Overall Chart
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"Shamefully underrated album, in my opinion it was one of the best of the year. It's the prodigy's best album since the fat of the land and with loads of great catchy energetic dance songs it makes it a great listen." Reply
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TheHolyKiwi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I'm surprised how low this comes in a list of their albums. Favourite track is pur" Reply
"This music is something very hard to describe. It might seem difficult at first, but it's actually very intuitive: what you listen to is exactly what you get. That's it." Reply
"Widely canned at the time for venturing boldly into Romanelli territory & not being Days of .. II, Medicine Show is actually a fascinating listen with totally sick guitar leads and a wide open & raucous sound that holds it own. I prefer Days of Wine & Roses, but damn isn't repeat listens to this ..." [+] Reply
"Duran Duran at their darkest best The reason the teeny fans in the 80's did not get this masterpiece is that they wanted another "her name is Rio and she dances on the sand" however if the had listened to the rest of Rio, past the title track and "save a prayer" they would have found some pretty ..." [+] Reply
"A masterwork of jazz fusion. This album cements Phil Collins' status as a legendary drummer." Reply
"This woman may have been a folk singer but baby she had soul." Reply
"Upbeat and poppy, though in a different direction than pre-Michael McDonald Doobies records. I like the older albums better, but there’s still great stuff here—mostly Here to Love You, What a Fool Believes and How Do the Fools Survive. Solid collection of songs." Reply
"A more reserved modern pop punk album, nothing special on the surface but I like it a lot, if you like more emotionally driven pop punk this is it" Reply
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Keatownrodriguez | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This along with Albert Hammond Jr.'s albums gives me hope that even if the Strokes eventually splinter apart there will still be good music to be had from them. This is a very good album that is up there in quality with the strokes' work." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,724 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,965 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,001 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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336 | 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 2026 | |
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| 1. Gorillaz | |
| 2. Angine De Poitrine | |
| 3. Dry Cleaning | |
| 4. Ratboys | |
| 5. U2 | |
| 6. Flea (UN) | |
| 7. By Storm | |
| 8. Slayyyter | |
| 9. Mitski | |
| 10. The Notwist |
