Overall Chart
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"The Lamb just keeps getting better and more relevant with age. The most Peter Gabriel driven of any Genesis album, and the last before he left the band because of creative differences. Gabriel’s amazing voice and lyrics work perfectly with the highly melodic and sometimes very heavy progressive r..." [+] Reply
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1974
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6,349
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"Band on the run, is quite rightly regarded as Paul McCartney's best album. You may prefer other records but, band on the run, has got to be the best. It's a thoroughly consistent album from start to finish, every song is potentially a highlight. The title track and, jet, are two of McCartney's be..." [+] Reply
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1973
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6,329
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"The Band were one of the most creative and influential acts of roots-rock. The group reinstated self respect, dignity and humility within a revisited fusion of gospel, blues and country music. It was an ethical approach that was to be adopted by their generation and subsequent generations. Their ..." [+] Reply
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1969
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6,326
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"I'm not really a fan of Deep Purple, but this is undeniably one of the greatest hard rock records ever. That opening riff on Smoke on the Water is one of the most instantly memorable riffs of all time and Highway Star is the ultimate fast car/hot chicks anthem. Throw in a beauty like Space Trucki..." [+] Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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6,312
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"I wear a shirt with this album cover on it and it's made me more than a few friends." Reply
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PsychologistHD | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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6,297
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"The track ratings for this album are all wrong. How are Rudy and Asylum, two of the best tracks, the lowest rated ones? How is the brilliant Hide in Your Shell only 85/100? How is the relatively corny School the highest rated track? How are Bloody Well Right and Dreamer not at the bottom? You're ..." [+] Reply
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Onater | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (8 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1974
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6,286
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"I've always respected Blondie as a singles band and pick any one of the plethora of Blondie Best Of's out there and you've got yourself a slam dunk winner Having said that 'Parallel Lines' is a great album as an album and is easily their best 'Parallel Lines' is some thing of a strange beast that..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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6,282
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"Play this album at night (preferably with a thunderstorm outside), turn all the lights out, light only candles, turn it up loud and this will be on your top 100 (or 10). The song suite leading up to and including N.I.B. will blow your head off!! I play this every Halloween at parties & it's a sma..." [+] Reply
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1970
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6,275
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"This one has everything Bob Marley was, a political men, worried about his people, but also a man of peace, love and faith. He really should be put up there with the greats." Reply
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1977
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6,256
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"I keep hearing from posters on many albums (not just this one) that seem to think that because an album is popular (especially on classic rock radio stations) that it is "overplayed" and therefore we should subtract points from the album. If this is truly the case, then "Who's Next", "Led Zeppeli..." [+] Reply
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1976
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6,242
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 26 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 304 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,435 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,727 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,999 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 726 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,011 | 50% | |
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2,665 | 27% | |
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429 | 4% | |
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315 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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