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11.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,541 charts

Rank Score:

61,430

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Average Rating:

88 (3,237 votes)

Comments:

368

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,688 charts

Rank Score:

59,475

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,402 charts

Rank Score:

58,254

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Average Rating:

88 (2,793 votes)

Comments:

297

14.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,155 charts

Rank Score:

55,866

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Average Rating:

88 (2,518 votes)

Comments:

391

15.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,738 charts

Rank Score:

55,787

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Average Rating:

87 (3,785 votes)

Comments:

370

16.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,511 charts

Rank Score:

55,777

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Average Rating:

89 (3,313 votes)

Comments:

297

17.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,205 charts

Rank Score:

50,215

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,113 charts

Rank Score:

49,453

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,424 charts

Rank Score:

49,216

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,389 charts

Rank Score:

46,584

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Average Rating:

87 (3,400 votes)

Comments:

281

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	2	0%
1950s	268	3%
1960s	685	7%
1970s	1,518	15%
1980s	1,475	15%
1990s	1,842	18%
2000s	2,058	21%
2010s	2,149	21%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	28	0%
Miles Davis	24	0%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,015	50%
	2,611	26%
	441	4%
	270	3%
	227	2%
	182	2%
	157	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,701	97%
Yes	299	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,864	99%
Yes	136	1%

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