Overall Chart
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"The best album produced by the best British blues guitarist, Peter Green. WARNING: this isn't your "Don't Stop" Fleetwood Mac -- this is closer to a mix of Cream and Zeppelin." Reply
Year of Release:
1969
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894
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"This was a great reinvention, from changing his name to changing his lyrical depth. I think it has become customary to dismiss JCM as a redneck and even (very mistakenly!) an overly patriotic conservative. Anyone who thinks along those lines needs to listen more closely. This is far more intellig..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1985
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894
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"In my personal opinion, this this is Foals best album, most of its tracks, except of Bad Habit, Stepson, Out of the Woods (which are average songs), the rest of the album is phenomenal, just crazy!! I cant take it out of my head. My number, Inhaler, Providence, Last Night, Milk & Black Spiders......" [+] Reply
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meruizh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2013
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893
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"Imagine, if you will, a giant rollercoaster that lasts for about 35 minutes. Except there's no delay for going up. You're basically going down down down, upside-down, left, down, down, DOWN the whole time. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! (there should have been more !!!!s in this review) There is lik..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2004
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893
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"I like this album better than Three Imaginary Boys. The added tracks really do the album good. And some lesser tracks are dropped. I don't regard this as a compilation.." Reply
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wooolf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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891
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"Amazing. Run christian run is the best of a quality album." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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891
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"Despite Cave and company's thoughts that this album's sound was too tampered with post-recording, I find it to be one of his most fun, rocking albums. "Straight to You" is arguably his best song ever. Favorite tracks: "Straight to You", "Jack the Ripper", "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry"" Reply
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badseed | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1992
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890
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"The Pet Shop Boys greatest lp, introducing their minimalist techno-pop to the world. Featuring the classic singles West End Girls and Opportunities, it's precision pop is both lovelorn and despairing." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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889
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"Amazing piano playing. Matchbox, Jambalaya, High School Confidential are key tracks. Has the talent of playing and singing of Little Richard, but not the same song writing skills." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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888
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"This is just straight bebop by two of its greatest practitioners. The instrumental performances can't be beat, though the overly simplistic arrangements leave it behind many other jazz classics in my mind." Reply
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1952
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887
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 188 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 | 1,434 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,728 | 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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430 | 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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