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"Good news first or bad news..? Well, the bad news ain't so bad, so let's start there... Bad news: "Mambo Sun" and "Planet Queen" are actually the same song - BUT good news: it's a really good song. (Same with "Get It On" and "The Motivator," but that's an even BETTER song.) And just a little more..." [+] Reply
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1971
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4,616
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"Also known as Bloc Party 'Best Of' album" Reply
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2005
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4,614
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"One of the most brilliant punk records- or just any record, ever. It's hard to comprehend how expansive of a reach the trio of D. Boon, Mike Watt, and George Hurley on this album. Stretching across many fields to create some of the most creative, energetic, and flat line rockin'. After listening ..." [+] Reply
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1984
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4,598
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"This album right here. Heard it the first time today, thinking previously that Ys was her undisputed masterpiece. Ys sure feels sporadic and magical, but this album is focused, down to earth, human, and felt like much more of a statement. The quality of the album is so consistant, it baffles me h..." [+] Reply
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2010
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4,579
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"REM's fifth album, sees the band starting to lean towards the mainstream, at least in terms of commercial success. Document, is similar to predecessor, life's rich pageant, in that it's predominately a rock album, but this record has a bigger, fuller sound. It kicks off with an REM classic, fines..." [+] Reply
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1987
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4,572
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"I've read some reviews describing this album as lacking in warmth, or too distant from their roots as a 5-piece rock outfit, or too much of a Thom Yorke project. Yet, I truly find KoL to be an incredibly intimate album that rewards full immersion with headphones. It is also a real tribute to the ..." [+] Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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4,533
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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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4,509
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"Lot of filler on here but the stuff that's not is landmark stuff. Think they were rushed into the studio when they were famously signed after having only four or five tracks. Which is why some stuff is weak. The foundations of funhouse and punk rock." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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4,498
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"The Cure can go two ways: either very gothic or extremely pop sounding. The Head on the Door is the latter and it's the best Cure pop album. I once read somewhere that every song in this record could easily be a single and I strongly agree. Every time I listen to this my love for it only deepens...." [+] Reply
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lleon79 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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4,490
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"Listening to this is like entering one of those weird antique shops that smells of incense and it's full of religious imagery and wooden statues and there's some creepy old hippy woman at the counter." Reply
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Onater | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,724 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,965 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 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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5,001 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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