Overall Chart
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"I think I like Atlas Sound even better than Deerhunter, but then I listen to Deerhunter and the opposite is true. Two great bands who prove to me that even when I reach my nineties there will almost still be great new bands out there to discover." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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"I'm with Gary! Before anyone calls me a knob :) or says my comment is unhelpful let me try and put it in context. I am extremely respectful of what Queen achieved, Freddie was one of the very best showmen with a unique voice, and as a band I am absolutely aware they released some of the most icon..." [+] Reply
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1982
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"Grant Lee Phillips is one of those people whose gift for both lyric and melody makes songwriting look effortless. This is an amazing collection." Reply
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zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Really cool album. It's a step in the direction of "Hope" as a opposed to "Cope," which while I prefer the variety of sounds, emotions and dynamics captured in Mean Everything To Nothing and Simple Math, it's still a very interesting album and I also think that following in the quieter direction ..." [+] Reply
"R.E.M has finally done it again with this album! Every track has something going for it, and they flow perfectly. Discoverer blasts in with some sharp guitars, whilst, It Happened Today brings some cheerful light into the album, and slower tracks like Walk It Back are beautiful. Not to forget it'..." [+] Reply
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"this album is really underrated." Reply
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2012
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"Holy cow this is an awesome album. Not the Destroyer I'm used to. Much earlier sound, more like Velvet Underground meets indie rock? Somewhat Dylan plus some Bowie musically? Mountain Goats? Whatever it is, it's fantastic!" Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Still letting this one seep into the soul. It’s a stunningly expansive piece of work that feels like a single piece that ebbs and flows seemlessly. The orchestral touches are unobtrusively embedded in the music as well. In time there will be tracks that rise above others in my consciousness but a..." [+] Reply
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Strangel | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Strong album with an absolute stunner opener. The middle section gets a bit repetitive which keeps it from getting the really high scores." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1973
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"If there's one Los Lobos album that cannot be ignored it is undoubtedly "Kiko". You can draw parallels to the Kinks' '"Village Green Preservation Society" or the Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's." Two albums that have become classics because musical details have met in a higher unity. These three albums ha..." [+] Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 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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4,999 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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