Overall Chart
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"This is such a great album. Devoto's lyrics, McGeoch's guitar, Adamson's bass, Doyle's drums and Formula's keyboards all fit together so well." Reply
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Love her sexy voice on this album" Reply
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jeremy9 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is a really fascinating album! Though I didn't care much for Chances Coloring Book, this one is somewhat less pop-oriented, but more importantly its a lot more free-form and experimental. Songs are strucutred in very unique ways for hip-hop albums, and there are even entirely non hip-hop par..." [+] Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Despite the cover, this album is so cool, so deep and so bluesy. I think that the harp is one of the coolest and roughest instruments of all time..." Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"While Summertime is timeless, I didn't really fall in love with it. I think with most things like this (Opera/Musical) you have to experience it live, not just listening to a recording. If you've fallen in love with it live, you'll love the recording. The score I'm giving is strictly on the recor..." [+] Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I wish I could write something as great as 'Burn Baby Burn'. Something sublime about that one. Album is 2nd after A-Z Vol. 1 for me." Reply
"An interesting and eclectic feat of jazz" Reply
- JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"At the age of 14 INXS were my life. Kick was the album that drew me in but this one became my favourite. For me it's their most consistent album and in Don't Change it has their first and finest anthem." Reply
"Great piece of Brazilian progressive music" Reply
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Gooz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Pure joy! I love it! I've never heard an album so bustling with happiness and humanness and love. I just feel uplifted having heard this. The way everything blends together turns this album into one big happy sound soup. I barely even call this "electronica", its just awesome." Reply
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jeremih724 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 476 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 | 1,601 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,721 | 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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4,995 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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433 | 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 1996 | |
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| 1. Belle And Sebastian | |
| 2. Weezer | |
| 3. DJ Shadow | |
| 4. Tool | |
| 5. Beck | |
| 6. フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | |
| 7. Swans | |
| 8. OutKast | |
| 9. Manic Street Preachers | |
| 10. Fugees | |
| 11. 2Pac | |
| 12. Jay-Z | |
| 13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 14. Nick Cave | |
| 15. Aphex Twin | |
| 16. Richard David James | |
| 17. R.E.M. | |
| 18. Eels | |
| 19. Sublime | |
| 20. Wilco |
