Overall Chart
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"This album got plenty of rotation back in the late 70s and deservedly so - great tunes, production, guitar work, vocals. A real gem." Reply
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1978
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456
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"Cardi B proves she can rap. Cardi B proves she can't write. Cardi B proves she can't pick interesting beats. Cardi B proves she might be able to make a good album one day. Cardi B proves this isn't it. Negatives: There's a solid handful of duds on this, and the lack of variation makes this an unq..." [+] Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2018
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455
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"This is the type of pop music i'm into nowadays. Combine queen and elo with a geeky, beat-centric hip-hop album obsessed with lonely nights spent with friends and you have "some nights". "we are young" is great, even if janelle's vocals are rather plain and underutilized. I wish the "some nights ..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2012
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455
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"How exactly did we get here." Reply
- Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (4 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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"A really underrated album. The entire thing from start to finish is just a masterpiece. Like originally the only album I had heard from him was Poses, then someone referred me to Want One and I had really no idea how talented this man really is." Reply
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2003
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454
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"One of the most promising artists of the decade finally comes through with the album we’ve been waiting for. This thing is soulful, funky, gritty, sexy, and even funny." Reply
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2019
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454
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"Ballsy indie pop rock." Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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454
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"Their classic album and brilliant introduction to the warped perfectionism of Lawrence Felt. As well as All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead, A Wave Crashed on Rocks, and Hours of Darkness Have Changed My Mind are highlights." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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454
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"A fantastic jazz fusion album that really stunned me on first listen and I have been hooked ever since. The performances on this album are just amazing and some of the solos on here are just astounding. Every instrument seems to be played so well and each has their own individual moment to shine...." [+] Reply
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1973
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453
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"There's a review that criticizes these songs as mere character sketches in which "very little happens." If that's what you're taking away from these songs, you're just not listening. I've said it before, but his ability to create a whole world in four minutes is masterful." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2015
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452
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 334 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 301 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,412 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,605 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,719 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 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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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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