Overall Chart
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"Slightly boring. Elegant but forgettable, "Wrong" is the best of the lot." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"Seriously groovy. Recommend" Reply
"Such a great band, one of the best artists of the 2000s. This is one of my 5 favorite albums of 2004 easily. They have an awesome sound and wonderful vocals." Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2004
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"For me... Tracks Of My Tears is one of the best songs ever written. Somehow it hits home for me. People think I'm all nice and happy when I don't feel that way. Problem with this record is only the hits are really worth my time. So I'll be listening to his greatest hits." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1965
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"My AOTY by far. So many incredible moments. There is so much to process here. Everytime you think that you've comprehended whatever a beat was trying to do, it would switch up or you'd be focussing on a verse instead and miss something. So this is certainly worthy of repeated listens. One of my f..." [+] Reply
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2018
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553
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"If the Enz were New Zealand's version of The Beatles then this is surely their finest moment with commercial sensibilities that outweigh the artistic achievement of 'Mental Notes'." Reply
"Tank! is one of the greatest pieces of jazz music ever created!!! Phinomenal song from a great album!!!" Reply
"Layered harmonies, strong melodies offbeat arrangements and instrumentation add to this psychedelic album. For best results "Black Foliage" should be experienced with headphones, eyes closed and mind open." Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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"Chocky is downright beautiful! Fantastic followup to Young Team, I highly recommend this album to all of the post-rock fans out there." Reply
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1999
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"My friend Janine was my college neighbor for three years IIRC, and for three years I did not have to keep track of Little Feat's release schedule, because I knew Janine would buy each album the instant it was available, and I'd be hearing it immediately through our shared wall. It was great." Reply
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1973
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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 | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,409 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,743 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,950 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
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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% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,013 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 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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| Best Artists of 1962 | |
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| 1. Ray Charles | |
| 2. Bill Evans | |
| 3. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 4. Howlin' Wolf | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Charles Mingus | |
| 7. John Coltrane | |
| 8. Booker T. & The M.G.'s | |
| 9. Dexter Gordon | |
| 10. Françoise Hardy |
