Overall Chart
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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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4,876
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"I compare Arctic Monkeys to a cute, funny, (maybe a trouble making) kid, who then grew into an ugly, awkward teen. This album is Arctic Monkeys emergence from the awkward phase, and into a good looking adult. My favorite album of theirs is still "Whatever people..." I like "Favourite..." a little..." [+] Reply
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samistake2ice | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (13 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2013
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4,856
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"I am biased! I was a mod in the 60s and The Who were my favourite band....by some distance. Seeing them live was a life changing experience. I think this is Pete's master work, the essence of who he was and how he felt growing up too. It is the epitome of the "the whole is greater that the sum of..." [+] Reply
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1973
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4,824
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"I'll admit, I never really had an interest in listening to Amy Winehouse for some reason, and then she died, and I wanted to know what she sounded like. So I listened to a song from this album...and then the entire album. What a great, soulful work this is, with powerful vocals and melodies and l..." [+] Reply
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2006
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4,805
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"I know taste is subjective and all but, this album being below 7 Radiohead albums just shows how absurd this website is lol Basically Elton's greatest hits album with what is probably one of the best openers of all time. Candle of the Wind, Bennie and the title track are also amazing tunes. Overa..." [+] Reply
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1973
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4,788
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"Having only listened to “Flower Boy” from Tyler, I like “Igor” much much more. The atmosphere the album builds throughout its songs is very pleasing, and that's exactly what I loved about his past record. It's not 'agressive rap', which many times I don't quite like. It's more 'jazzy'; like somet..." [+] Reply
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lleon79 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2019
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4,786
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"I never knew for sure why this album has always been my favorite Led Zeppelin album. I feel it's intense like the other albums, but also very sensible, honest and smooth. "Caught you smiling at me, That's the way it should be, Like a leaf is to a tree, so fine" I also want to add that I feel sorr..." [+] Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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4,737
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"The story goes that Nick Drake's understated, intimate lyricism was a product of his being "too sensitive for this world," a remark that diminishes his skill and commitment to revision by reducing them to an emotional quirk. Nick had "a skin too few" maybe, as Gabrielle Drake would say, but hardl..." [+] Reply
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Rug | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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4,735
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"I had the immense pleasure of seeing Springsteen live in Toronto in 1978 and 1981. They were the best concerts I've ever been to and I've been to a lot. Having been to the live show gives all of his early albums very special meaning to me. I should also mention that it wasn't all about Bruce. Eve..." [+] Reply
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Freddie55 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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"Kick out out the Jams, motherfuckers! Turns out the MC5 were just the warm up band. Utterly stripped down, Funhouse basks in being lean and young, stalking & swaggering through the city streets. After being restrained by John Cale for platter number one, Iggy Pop turns into a feral beast on this ..." [+] Reply
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1970
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4,733
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 20 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 3 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 180 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 666 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,536 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,387 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,612 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,771 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1,986 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 857 | 9% |
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| Bob Dylan | 36 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 26 | 0% | |
| Pink Floyd | 24 | 0% | |
| Genesis | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,952 | 50% | |
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2,628 | 26% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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350 | 4% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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145 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 2010s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Frank Ocean | |
| 6. Beach House | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Lana Del Rey | |
| 11. Car Seat Headrest | |
| 12. Nick Cave | |
| 13. Vampire Weekend | |
| 14. Death Grips | |
| 15. Bon Iver | |
| 16. David Bowie | |
| 17. The War On Drugs | |
| 18. Tyler, The Creator | |
| 19. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 20. Swans |
