Overall Chart
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"This album and Licensed To Ill by the Beastie Boys bring back some many memories of High School. Both records are a perfect and play together well as a mix." Reply
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llibnanoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1986
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1,409
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"Sting is excellent for his voice and his message. Consistently reflective and sometimes haunting he makes interesting music. I prefer the debut and Ten Summoners Tales over this, but I rank Nothing Like the Sun 3rd or 4th in his Catalogue Fragile is a fantastic song. Englishman in New York is a f..." [+] Reply
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1987
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1,407
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"It's easy to see why Viet Cong are so suited to a genre such as post-punk considering it came with the promise of heralding a 'limitless future' - for music at the very least. Songs often stop, take unexpected de-tours, and to paraphrase the Young Marble Giants constantly change. Like Interpol wi..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (4 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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2015
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1,405
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"I know I'm in a huge minority, but this is the album I come back to, More than the previous 2. Let it be and Tim are fine albums, But this one gets me juiced more. Alex chilton and can't hardly wait Are two of my favorite songs of all time, and skyway is just emotionally Gorgeous" Reply
Year of Release:
1987
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1,404
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"My favourite album from one of my favourite bands. So many catchy pop tunes on here, mixed in with some really deep lyrics. They do seem to be quite a marmite band and I do understand why, but I am still surprised this isn't ranked higher on the overall chart. My favourites are Warm Healer, The W..." [+] Reply
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2015
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1,404
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"Elvis Presley's second album is obviously nowhere near as significant or important as his first, but it is a more consistent record. Some great rock'n'roll classics sung with gusto serve to make this a thoroughly enjoyable album. Elvis at his early best." Reply
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1956
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1,404
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"This just oozes 1950s French art film, in the best way possible. It feels a bit disjointed in places, but the music is so good, I'm willing to forgo that complaint completely." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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1,403
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"My broken radio keeps switching stations, but I can’t complain when every song has been fantastic." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (8 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1995
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1,401
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"(Total masterpiece. Genres to describe this I guess would be post-industrial, Noise, with some kind of gospel spirituality mixed in. Anyway, that doesn’t really describe this album. Not very well, anyway.) What can I possibly say that will do this album justice? I don’t think I am capable. This a..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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1,401
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"i can't tell if the singer's angry or not but she's got one hell of a voice. this band is legit. i can't believe the guitarist is the lady from portlandia" Reply
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jeremih724 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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1,400
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 123 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 719 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,436 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,432 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,610 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,736 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,994 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 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% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,014 | 50% | |
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2,664 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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317 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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