Overall Chart
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"Just a correction on the comments that this is "just a bunch of demos and not a real album". This isn't true. The man himself wanted to release it as an album soon after it was recorded but it was his label that considered it to sound like demos and wouldnt do it.. They wanted them fleshed out. T..." [+] Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album is so bright and piercing, yet ferociously catchy." Reply
"This record seems to slip under the radar for many KISS fans. It is a solid record working with a fine producer in Vini Poncia. It was a great collection of songs but with a maturity in the writing. KISS was following the Beatles template and went for a turn towards more artistry and craft on thi..." [+] Reply
"This self-titled album, Indigo Girls' second full-length, is one of the most iconic of my college years, and the album that my high school sweetheart loved more than any other. In terms of production, it's a big step forward from their self-produced debut Strange Fire, and it includes some well-c..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Really experimental, eclectic and interesting, this album is one of the best kept secrets of the last decade." Reply
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covecove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is what 80s pop should have sounded like. One of the catchiest albums I've heard ! Definitely needs more BEA fans." Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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"Contains two strong singles in What Time Is Love? and 3 A.M. Eternal, as well as one annoying single in Justified and Ancient. The remaining six songs are pointless filler." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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"Not an easy voice to like, but the variety of instrumentation on this record makes it stand out from the crowd. Great cover too." Reply
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1969
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"you know that emoji that is a hand making a zero meaning that you approve or you think something is cool? well, that emoji x100" Reply
"Absolutely fantastic record, instant album of the year for me, very few times have I made such a powerful and meaningful conection with a body of music this immediatly. Every chorus is sublime, every melody, note and beat is on point and every climax is so intense and huge and moving, every emoti..." [+] Reply
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IgnacioJoaquin | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 414 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,722 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 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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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 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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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
