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"So many songs connect in a way that's unexpected for an artist that though aware of I hadn't fallen head over heels for before. My grandpa is the greatest role model of man in my life. He used to live on the streets, trough construction work he managed to make a life for himself. He never learned..." [+] Reply
"It's like a version of Grimes that existed 10 years before her." Reply
"I want to have kids with Yasuaki Shimizu" Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Bouncy, energy-filled new wave record and a welcome addition to Joe Jackson's catalog. It's a bit up and down with a handful of tracks I would be fine without, but that's counteracted with some of his very best stuff—On Your Radio, It's Different for Girls, the title track, and Don't Wanna Be Lik..." [+] Reply
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1979
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"A well underrated record. Music from Big pink and the self titled album quite rightly get the recognition they deserve but, Northern lights-Southern cross, like, Stage fright, is an excellent record. Forbidden fruit, Acadian driftwood, and especially, It makes no difference, are as good as anythi..." [+] Reply
"great debut album, "Swimming Song", "talk to me of mendocinO' and "heart like a wheel" are my fav tracks. Also, If you are interested, check out the song "Skip rope song" (with Emmylou Harris) from the "McGarrigle hour" album...really wonderful version of the Jesse Winchester song. although my fa..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Smooth sounding, pleasant to the ears jazz music." Reply
"One of the all time jazz greats! Wynton Kelly and his trio make a perfect match for Montgomery's leads and improvisation. Indispensable for any jazz fan." Reply
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"I'll be completely honest, I don't get why this is the top ranked album. So American and Sleep Forever are great tracks, but the whole middle part of the album contains a bunch of little hooky songs that get stuck in my head because of all the wrong reasons. Danger mouse certainly brought the bes..." [+] Reply
"Amazing album ! A one which will follow me all my life I think" Reply
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2011
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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| Best Artists of the 2020s | |
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| 1. Black Country, New Road | |
| 2. The Strokes | |
| 3. Charli XCX | |
| 4. Little Simz | |
| 5. Magdalena Bay | |
| 6. Fontaines D.C. | |
| 7. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 8. Big Thief | |
| 9. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | |
| 10. The Smile |
