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11.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,136 charts

Rank Score:

41,549

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Average Rating:

90 (3,971 votes)

Comments:

302

12.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,836 charts

Rank Score:

41,449

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Average Rating:

88 (3,254 votes)

Comments:

356

13.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,187 charts

Rank Score:

39,944

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Rank in 1990s:

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Average Rating:

87 (4,297 votes)

Comments:

411

14.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,921 charts

Rank Score:

39,735

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Average Rating:

89 (3,801 votes)

Comments:

340

15.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,876 charts

Rank Score:

37,029

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16.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,483 charts

Rank Score:

36,151

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Average Rating:

88 (2,895 votes)

Comments:

265

17.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,418 charts

Rank Score:

35,435

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (2,936 votes)

Comments:

428

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,540 charts

Rank Score:

33,971

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Average Rating:

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19.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,813 charts

Rank Score:

33,777

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20.

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,807 charts

Rank Score:

33,090

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

257

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	297	3%
1960s	737	7%
1970s	1,459	15%
1980s	1,458	15%
1990s	1,636	16%
2000s	1,772	18%
2010s	2,019	20%
2020s	593	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,016	50%
	2,655	27%
	440	4%
	308	3%
	228	2%
	159	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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