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9991.

Nazz

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Les Dragons

Ninki-Nanka

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

July Flame

Laura Veirs

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

Great Scott!

Hazel Scott

Year of Release:

1947

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9,994

Average Rating:

73 (14 votes)

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9995.

Random Spirit Lover

Sunset Rubdown

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

ミスリム [Misslim]

荒井由実 [Yumi Arai]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Suite For Max Brown

Jeff Parker

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

How To Socialise & Make Friends

Camp Cope

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Lightfoot!

Gordon Lightfoot

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

119

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722

Overall Rank:

9,999

Average Rating:

75 (39 votes)

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10000.

Cobalt Hour

荒井由実 [Yumi Arai]

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,442	14%
1980s	1,435	14%
1990s	1,616	16%
2000s	1,732	17%
2010s	2,005	20%
2020s	705	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	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	%

	5,025	50%
	2,642	26%
	433	4%
	320	3%
	222	2%
	160	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,880	99%
Yes	120	1%

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