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21.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,953 charts

Rank Score:

41,549

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Average Rating:

86 (2,191 votes)

Comments:

291

22.

Is This It

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

2,198 charts

Rank Score:

40,839

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23.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,543 charts

Rank Score:

40,640

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24.

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,171 charts

Rank Score:

39,643

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,070 charts

Rank Score:

38,642

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Average Rating:

86 (3,171 votes)

Comments:

237

26.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,022 charts

Rank Score:

38,100

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Average Rating:

87 (2,292 votes)

Comments:

161

27.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,801 charts

Rank Score:

38,030

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28.

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,126 charts

Rank Score:

37,768

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Average Rating:

88 (3,053 votes)

Comments:

236

29.

The Doors

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,169 charts

Rank Score:

36,374

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,765 charts

Rank Score:

35,771

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Average Rating:

87 (2,006 votes)

Comments:

168

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	270	3%
1960s	692	7%
1970s	1,541	15%
1980s	1,483	15%
1990s	1,818	18%
2000s	1,947	19%
2010s	2,142	21%
2020s	81	1%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	30	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,030	50%
	2,599	26%
	446	4%
	314	3%
	220	2%
	179	2%
	153	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,699	97%
Yes	301	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,770	98%
Yes	230	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,912	99%
Yes	88	1%

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