Overall Chart
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"It's really hard for me to listen to '...A Psychopath' because of the 911 audio. Really creepy." Reply
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joannajewsom | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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1,318
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"The first Mastodon album I got into, and still by far my favourite. It's the heaviest album I've listened to that I still absolutely, wholeheartedly enjoy. It's like watching the movie 300. Somehow, despite all the blood and brutality, it still manages to keep a sense of majesty, and the dark, gr..." [+] Reply
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sageamagoo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2004
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1,316
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"The 2010’s have been a particularly rough decade for Indie Rock and Rock in general. It’s been easy to become weary of UK/US artistes with nothing interesting to say no matter how many ideas are thrown at the wall. Cometh the hour, cometh the man and the most engaging and idiosyncratic frontman i..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2019
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1,316
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"This one is no more "pop" than the previous two albums, but it probably "feels" more poppy because it rolls out all of the mid 80s cliches: glossy production, over-the-top keyboards, etc. Plus, half of the album is on regular radio rotation, so we just associate it with "pop". It's certainly more..." [+] Reply
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1986
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1,314
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"(Cool alt/indie rock album. Ellie on the vocals is the star, but the band is solid throughout.) I say this a lot but it’s particularly true here: I don’t have much to say about this. It’s a very solid and at times gorgeous indie rock album. It bounces so often from one sound to another, I can’t p..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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1,313
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"A bad acid trip. This album ventures out into pretty frightening territory, while combining a vast variety of musical style. This is a complex nightmarish psychedelia. Listening will cause you to become tense, lost in darkness, paranoid. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS RECORD WHILE ON ACID!" Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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1,313
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"It sounds like they've actually thought about every single element of their music and presentation. Pulling elements from every decade and as many different genres as they can. It's probably the best thing I've heard from a new band/artist since Arlo Parks debut and the best record of 2024...so far." [+] Reply
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2024
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1,312
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"The most awesome mix of 70s hard rock, prog rock and proto metal. Influential and cool beyond words. Fav tracks: Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver, Tyrant, Victim Of Changes, Ripper... all really, every single song is great" Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1976
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1,309
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"I think this is still moving up my list as time goes on. Not only is it a solid, consistent album, you are starting to see its influence on others. There's an 80s-ish feel to this maybe but it's also truly contemporary. Nary a bad track." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2010
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1,301
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"what the hell i've listened?! pure creativity, genuine and magical creativity. Nico's avantgarde is everywhere, polished by ambient electronic, free jazz echoes and art pop music at its best. By far, my personal favourite album from 2018." Reply
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Genga009 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2018
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 132 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,413 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,720 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 8% |
| 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% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1990 | |
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| 1. Depeche Mode | |
| 2. Cocteau Twins | |
| 3. Ride | |
| 4. Megadeth | |
| 5. Pixies | |
| 6. Sonic Youth | |
| 7. Jane's Addiction | |
| 8. Fugazi | |
| 9. Public Enemy | |
| 10. The La's | |
| 11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 12. Nick Cave | |
| 13. The Sundays | |
| 14. Soda Stereo | |
| 15. Sinéad O'Connor | |
| 16. Happy Mondays | |
| 17. Angelo Badalamenti | |
| 18. Neil Young | |
| 19. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 20. Judas Priest |
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