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"My favorite album of all time. Combines all of the good things about Muse from old to new and combines everything I love in music and puts it on one album. Beautiful orchestrations and harmonies; catchy melodies; hard and fast rock; classical influence; incredible piano performances; amazing elec..." [+] Reply
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2003
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7,771
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"Bob Dylan's second album and first with completely originals, is excellent and a very important record. This is Dylan in his true persona after the giddy hoot of his enjoyable but unsure debut. Freewheelin' contains four of Dylan's greatest songs in the apocalyptic, a hard rain's-a-gonna fall, th..." [+] Reply
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1963
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7,760
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"This is a band that is completely relaxed, completely focused on the music as they had noting to prove anymore. One of the best Blues albums I know. The only band besides the Beatles (Abbey Road) that succeeded to top their best work with their last recorded album, as many groups run out of energ..." [+] Reply
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1971
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7,746
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"Tom Petty - Why were they booing me? Stage hand - Don't worry - they weren't booing you, they were Bruceing. He's up next. Tom Petty - Oh man, isn't that worse?" Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1984
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7,715
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"This is by far my favorite Smiths album. When I first heard it, I wasn't a fan, but after more listens, I absolutely fell in love with it. Morrissey says that he has no charm, but he is a complete and utter liar; he is the most "charming man" that has ever fronted a band. "Reel Around the Fountai..." [+] Reply
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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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"why the debate--it's a classic in every sense of the word--ground breaking at the time and still sounds fresh every time I hear it. Powerful and sweet--musical and poetic--great guitars and vocals. A+ song writing." Reply
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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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"An astonishing record. Though it struggles to emerge from the shadow of James' more celebrated efforts, this may quietly be his best. Of the 9 tracks here, 7 have the potential to hit you just as hard as All My Friends did, and they can do it with just as much mastery of dance music as anything o..." [+] Reply
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2010
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7,504
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"Dirt rocks. That's all there is to it. With an opening song as epic and explosive as "Them Bones", you know you're in for a hell of a ride. This album is as dark as grunge got, with nearly every song dealing with either death, depression, anger, suicide, drug addiction, etc. The subject matter is..." [+] Reply
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micah88800 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1992
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7,471
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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 73rd to 71st |
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Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
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| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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