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"This is to Radiohead what Exile on Main Street is to Revolver. It's slightly less perfect, but it's edginess goes and still puts it in a league of it's own. This album isn't overrated. At all." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (11 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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2003
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7,771
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"The voice of the generation has come with his army of lyrical poetry and sparse-yet-brilliant guitar picking. Sprinkled with more classics in one album than most musicians can produce in their entire careers, Dylan shows himself the rightful heir to the people's voice. He will go on to lead the w..." [+] Reply
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1963
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7,760
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"There's athin line between theatricality and pretentiousness. After their first album, which some would say was pretentious (though not I!), they began to cross that line with increasing frequency. So this album feels like a bit of a back to basics for them... and it is a great album as a result." Reply
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badfaith | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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7,746
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"One of the best optimism/pessimism balances of any work that I can think of. It's powerful and poetic and the messages, although sometimes misinterpreted, ring loud and true to the trained ear. Yes, on "Born in the U.S.A." Springsteen is shouting at America in anger...but, deep down, he loves her..." [+] Reply
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Captain_Dude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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7,715
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"One of the greatest debut albums, The Smiths self-titled album is an instant classic. Standout tracks include "This Charming Man", "Reel Around The Fountain", "Still Ill"." Reply
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joedec | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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7,692
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"Very much the night to Teen Dream's day, in that it is more darker, more foreboding, more mysterious, and more melancholy. Best tracks include Myth, The Hours, Irene, and On The Sea." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2012
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7,656
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"I bought this the same day I bought "Born to run" in 1975..for some reason when I heard each of these, I heard patches of the early 60s girl group, phil spector vibe..but my favorite line ."..its as if someone put butter on all the fine points of the stars because when he looked up..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1975
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7,626
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"Warning! Masterpiece!!! In 2000, out of nowhere this UFO, an album, fruit of the work of a band of Australian music lovers completely crazy, as magical as mad, as gargantuan as beautiful. An album-song that is heard from beginning to end with a stainless pleasure. Composed of 900 samples of music..." [+] Reply
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2000
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7,532
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"Almost as good as Sound of silver, which is no small feat. Come back, James Murphy. Music needs you." Reply
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9999 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2010
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7,504
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""I want you to scrape meeeeeeee, from the walls" Damn no matter how many times I hear it it still gives me shivers. This album is a fantastic portrayal of addiction and the workings of an addicts mind. It does a fantastic job at showing (or reminding) you what it feels like. The album's outlook i..." [+] Reply
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1992
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7,471
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 20 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 | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,746 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,979 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,023 | 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 69th to 67th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
Up 1 from 99th to 98th |
Up 1 from 96th to 95th |
| 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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Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
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