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11.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,962 charts

Rank Score:

52,675

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Average Rating:

90 (3,760 votes)

Comments:

296

12.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,664 charts

Rank Score:

52,082

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Average Rating:

88 (3,055 votes)

Comments:

335

13.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,730 charts

Rank Score:

50,650

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Average Rating:

88 (3,468 votes)

Comments:

394

14.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,751 charts

Rank Score:

50,041

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,957 charts

Rank Score:

47,623

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Average Rating:

87 (4,065 votes)

Comments:

398

16.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,305 charts

Rank Score:

47,543

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,303 charts

Rank Score:

43,938

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Average Rating:

88 (2,691 votes)

Comments:

251

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,402 charts

Rank Score:

43,934

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,642 charts

Rank Score:

43,918

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20.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,647 charts

Rank Score:

40,443

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Average Rating:

90 (2,073 votes)

Comments:

348

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	26	0%
1950s	284	3%
1960s	707	7%
1970s	1,541	15%
1980s	1,481	15%
1990s	1,780	18%
2000s	1,907	19%
2010s	2,067	21%
2020s	206	2%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	35	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
The Beatles	31	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
Various Artists	30	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,055	51%
	2,618	26%
	455	5%
	310	3%
	217	2%
	170	2%
	143	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,705	97%
Yes	295	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,753	98%
Yes	247	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,884	99%
Yes	116	1%

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