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"Synthesizing poetic free-form lyrics and emotionally intense vocals, Patti Smith reinvented the unstable relationship that exists between life and art in the spirit of Janis Joplin. Her engaging and unique personality is probably best evoked in the quasi-religious elegy, 'Pissing In The River', u..." [+] Reply
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1976
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"Infectious, immediate and relentless math rock greatness. Foals' debut is just filled with this unrestrained momentum bursting through every song. I may be biased because I've listened to it so much, but there isn't a skippable track on this album. Quite possibly my favorite math rock record ever..." [+] Reply
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2008
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907
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"This album is so underrated. It's one of the best albums of 2010. This kind of indie pop can really make me happy. Best tracks: Do you want it all?, Undercover Martyn, I can talk" Reply
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Space-Dementia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2010
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"There's some good things on here notably Out Of The Sinking, Time Passes, Wings Of Speed and Broken Stones. Some of the record seems to repeat itself Whirlpool sounds like Changing man for instance. Overall decent." Reply
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Squonk007 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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"One of 2019's best albums. Michael Kiwanuka is one of the definitive Soul artists of his generation." Reply
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2019
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905
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"This is an album with a lot of peaks and valleys to it. You’ve got some really solid songs on this album, songs like “Inhaler", “My Number" and “Milk & Black Spiders" are great songs that are very easy to enjoy. And then you have other songs on the album that are just thoroughly uninteresting. Th..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2013
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"Currently on an 80s synth binge and found my way to soft cell. I've only heard tainted love from this group but I was pleasantly surprised how much of the album I found myself liking. Bedsitter has to be my favorite on the album." Reply
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1981
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"One the very first bands to herald the shoegazing revival (now in it's 8th year). Lesser Matters is a brilliant album chock full of indie-pop gems." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2003
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"Intimate and beautifully suggestive. Elliott wears his heart on his sleeve and lets us all into his thought process. The depression in this album is overwhelming but its fragile structure makes for an amazing experience. The reason why I rate this album a little lower than Elliott Smith and Eithe..." [+] Reply
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1994
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"Classic shoegaze with proper tunes in it. I've listened to the first 8 minute single "leave them all behind" recently and strangely it made me think of children choir classical music covered with a wall of guitars. Nice. The weak point is perhaps the frail vocals, but then again, it's a shoesgaze..." [+] Reply
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1992
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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 | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,594 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,734 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,984 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 829 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,027 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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426 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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220 | 2% | |
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156 | 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 96th to 91st |
Up 3 from 81st to 78th |
Up 3 from 72nd to 69th |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
Up 2 from 46th to 44th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 47th to 49th |
Down 2 from 63rd to 65th |
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