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"This and Led Zeppelin IV are my favorite albums, the bass work on this album is completely revolutionary. John Paul Jones shows why he is one of the greatest bassists in the history of rock bassists." Reply
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1969
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20,307
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"This feels like a more personal album from Bob Dylan and in my opinion this works wonderfully making it possibly his greatest ever release. Musically, it is catchy and infectious with Dylan's classic folk style dominating the majority of the songs. His guitar and harmonica playing always seemed s..." [+] Reply
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1975
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19,746
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"Incredible record, from front to back. Not a single downside to this record. every second of it is gold. Absolutely in love. First album of his i ever heard was Carrie and Lowell, so you can imagine my shock when i heard this record. Crazy amount of talent. Beautiful storylines and beautiful scen..." [+] Reply
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xMUSICSNOBx | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2005
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19,262
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"The Jazz album of punk" Reply
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peate754 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (14 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1977
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18,644
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"It was cool to watch REM grow and mature during the 80's and 90's. AFTP is a big part of that, a beautiful album by an important band." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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18,633
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"The 401st best album EVER?!? It hasn't even been out for two weeks! How many albums could you people have possibly heard?!" Reply
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40footwolf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (12 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2010
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18,585
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"This might be the only album that I enjoy significantly more because of the lyrics. It makes me think maybe I do care about lyrics after all, but my standards are just exceptionally high. Especially on 'Quicksand'. There's something so magically confusing about a chorus that belts "don't believe ..." [+] Reply
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Boltzmann | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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18,456
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"I consider the Rolling Stones to be one of my favorite bands of all time even though I would argue that their strength lies in their individual songs rather than in their full albums. Having said that however, this album completely blows that line of thinking out of the water. This album is essen..." [+] Reply
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1972
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18,443
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"I had heard it a few times before, but only now did I notice a ton of details. It’s like three things are happening at once: a voice reflecting on the social situation from a subjective and emotional perspective; a journey through an entire sociocultural identity and a rhythmic vitality (all the ..." [+] Reply
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1971
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18,316
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"War Pigs has to be the best opener to a metal album I have ever heard." Reply
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1970
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18,145
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 5 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 299 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,746 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,979 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 821 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,023 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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428 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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Overall Chart chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 97th to 93rd |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
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Up 1 from 96th to 95th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
Down 3 from 94th to 97th |
Down 2 from 71st to 73rd |
Down 2 from 79th to 81st |
Down 1 from 7th to 8th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
