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9991.

Woven Hand

Wovenhand

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Batiska

Naragonia Quartet

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

3 charts

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119

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9993.

Before Driving To The Chapel We Took Coffee With Rick And Jennifer Reed

AMM

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

7 charts

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119

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9994.

Ode To J. Smith

Travis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

15 charts

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119

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9995.

Holidays In Eden

Marillion

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

20 charts

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119

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9996.

Bubble & Scrape

Sebadoh

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

53 charts

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119

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9997.

Cheer

Drug Church

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

13 charts

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119

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9998.

Love Junk

The Pursuit Of Happiness

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

37 charts

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119

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9999.

$oul $old $eparately

Freddie Gibbs

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

49 charts

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119

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10000.

Human Ceremony

Sunflower Bean

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

35 charts

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119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	296	3%
1960s	733	7%
1970s	1,464	15%
1980s	1,453	15%
1990s	1,632	16%
2000s	1,771	18%
2010s	2,021	20%
2020s	601	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	33	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,017	50%
	2,654	27%
	440	4%
	306	3%
	228	2%
	159	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,721	97%
Yes	279	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,886	99%
Yes	114	1%

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Best Albums of the 1980s
1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
11. Closer by Joy Division
12. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
13. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Back In Black by AC/DC
18. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Ride The Lightning by Metallica