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Is This It

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,082 charts

Rank Score:

43,249

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Average Rating:

86 (2,636 votes)

Comments:

245

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Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,847 charts

Rank Score:

42,570

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,010 charts

Rank Score:

40,864

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,948 charts

Rank Score:

40,705

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,427 charts

Rank Score:

40,076

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,987 charts

Rank Score:

39,638

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Average Rating:

88 (2,883 votes)

Comments:

220

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In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,641 charts

Rank Score:

37,945

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,808 charts

Rank Score:

37,301

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Average Rating:

86 (2,129 votes)

Comments:

153

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The Doors

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,994 charts

Rank Score:

37,101

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,634 charts

Rank Score:

34,959

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Average Rating:

87 (1,879 votes)

Comments:

155

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	2	0%
1950s	268	3%
1960s	685	7%
1970s	1,518	15%
1980s	1,475	15%
1990s	1,842	18%
2000s	2,058	21%
2010s	2,149	21%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	28	0%
Miles Davis	24	0%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,015	50%
	2,611	26%
	441	4%
	270	3%
	227	2%
	182	2%
	157	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,701	97%
Yes	299	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,864	99%
Yes	136	1%

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