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"A very interesting record. Mr. Ellington is a musical sponge. I guess that's what made him a genius." Reply
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1967
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397
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"Great jazz record. Definitely underrated." Reply
"This album has entered my Overall list at the expense of Burial’s EPs on their own which gives me room to add other deserving albums. I want to highlight Kindred and Truant/Rough Sleeper as the 2 EPs on this compilation that tower above the others. They have so much to offer the avid, immersive l..." [+] Reply
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"Explosions In The Sky have found a formula and they stick to it here, but when the formula is just so good why would you change it up? As per other releases the guitars sound so comforting and so pure. The crescendos sound so triumphant and so inspiring. This album transports you to a world of pe..." [+] Reply
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2007
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396
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"The Style Council's best album for me. Weller showing what they could've been had he not been so determined to wind up Jam fans and Jam fans weren't so disparaging cos TSC weren't The Jam" Reply
"This has a slightly more rock sound but it's still definitely the Cranberries. It's a good album, definitely an interesting one in their discography. I know a couple people who say this is their favorite by them." Reply
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"My soundtrack for the summer of 1985. Loved this album. Standout tracks are certainly the hits, Word Girl, Wood Beez, Absolute and Perfect Way." Reply
"The only decent album they ever made before they sold out big time, just like Chicago and umpteen other bands who decided they would rather make money than make decent music." Reply
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1968
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395
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"Jerry Harrison's ("Talking Heads") production lifts this piece into ripe rainforest canopies. An underrated band in its prime." Reply
"Another very notable Wishbone Ash album with prog/hard rock themes and stunning guitar. FUBB might be my favorite instrumental piece ever, and that's saying something considering some of the stuff Genesis and Camel made!" Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,594 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,734 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,984 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 829 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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5,027 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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426 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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220 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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Down 2 from 47th to 49th |
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