Overall Chart
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"No comments? Seriously? Great songs, very well produced, and catchy as hell. Girl U Want, Whip It, Gates of Steel, Don't You Know, Snowball, the whole thing is excellent." Reply
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1980
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310
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"What's this? A Brian Eno album of stunning piano pieces? Don't mind if I do!" Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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"This is actually a pretty good record. Almost a throw back to their earlier material. Their best record besides "Relayer" without the classic "Yes" line up." Reply
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1980
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"2 duds and 10 songs that made either Endless Summer (4) or Spirit of America (6). Was this their greatest singles album? Quite possibly. And since this IS America's greatest rock 'n' roll band it must be one of the greatest albums ever, no? Brian's strengths as a tunesmith were in full gear here...." [+] Reply
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1964
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310
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"Critically acclaimed band that has missed the public adoration they deserve. This their debut album is probably most deserving of classic status. It is a mid 90s lo fi quirky indie classic. Very much an album about weekend drug taking and small town fun.The Fuzzy guitars help set the tone. They h..." [+] Reply
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Button001 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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310
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"Not even top 100 of 2012? All these BEA folks need to get their heads out of their ass" Reply
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2012
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309
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"Easing off on the psychedelia that was on 'Lost Chord'. This is a bit more laid back with a bit of a paisley feel at times. Still a good album. The Moody's seem to be a bit overlooked as an fabled band of the 60's." Reply
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1969
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309
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"tim rice isn't religious at all and webber is too big to say that he isn't, but doesn't talk about it. I suppose they think this is funny, "jesus christ superstar," "this jesus must die." lol, rice was knighted. the album was originally banned for blasphemy, anything by guys this huge to do such ..." [+] Reply
"First time hearing anything by this band other than Lovefool and I am immediately a fan. These songs are soo good, and that Iron Man cover has no business working that well." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"Bill Evans gets a bit overshadowed here; he's great, but he's not mic-ed up great and he's not bringing the harder edges the other players are. Eric Dolphy on this album, oh my god. Check out Yearnin', where he plays the last part of the head with total precision, and then immediately goes wailin..." [+] Reply
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1961
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 318 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 3 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 180 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 666 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,536 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,387 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,612 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,771 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1,986 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 857 | 9% |
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| Bob Dylan | 36 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 26 | 0% | |
| Pink Floyd | 24 | 0% | |
| Genesis | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,952 | 50% | |
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2,628 | 26% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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350 | 4% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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145 | 1% | |
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