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1991.

Communiqué

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

831

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

370

Overall Rank:

1,991

Average Rating:

75 (309 votes)

Comments:

1992.

Caligula

Lingua Ignota

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,992

Average Rating:

78 (156 votes)

Comments:

1993.

Caetano Veloso (1968)

Caetano Veloso

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

151 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,993

Average Rating:

77 (174 votes)

Comments:

1994.

Second Coming

The Stone Roses

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

350

Overall Rank:

1,994

Average Rating:

73 (351 votes)

Comments:

1995.

High Voltage (International)
Compilation

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

371

Overall Rank:

1,995

Average Rating:

79 (229 votes)

Comments:

1996.

Lightbulb Sun

Porcupine Tree

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

160 charts

Rank Score:

830

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

322

Overall Rank:

1,996

Average Rating:

80 (241 votes)

Comments:

1997.

Begin To Hope

Regina Spektor

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

829

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

323

Overall Rank:

1,997

Average Rating:

77 (240 votes)

Comments:

1998.

Take Off Your Pants And Jacket

Blink-182

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 2001:

Rank in 2000s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,998

Average Rating:

70 (326 votes)

Comments:

1999.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

828

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

372

Overall Rank:

1,999

Average Rating:

77 (254 votes)

Comments:

2000.

Antidotes

Foals

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

827

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

325

Overall Rank:

2,000

Average Rating:

74 (286 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	26	0%
1950s	304	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,447	14%
1980s	1,438	14%
1990s	1,619	16%
2000s	1,739	17%
2010s	2,009	20%
2020s	694	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	%

	5,016	50%
	2,648	26%
	433	4%
	317	3%
	223	2%
	159	2%
	140	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,730	97%
Yes	270	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

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

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