Overall Chart
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"Best album I've heard so far this year, and a welcome return to greatness for P.J. Amazing." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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2,911
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"I really really did not like Coldplay until I heard this album I had turned my nose up at most of the songs I had heard from there first three albums HoweverI bought this album after liking viva la vida the single and violet hill as they intrigued me - and I fell in love with the album The CD cam..." [+] Reply
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2008
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2,909
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"I remember 2001... I thought the music industry was spiraling downhill... dominated by boy bands, Shaggy, Limp Biskit, Linkin Park, Staind, Creed, etc... Those were dark days indeed. When the Strokes and White Stripes burst onto the scene with their huge 2001 albums, it restored my faith in the m..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2001
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2,891
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"Mother is reminiscent of the song from another Police album, Be My Girl-Sally. It's also written by Summers, and is about a dude and his sex doll. It's a character song, lighthearted and fun, probably not serious (just like Mother). Mother fits on this album alongside Sting's quirky lyrics and th..." [+] Reply
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Nobodyisemo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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2,884
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"First listen : WTF? Second : WTF? Third : Why am I listening to this again? though I don't like... Oh, wait.. Forth :Oh.....I love it yeah...." Reply
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SingingPeasant96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +19 votes (20 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1998
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2,863
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"Some wonderful moments, some not so. The more melodic and accessible the songs, the better. Still, it is a brave record and it doesn't out stay it's welcome and I'm sure it has yet to fully hit me yet. A challenging album, which I hope will reward me with a great record, but I'm not quite there y..." [+] Reply
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2016
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2,859
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"I feel like I'm listening to decent power pop through someone else's earphones on a bus." Reply
Year of Release:
1985
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2,854
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"Disraeli Gears is Creams most solid album. The first four songs are excellent - two classics and two deep cuts. Second side starts strong with Tales of Brave Ulysses - one of the masterpieces, followed by SWABLR (She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow) and the classic blues standard Outside Woman Blues..." [+] Reply
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1967
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2,851
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"While I really enjoy Remain in Light, this is by far my favourite Talking Heads album I’ve heard so far and has spurred me on to explore the parts of their discography that I have yet to delve into. The opener is amazing, actually the first three tracks are amazing, all very listenable. The rest ..." [+] Reply
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Crumpet | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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2,846
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"Dave's 2nd album is more elaborately fleshed out both musically and lyrically. This album really bridged a shift in style from the 1st album to the rest of their output. (i felt subsequent albums just haven't been as good, and i just found out that dave grohl created most of the songs of the 2nd ..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1997
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2,838
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 35 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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4,970 | 50% | |
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2,628 | 26% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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332 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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145 | 1% | |
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