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"This album doesn't get nearly enough credit. It opens with one of the great psych-rock guitar solos of all-time and closes with an apocalyptic freakout. In between are some of the best acoustic soul and psychedelic blues rock songs ever recorded. Love this album." Reply
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1971
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4,335
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"If I based my overall chart purely on what I've listened to the most this would likely make top ten. It just fits nearly every mood. And for a couple years, I swear I didn't go a single week without pulling this out, and I often listened multiple times in a day." Reply
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FlorianJones | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2010
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4,330
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"What an atmosphere these musicians create! It is such a joy to be able to get completely lost amongst the vocals and instrumentation on this release with it being so incredibly relaxing. The performances are delicate and beautiful with some of the solos being simply phenomenal. The highlight for ..." [+] Reply
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1964
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4,329
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"Beautiful and emotionally devastating. Subsequent listens may push this above "A Moon Shaped Pool" to become my favourite album of 2016, but amazingly on my first listen from a band I've never heard of before today, it's not far off." Reply
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2016
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4,322
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"lol High and Dry by Radiohead Out of Time by Blur Take it or Leave it by Strokes" Reply
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SingingPeasant96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (7 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1966
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4,317
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"Catchy. Soulful. Heart-warming. Hand-banging. Brilliant. This is my favourite album of 2017 and it's not hard to see why. While previous Tyler releases seemed to operate purely on the basis of outrage and provocation, "Flower Boy" is the first time Tyler *truly* sounds like himself. The first Tyl..." [+] Reply
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2017
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4,317
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"This was my first Sufjan CD ever. I had ignored him all the time. So I didn't know what to expect. When I listened to to it,I thought: "WTF? This is pretty heavy stuff!" After the second time I thought: "Crazy music". When I listened to it the third time: "There are actually great melodies under ..." [+] Reply
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2010
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4,305
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"This is probably my favourite Talking Heads album or Fear Of Music or Remain In Light ... Or More Songs About Buildings And Food Anyway, best live album ever, incredible!" Reply
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1984
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4,287
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"Heard a track on the radio. Was sure it was Bryan Adams." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2017
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4,273
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"How many non Hits on this? one or two..Another Top Album from MJ though Best Tracks for me 'Man in the Mirror,Smooth Criminal,The Way you make me Feel'" Reply
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1987
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 300 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 707 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,418 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,748 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,974 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,020 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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428 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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Overall Chart chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 97th to 93rd |
Up 2 from 81st to 79th |
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| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 94th to 97th |
Down 2 from 71st to 73rd |
Down 2 from 92nd to 94th |
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| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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