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9991.

Fresh Maggots

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

120

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9992.

Over And Underneath

Tenth Avenue North

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

120

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9993.

The Milk Of Human Kindness

Caribou

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

120

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9994.

Ligeti : Requiem; Lontano; Continuum

Liliana Poli / Barbro Ericson / Chöre Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Wolfgang Schubert

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

Freedom Suite

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1950s:

297

Overall Rank:

9,995

Average Rating:

72 (30 votes)

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9995.

Love In The 4th Dimension

The Big Moon

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Accordion & Voice

Pauline Oliveros

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

Queen Of The Wave

Pepe Deluxé

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Vital

Anberlin

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

12 charts

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119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	297	3%
1960s	735	7%
1970s	1,463	15%
1980s	1,457	15%
1990s	1,641	16%
2000s	1,774	18%
2010s	2,009	20%
2020s	595	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,011	50%
	2,659	27%
	439	4%
	303	3%
	227	2%
	165	2%
	136	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,887	99%
Yes	113	1%

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