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21.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,301 charts

Rank Score:

31,067

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Average Rating:

87 (2,635 votes)

Comments:

187

22.

The Bends

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,673 charts

Rank Score:

29,529

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,157 charts

Rank Score:

29,126

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24.

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,462 charts

Rank Score:

28,993

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Average Rating:

86 (3,026 votes)

Comments:

277

25.

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,067 charts

Rank Score:

28,679

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26.

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,030 charts

Rank Score:

28,086

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,361 charts

Rank Score:

27,527

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,345 charts

Rank Score:

27,227

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Average Rating:

88 (3,371 votes)

Comments:

261

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The Doors

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,415 charts

Rank Score:

27,163

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,834 charts

Rank Score:

26,450

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Average Rating:

86 (2,051 votes)

Comments:

152

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	724	7%
1970s	1,454	15%
1980s	1,447	14%
1990s	1,633	16%
2000s	1,766	18%
2010s	2,018	20%
2020s	627	6%

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	%

	5,009	50%
	2,652	27%
	436	4%
	319	3%
	223	2%
	160	2%
	139	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,736	97%
Yes	264	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,723	97%
Yes	277	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,883	99%
Yes	117	1%

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