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"10/10 Top Tracks: "Bluebird", "Picasso's Last Words", "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" Pop perfection, as good as any Beatles album. You can't really complain about the songs being meaningless; it should be expected going into a McCartney solo album. What should always be expected is a great se..." Reply
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1973
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6,100
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"This is probably Gorillaz most expansive album. A lot of the songs, while having some of the nice nods back to their last entry in their discography; Demon Days, it feels more electronic and commercial in comparison. But that's not to say that it's a bad thing, the songs are actually quite catchy..." Reply
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HazeyTwilight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 9
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2010
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"It's like if Blur was more consistent and on drugs. I like it a lot. The title track is brilliant." Reply
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Space-Dementia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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1997
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6,059
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"Kate goes crazy!!! And does it well. Marvellous and worth any ones money" Reply
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1982
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6,037
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"Number of the beast, was Iron Maiden's first album with Bruce Dickinson, which meant now that main songwriter Steve Harris could now write anything and not having to worry about accommodating the limited Paul D'ianno. Two thirds of the album consists of out and out Maiden classics. Children of th..." Reply
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1982
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6,033
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"Beck's best. One of my all-time favorites. A party album as well as an arty album. Belongs in any car." Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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1996
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6,028
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"This album is a ridiculously good collection of singles and b-sides recorded by The Smiths in the first couple years of their short existence. It is honestly my favorite Smiths album. Nearly every song is quality, with a few of the Smiths greatest songs on here. The album holds together with a re..." Reply
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Caesar01 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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1984
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"The title track "Hotel California" (one of the best songs ever written) also has some of the finest solos and fills ever recorded on electric guitar, the recording quality of the album is superb, and even listening to the first cd mastering done (I do not have a version in vinyl or sacd), the ins..." Reply
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1976
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"This is the VU's worst album (not counting Squeeze, of course), which means it is also one of the best albums of all-time." Reply
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HyperBully | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 10
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1970
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"I don't feel very hip for saying this, but I think this is my favourite PJ Harvey album yet. Beautiful." Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4
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2011
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,395 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,729 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,988 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 837 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 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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5,028 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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426 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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