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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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6,196
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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) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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"If you're considering getting this album, do it! You will not regret it. The lyrics in Wasted time I'm sure we can all somehow relate to" Reply
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1976
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6,131
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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) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1970
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6,118
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"I like this album more than their debut, is it wrong for me to say that?" Reply
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1984
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6,087
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"Fantano also gave The Money Store 10/10 yet you don't see it at the top of 2012.He thought MBDTF was average but BEA has it as second best of 2010.So no,it's not first because a famous critic gave it a perfect score." Reply
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2014
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6,084
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"For years, I thought the cover was a bale of hay jumping over a hurdle, an image I thought perfectly captured the dada-ist vibe of the music and lyrics. When I read on wikipedia that it is actually a dog (a Komondor) and Beck was uncertain of the cover right through pressing, it made me wonder. B..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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6,080
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"My god this site underrates this record" Reply
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LebowskiRams | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (14 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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6,060
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"Disraeli Gears is Creams most solid album. The first four songs are excellent - two classics and two deep cuts. Second side starts strong with Tales of Brave Ulysses - one of the masterpieces, followed by SWABLR (She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow) and the classic blues standard Outside Woman Blues..." [+] Reply
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1967
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6,057
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"Re-listened to this album post-hype. Initially, I thought it was pretty mediocre, but listening to it again years later, I really enjoy it. It's a bit shallow, and I get the "pretentious" rub people take away from it, but I think they're just trying to have fun. I'm convinced music this beautiful..." [+] Reply
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craola | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2012
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6,051
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,745 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,950 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,650 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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133 | 1% | |
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