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"Veridis Quo = Very Disco = Disco Very = Discovery" Reply
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LAF2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +27 votes (27 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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9,903
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"Anything that knocks 'Reflektor' off the top spot is alright by me." Reply
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swagnadalf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (9 helpful | 4 unhelpful)
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2013
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9,847
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"In my opinion, The Low End Theory is the best hop album ever made. It's a perfect merger of hip hop and jazz, and thought-provoking lyrics. Lyrically, Q-Tip and Phife Dawg are at their best. Standouts include "Check The Rhyme", "Jazz", & "Scenario"." Reply
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joedec | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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9,815
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"People. Are we forgetting what rock & roll is really all about? It's about the same 3 chords and some guy singing unintelligibly about sex and drugs. It's about the same chords and riffs all over again. And I'm sure that many of you who think Brian Johnson a terrible singer will coo over albums b..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1980
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9,794
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"Hugely underrated album in the bands catalog and also in the best albums ever too. The tracks are all different, but yet either beautiful or interesting. Pyramid Song, I Might Be Wrong, Knives Out, Dollars And Cents, Like Spinning Plates, You and Whose Army and Packt Like Sardines are my personal..." [+] Reply
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2001
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9,642
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"Song for song this is L. Cohen's best collection of songs. At the time of it's release Cohen was already a published and widely acknowledged poet and writer. He is still the most "poetic" songwriter and at the time of this writting Cohen is 77 years old and is nearing the end of a grueling 2 year..." [+] Reply
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1967
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9,634
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"Who? Belle and Sebastian are a band form Glasgow Scotland forming around 1994 2 years prior to this album. The band are still around today and released a new album in 2018 as Belle and Sebastian 2.0 with a more electronic dance sound Time and Place? 'If Your Feeling Sinister' is the bands second ..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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9,620
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"Probably the most 'atmospheric' album I've ever heard in that sense. Completely transports you to some sunny old town in the American south sometime circa 1983. Stunningly good tunes and, well, I like Stipe's voice.." Reply
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telefunker | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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9,595
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"Teardrop is one of those songs I'd call perfect." Reply
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drakonium | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1998
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9,569
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"Very strong progressive rock album from King Crimson. Features the career highlight Starless and some other great tracks, like Fallen Angel and One More Red Nightmare. It's not the most accessible prog album (nor is it King Crimson's best, see ITCOTCK), but it's a really good one once you absorb ..." [+] Reply
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1974
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9,566
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 14 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 299 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,597 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,744 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,980 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 821 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,022 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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428 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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Overall Chart chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 97th to 93rd |
Up 2 from 73rd to 71st |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
Up 1 from 99th to 98th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
Down 3 from 94th to 97th |
Down 2 from 71st to 73rd |
Down 2 from 79th to 81st |
Down 1 from 7th to 8th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
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