Overall Chart
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"Ramones second and more of the same, possibly even better than the first album. I bought this and Ramones in early 77 as US import pressings and they were barely off my turntable for the whole year – best band ever and a soundtrack to my youth." Reply
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Dankel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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1,227
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"Excellent from beginning to end, BURN brought a new life to Deep Purple, after entry of the new members David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. Coverdale owns one of the most exciting voices of all time, and their participation is crucial in this album. Ritchie Blackmore is also quite inspired and the ..." [+] Reply
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1974
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1,224
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"I cannot think of a better combination than Ella & Cole Porter. With classics such as Everytime We Say Goodbye, Just One of Those Things And I Love Paris it is just fantastic." Reply
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1956
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1,224
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"St. Vincent's "Actor" may be her most ambitious work to date. While "Strange Mercy" and "St. Vincent" developed her pop sense as well as built what has rapidly been recognized as her signature style, "Actor" lacked parameters for its songs and did little more (and perhaps less) than its predecess..." [+] Reply
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2009
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1,223
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"The Mantle is a companion to cold, desolate walks through a north american forest during the harsh but quiet winter. It's no surprise the album takes inspiration from cynical european black metal, desolate dark ambient, and chilling neofolk. The Mantle molds all of this into a masterful one-piece..." [+] Reply
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mickilennial | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +17 votes (18 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2002
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1,223
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"My favourite Oldfield album. Side 2 of Tubular Bells began with that jangly, Celtic sounding melody and this album is of course Celtic themed, including the Gaelic singing/chanting in the second half of side 1(though I believe there isn't a lot of meaning behind what's she's saying over and over!..." [+] Reply
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AndrewJFisher | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1975
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1,222
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"I love this album, it always makes figures near the top of any list I make. "Late in the Day" and "Sun Hits the Sky" are the stand out tracks for me, but they are all good. Five Stars!" Reply
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craigwramsay | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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1,219
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"Needs to be in the top 1000. Best noise rock here" Reply
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1986
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1,218
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"The songs sound a little complicated and oblique but catchy at the same time. As avant as bowie is on this album, it's a pretty catchy album throughout, from the distorted guitar tempo of "red sails" to the "afro-pop-thru-devo" beat of "african night flight". A fair amount of credit goes to Brian..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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1,218
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"I am so glad to see others acknowledging this album as a criminally underrated classic. It's in a weird place of history for the band, and served as a transition into what they would be known for, and people seemed to write it off because they assume it was just the band testing the waters of pro..." [+] Reply
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1970
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1,218
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 141 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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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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