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41.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,239 charts

Rank Score:

30,508

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Average Rating:

88 (1,669 votes)

Comments:

177

42.

Exile On Main St.

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,664 charts

Rank Score:

30,043

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,553 charts

Rank Score:

29,337

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,637 charts

Rank Score:

29,213

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Average Rating:

87 (2,386 votes)

Comments:

149

45.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,455 charts

Rank Score:

28,343

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,389 charts

Rank Score:

27,847

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47.

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,533 charts

Rank Score:

27,373

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,468 charts

Rank Score:

26,780

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Average Rating:

86 (1,601 votes)

Comments:

119

49.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,622 charts

Rank Score:

26,010

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50.

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,568 charts

Rank Score:

25,926

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Average Rating:

82 (2,036 votes)

Comments:

160

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	6	0%
1950s	272	3%
1960s	682	7%
1970s	1,528	15%
1980s	1,474	15%
1990s	1,841	18%
2000s	2,031	20%
2010s	2,160	22%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Miles Davis	24	0%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,006	50%
	2,608	26%
	446	4%
	273	3%
	227	2%
	184	2%
	156	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,708	97%
Yes	292	3%

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