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"Controversial opinion? This is better than Astral Weeks. Every song on Side 1 is a masterpiece, and Side 2 has some real hidden gems, such as Come Running and These Dreams of You. For my money, this is Van Morrison at his best." Reply
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1970
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8,422
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"I find it really funny how people are complaining about how 1 minute ambient tracks (what they are calling filler) detract and destroy the album. This isn't a best tracks playlist, this is an album, an experience. It's suppose to have a concept, there are meanings behind them." Reply
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TheHolyKiwi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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8,411
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"I find it impossible to say that this one or that one is the best Pink Floyd album. I own 14 or 15 and love everyone of them just like children. They are all different and have personalities. Meddle is great and I could listen to Echoes on an endless loop. The one Pink Floyd album that can't seem..." [+] Reply
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Freddie55 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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8,395
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"Just a fun record. Doesn't necessarily strike me as a serious contender for consideration as one of the greatest 90s albums of all time, but it's worth listening to. It's giddy and energetic, I've just never held many britpop albums in very high esteem. With that being said, if this is your thing..." [+] Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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8,394
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"If you've never imagined a vast fantasy universe of your own, or hay if you've never been sad or longing a single time in your life, then this album will do nothing for you except make you realize what you've been missing. It's the human experience seen through her own expansive, sometimes fright..." [+] Reply
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2006
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8,289
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"Helplessness Blues is the best "Folk" related album I have ever heard. This album touches me on an extremely emotional level with it's amazing instrumentation and very personal lyrics about trying to find your place in the world. In my opinion Helplessness Blues is a significant improvement on th..." [+] Reply
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2011
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8,288
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"I really don't see how Sonic Youth going into a punctuation mark can be compared to the song Cut Your Hair." Reply
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1994
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8,241
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"I'm a white guy from Maine who headed down to Virginia for college. My freshmen year this album was released. I had made a couple of black friends who every day for what felt like forever would sing the songs on this album wherever we walked. The gym, food court, football game, and I would tease ..." [+] Reply
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2004
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8,236
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"Still has not aged a day in the slightest. "After the Flood" is probably the most epic song on the album, starting with an enigmatically quiet introduction, then exploding into pure bliss. You don't even need to understand the lyrics, because everything else will move you. This album sounds much ..." [+] Reply
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1991
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8,190
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"When I started listening to this album and was midway through Chaos Space Marine I thought to myself there is no way they can keep this level of quality up for an hour and they really proved me wrong. They have decided to change their style up from the first album and create a more grandeur sound..." [+] Reply
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2022
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8,047
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 18 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 299 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,597 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,744 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,980 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 821 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 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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5,022 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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428 | 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 4 from 97th to 93rd |
Up 2 from 73rd to 71st |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
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| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
Down 3 from 94th to 97th |
Down 2 from 71st to 73rd |
Down 2 from 79th to 81st |
Down 1 from 7th to 8th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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