heads were still experimenting in david byrne's latter years with the band, here incorporating a country flare working the steel guitar often." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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1,467
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"Forever thankful for this album because it got me into electronic music. Personally to me it is one of those moments where you are like "Wow I didn't know music can sound like this". Objectively speaking, this album does have flaws and has some filler tracks mostly because CC just wanted to put o..." [+] Reply
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2008
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1,466
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"Want something different? Here you go. Bad Brains is a former jazz & fusion band made up of African American Rastafarians who love reggae and fast punk. The album was originally released on cassette only, reissued in 1996 with a bonus track. It's the fastest, most well played punk you'll ever hea..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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1,464
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"Important album for the electronic/dance genre. Justice exploded with fame and did so much for the genre just with one album. The harder dance/house nature of this album would prove as a precursor to all the aggressive dubstep now that has grown in the past year. There's something revolutionary a..." [+] Reply
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2007
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1,464
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"A very pleasant album. The instrumentation is lush and diverse and the melodies are blissful. At times the lyrics are kind of iffy and some songs overstay their welcome a tad, but its forgivable because as a whole this album is a beautiful experience." Reply
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2013
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1,464
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"Barely saved from the doom of oblivion thanks to the band's international name and its singles, this album is horribly weak for me. I am not able to listen to the whole Juicebox song without hating myself and the bassist of this band. However, Razorblade is an amazingly fun song, and YOLO is... w..." [+] Reply
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Radioscope | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2005
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"Norah's greatest, although the best tracks had already been released on the 2001 EP First Sessions. Great cocktail and fireplace music." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2002
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"Really really reaaaally enjoying this album right now. While this album does have a fair amount of pop appeal (looking at the production on Big Fish, as well as Rain Come Down as a whole), it manages to very much have its own sound. "Yeah Right" is contagiously energetic and bombastic to no end, ..." [+] Reply
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2017
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1,459
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 119 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,435 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,726 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,999 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 728 | 7% |
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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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2,666 | 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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