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"What can I say about "Pet Sounds"? This album is just so ridiculously out-of-this-world. Especially considering where music was at in 1966, it is very hard to believe that a guy could create this music almost single handedly. Composition and production-wise, this album is a complete masterpiece a..." [+] Reply
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1966
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36,683
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"6 of the 8 songs on this album - "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Going to California", "The Battle of Evermore", "Stairway to Heaven" and "When the Levee Breaks" are rock masterpieces. Those tracks alone are enough to warrant this album an exceptional score, but "Misty Mountain Hop", a slightly sa..." [+] Reply
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1971
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36,583
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"'IF this album were to be erased from history tonight, you would find little on what precious darlings of what is called "indie."' No! Nirvana did not invent indie rock, or even so-called alternative music. That would be Black Flag, Husker Du, The Replacements, R.E.M. The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Din..." [+] Reply
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Mr. Shankly | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (16 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1991
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36,115
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"This album has it all. From gorgeous songs like 'while my guitar gently weeps' and 'blackbird', to just great songs like 'happiness is a warm gun' and 'im so tired', to hard rock (for the time) like 'helter skelter' and 'birthday', to blues jams like 'why dont we do it in the road' and 'yer blues..." [+] Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (13 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1968
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35,594
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"I really tried to get into this album, considering its top-10 position overall on BEA. However, it just doesn't do it for me, even after 4 listens. On a positive note, very interesting themes around growing up, generational conflicts, etc. I really like the first 3 songs, and Rebellion, but I fin..." [+] Reply
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2004
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32,064
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"The Smiths are my favorite band of the 80s hands down, and this is their true masterpiece. Not putting this at number 1 was a hard decision for me, because I literally cant count how many times I've hard all these songs. And they dont get old. Its weird, I literally cannont get tired of this albu..." [+] Reply
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micah88800 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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31,717
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"I sometimes question whether this is just simply the best album ever made. I'm never quite sure. Great album, and the beginning to a new generation of music. Monkey Gone To Heaven is an amazing song, and the fact it's a grunge song about animal rights, makes it a very unique track. It's an album ..." [+] Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1989
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30,097
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"It's a strange phenomenon that this record has garnered so much critical acclaim. With its simplistic harmonic progressions and expectable cadences, and with its lo-fi production value, and Jeff Magnum's vocals (under normal circumstances, underwhelming), the tracks are not exactly complex in a m..." [+] Reply
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soundguardian | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +18 votes (23 helpful | 5 unhelpful)
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1998
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29,931
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"What can you say about Rumours that has not already been said? One of the most beautiful and yet bittersweet collection of songs ever put on record. It's impossible to pick standout tracks because they are all equally good but different to each other. How the record shifts from Chrissy's heartbre..." [+] Reply
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1977
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29,555
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"Man, ok, so it seems people like this album. I don't typically listen to a lot of rap so i have a hard time rating it. but because this record has gotten so muc attention this week (and i wanna be one of the cool kids) i listened to a few times straight through. First the positives, i actually re..." [+] Reply
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samistake2ice | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +19 votes (23 helpful | 4 unhelpful)
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2015
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29,195
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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 | 1,597 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,744 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,980 | 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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5,022 | 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 |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
Up 1 from 99th to 98th |
| 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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