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"This record is pretty much as close to perfect as I've personally heard. It just rolls. Every track has its own unique identity but at the same time adds to the completeness of the whole. The wild diversity of the songs and styles and sounds on this record never seem forced or half-baked. And has..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +19 votes (19 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1979
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29,087
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"Everyone got all crazy for Radiohead when they released OK Computer, but this album is just as good. It's definitely more mainstream alternative than pretty much everything they released after it, but it's a 90s classic." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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27,574
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"Yeah. I too love New York City Cops. Unfortunately, they got really unlucky with the timing of the release and couldn't put it out right after 9/11." Reply
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Mr. Shankly | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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27,170
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"i dont understand how people can only get into only shallow when you have to here knows when, when you sleep, sometimes and Soon etc etc.oh well." Reply
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1991
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26,738
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"Some days, I just can't stop thinking: "Why do I listen to anything else?". I mean, isn't this near perfect? Can it get much better? At least it's the best I've heard." Reply
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antiloopje | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (14 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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26,640
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"And you may ask yourself, How did they do that?" Reply
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1980
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26,623
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"One of the all time great debuts. Like The Velvet Underground's first record, it's one of those albums that took music to another level, a more atmospheric, cinematic version of pop. It's a classic from start to finish. Break on through, get things of to a great start, and it never lets up. Light..." [+] Reply
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1967
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25,716
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""Best album ever". Is that so? It's personally not my favourite album, but it's very hard to debate with this statement. Everything in this album is an infinite out of ten: The production, the writing, the emotion, the performances... My love for this one keeps growing at every listen." Reply
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1989
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25,587
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"I'm a late arrival to Bob Dylan's music. Like a lot of people my age, I couldn't get past his style and never gave him a chance. That all has changed, and now that I actually listen to what he is saying, I am flat out blown away. To say this record is genius would be putting it mildly, and that's..." [+] Reply
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1965
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25,344
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"Most consistent, raw, best harmonies, best everything. Cannot believe this is 56 years old. Not one weak track on here in my opinion. My favorite Beatles record as well as my favorite record." Reply
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1965
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25,221
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 3 of 1,000
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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Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
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