Overall Chart
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"Really fascinating, the feel of an ambient album but her soft yet forceful voice cuts through each song like a saw, giving it an ominious feel among all the ethereal beauty. Definitely something to put on repeat" Reply
"This album is a great collage of music in different languages mixed with audio bites from Latin American or Spanish radio. It all flows very well and the music and lyrics reflect the personality and ideas of Manu Chao, who besides having a rock-punk-ska musical background, also embraces Latin Ame..." [+] Reply
"Didn't like it at first. I thought it was too cheesy, especially "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough". I think differently now, well, I was going to list my favourite songs, but then I realized that all songs here are strong! It has a great energy and catchiness." Reply
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Mother Nature's Son | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Aka "The White Saint and the Sinner Lady"." Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1966
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"King Gizzard have somehow kept their personality while making a complete shift in sound. This album is extremely pleasant, dreamy, and, as expected, psychedelic." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2021
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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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"The Best album from an excellent catalogue by the legendary Bob Seger! Bob Seger is simply not given enough credit on this website!" Reply
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1976
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"Contemplative, atmospheric and even haunting at times. It's really hard for me to find the words to describe this album. Definitely my favorite release of this year so far. Favorite tracks: Crimson Tide, It Just Doesn't Happen, foolssong, Cue Synthesizer" Reply
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2020
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"A solitary, nocturnal bruiser of a record." Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"How exactly did we get here." Reply
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Hayden | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (4 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 335 of 1,000
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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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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