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"In 1970, it muas have been so shocking to hear John scream, "I don't believe in Beatles." The naked honesty on this record is just incredibly intense." Reply
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Mr. Shankly | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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1970
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""Endtroducing..." is pretty much unparalleled in the turntablist world, and rightfully so. Every song has a charm to it that rewards repeated listens and the album as a whole is very fun and interesting to listen to. It's also extremely mellow and definitely GREAT background music for whenever yo..." Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3
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1996
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"This album is the best heavy metal album since Paranoid by Black Sabbath and one of the best ever made. Every single song here is worth listen with catchy phrases to sing along and guitar playing that complements great lyrics so well. The best examples are For Whom The Bell Tolls which introduces..." Reply
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1984
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"UNPOPULAR OPINION: Neon Bible is the best Arcade Fire album." Reply
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2007
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8,799
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"Ludicrous, fantastic and strange. A singular album. Material that was both poppy and deeply out there. An incredibly influential psychedelic album, full of truly surprising and inventive music. These surrealistic textures recommended to anyone with an open mind. Pink Floyd never made an album whi..." Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 8
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1967
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"This album is without a doubt a 5star album. One of the best albums I ever heard. The best way to interpret it is to let go of yourself and let the music and story take you on the trip. If you can handle the fear in Aumgn and the insanity in Peking O, then you will gradually come back to normal l..." Reply
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salahshoori | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4
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1971
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"There is something so engaging about the ever-propulsive momentum and the way the notes appear to dance delicately between each other. I was introduced to 'In a Silent Way' first, and loved it, but this feels like that album realised in grandiose, funked-out glory. Alternatively you could argue t..." Reply
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1970
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"After floundering (just a little bit) with psychedelia, this is where The Stones found and perfected their sound which they would simply tweak for the rest of their career. And that sound that they developed was just pure genius and utterly unique. Henceforth, countless bands would be complacent ..." Reply
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1968
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"If someone told me even 5 years ago that I would ever profess to being a Nine Inch Nails fan, I would have called them a bald-faced liar. Even more so if they had said I would put one of their albums in my personal top ten. Yet, here we are, with The Downward Spiral claiming a position on my list..." Reply
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 16
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1994
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"The thing that makes this a great album as opposed to just another unplugged best-of jam is that it demonstrated Nirvana's talent once they were out from behind their mask of noise. It is also an endearing insight into Kurt's own self-consciousness, and how it could be subdued by his ability to i..." Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4
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1994
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,409 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,393 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,731 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,987 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 839 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 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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5,030 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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