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1991.

Communiqué

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

829

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

369

Overall Rank:

1,991

Average Rating:

75 (309 votes)

Comments:

1992.

Caetano Veloso (1968)

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

829

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

191

Overall Rank:

1,992

Average Rating:

77 (174 votes)

Comments:

1993.

Microphones In 2020

The Microphones

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

829

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

1,993

Average Rating:

79 (156 votes)

Comments:

1994.

Caligula

Lingua Ignota

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

829

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,994

Average Rating:

78 (156 votes)

Comments:

1995.

Begin To Hope

Regina Spektor

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

178 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

323

Overall Rank:

1,995

Average Rating:

77 (240 votes)

Comments:

1996.

High Voltage (International)
Compilation

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

370

Overall Rank:

1,996

Average Rating:

79 (229 votes)

Comments:

1997.

Second Coming

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

349

Overall Rank:

1,997

Average Rating:

73 (351 votes)

Comments:

1998.

Once

Nightwish

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

827

Rank in 2004:

Rank in 2000s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,998

Average Rating:

76 (91 votes)

Comments:

1999.

Lightbulb Sun

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

325

Overall Rank:

1,999

Average Rating:

80 (241 votes)

Comments:

2000.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 1963:

Rank in 1960s:

192

Overall Rank:

2,000

Average Rating:

77 (201 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	304	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,442	14%
1980s	1,437	14%
1990s	1,614	16%
2000s	1,732	17%
2010s	2,007	20%
2020s	702	7%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	5,027	50%
	2,642	26%
	432	4%
	319	3%
	221	2%
	160	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,730	97%
Yes	270	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,732	97%
Yes	268	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,880	99%
Yes	120	1%

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