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11.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,759 charts

Rank Score:

47,593

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Average Rating:

88 (3,158 votes)

Comments:

349

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,046 charts

Rank Score:

47,029

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Average Rating:

90 (3,865 votes)

Comments:

300

13.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,842 charts

Rank Score:

45,458

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Average Rating:

89 (3,691 votes)

Comments:

337

14.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,800 charts

Rank Score:

44,578

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,071 charts

Rank Score:

43,418

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Average Rating:

87 (4,202 votes)

Comments:

407

16.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,364 charts

Rank Score:

42,153

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17.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,388 charts

Rank Score:

40,605

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Average Rating:

88 (2,799 votes)

Comments:

260

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,473 charts

Rank Score:

40,033

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19.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,750 charts

Rank Score:

39,008

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,720 charts

Rank Score:

38,539

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Average Rating:

87 (3,054 votes)

Comments:

254

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	287	3%
1960s	726	7%
1970s	1,505	15%
1980s	1,465	15%
1990s	1,710	17%
2000s	1,830	18%
2010s	2,076	21%
2020s	381	4%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	39	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	30	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,999	50%
	2,669	27%
	447	4%
	295	3%
	224	2%
	167	2%
	142	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,725	97%
Yes	283	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,735	97%
Yes	273	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,895	99%
Yes	113	1%

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