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171.

Moondance

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

985 charts

Rank Score:

8,711

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

171

Average Rating:

84 (1,154 votes)

Comments:

172.

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Pavement

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

937 charts

Rank Score:

8,699

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

83 (1,150 votes)

Comments:

173.

Different Class

Pulp

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

934 charts

Rank Score:

8,682

Rank in 1995:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

173

Average Rating:

82 (1,051 votes)

Comments:

174.

Joanna Newsom

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

778 charts

Rank Score:

8,577

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

174

Average Rating:

82 (855 votes)

Comments:

175.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

950 charts

Rank Score:

8,554

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

175

Average Rating:

81 (1,223 votes)

Comments:

176.

Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

929 charts

Rank Score:

8,549

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

177.

Tool

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

8,535

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

177

Average Rating:

82 (1,085 votes)

Comments:

178.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

904 charts

Rank Score:

8,464

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

178

Average Rating:

83 (1,435 votes)

Comments:

179.

Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

957 charts

Rank Score:

8,338

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Average Rating:

Comments:

180.

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

909 charts

Rank Score:

8,299

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

180

Average Rating:

85 (983 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,449	14%
1980s	1,444	14%
1990s	1,629	16%
2000s	1,762	18%
2010s	2,012	20%
2020s	651	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,010	50%
	2,650	27%
	437	4%
	321	3%
	222	2%
	160	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,733	97%
Yes	267	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,728	97%
Yes	272	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,882	99%
Yes	118	1%

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