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"Boasted a trio of powerful art-pop songs in Such a Shame, It's My Life, and Renee. Marillion meets Peter Gabriel. Fantastic stuff - and a sign of great things to come." Reply
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1984
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1,030
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"Another zz classic. Don't think people in the uk really "get" zz top. Or at least don't bother investigating thinking they got them sussed with eliminator." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1973
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"This is THE Pretenders album. Pretty incredible they were able to regroup after losing half their original lineup to overdoses and put out of the best record of their career. Filled with long-surviving classics (Middle of the Road, Back on the Chain Gang, My City Was Gone, 2000 Miles) and really ..." [+] Reply
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1984
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"I really don't know what I'm rating here. I bought the double disc 2005 reissue. The album itself is nice, nothing as special as "Souvlaki", but really hypnotic stuff anyhow. But the real standout here is disc 2 which brings together Slowdive's first 3 amazing EPs. I actually prefer it to the alb..." [+] Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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1,030
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"you want high quality post Punk ? listen to this album !" Reply
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cartoken | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1981
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1,030
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"I love the music on this album. Not so high on the story about a shapeshifting fawn impregnating a girl and running away from his witch mother and a man who murdered off his three kids when his wife died. This wouldn't be a problem, except that you can't really take any of the songs on this album..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2009
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"With all the best punk records, you can feel the energy jump out from the grooves, this is no exception. Though this isn't really a punk record is it? We're definitely in post punk territory here. Very influential. Oi this is not." Reply
- Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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"My rating is for the first ten tracks as per the original album. How can this be from 1979? The tracks are so strong it's not at all experimental sounding which is what you may expect - seems way ahead of its time" Reply
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1979
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"Reminds me of when I used to walk home alone from primary school and trios of girls from the local comprehensive would be heading in the opposite direction, making for town and trouble." Reply
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ddeeddles64 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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"Less piano and another slight step toward the new sound that brought his two most heralded albums. Seventh straight high quality album and his best since the debut." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1980
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 167 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 707 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,397 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,747 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,975 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 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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5,018 | 50% | |
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2,653 | 27% | |
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429 | 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 5 from 97th to 92nd |
Up 2 from 100th to 98th |
Up 2 from 96th to 94th |
Up 2 from 81st to 79th |
Up 1 from 88th to 87th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 92nd to 96th |
Down 3 from 94th to 97th |
Down 2 from 44th to 46th |
Down 2 from 71st to 73rd |
Down 1 from 25th to 26th |
