Overall Chart
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"recorded undersea off the coast of cape cod the sky hinted of snow we wore sweaters and knit hats we built a fire on the beach to keep warm and roasted twinkies we passed some Nyquil around and swapped stories about our dorms Dean told a story about seeing Neil Young in concert then we packed up ..." [+] Reply
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1988
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1,004
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"Todd Rundgren is a genius. I got into after Tame Impala listed his as one of the main influences for their album Lonerism. I listening to him I fell in love with his music. He has a very distinct style and its god damn good" Reply
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discojets1 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1973
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1,004
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"This was one of my favorite albums when I was in high school. I played violin and loved indie rock and this album convinced me I didn't have to play guitar to be cool (I mean, I was wrong, but at least it got me through high school)." Reply
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2005
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1,004
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"It isn't my thing. I don't enjoy this type of music much, but this album excels at what it does, so I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the xx or this genre of music. I'll be sharing it with my friends who I know love this type of music because it is excellent for what it is, but pe..." [+] Reply
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slurpdurp | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2017
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1,004
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"It was a consistently good seller(Reprise MS 2064) throughout the 70s and 80s and got a lot of airplay in the same period, especially for "Political Science" and "Sail Away". One of my favorite albums and IMO his best, but also check out Randy Newman Live and "I think its going to rain today". I ..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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1,003
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"I have to say, major kudos to The Roots for taking on the challenge of a rap concept album and doing incredibly well with it. Black Thought really amazes me with his rapping, it truly can be poetic. There’s even a short little instrumental suite at the end of the album that really finishes off th..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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1,003
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"The first half sits comfortably next to Nevermind, if somewhat less essential. The second half is weaker than the low points of bleach. Then it finishes with one of their best track." Reply
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1992
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1,003
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"First album I ever bought new as a kid. I love Billy Joel--and I noticed this is sort of lower on the "best" list than I would put it, but I suspect that has something to do with the reviewers' ages. I was 10 when I bought this album. I was familiar with Billy Joel from radio airplay and the sing..." [+] Reply
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earbudgloryhole | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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1,002
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"It might not be as epic as her debut but it's really close, especially after multiple listens. Love how NDA goes right into Therefore I Am. Was worried at first how much I'd like this since her debut was my favorite album of 2019 and the singles on that first one just slapped harder but dang some..." [+] Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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1,001
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"An essential album, with wonderful songs. The soul of "Jackie Wilson". The tour of force of "Listen To The Lion". Incredible vocal and band." Reply
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1972
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 169 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 304 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,435 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,727 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,999 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 726 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,011 | 50% | |
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2,665 | 27% | |
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429 | 4% | |
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315 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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