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"Not sure if this is Zeppelin's best album, but it is my favorite. Plant's vocals have never been better, Bonham's drums are insane, and whether the lyrics are about sex, citrus, or Lord of the Rings, every track is essential. It's tough to pick core tracks, but for me Thank You, Heartbreaker, Ram..." [+] Reply
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1969
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20,306
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"It's like an ice cream in heat or hot tea in cold weather. It warms your soul in the happiness and sorrow. Amazing." Reply
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1975
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19,739
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"This album is a little overhyped. Yes, it has great songs.; yes, the production is good and the orchestration well done; but it has a lot of problems. To start there's a massive amount of filler here. Half of the tracks are filler and whoever says anything else is not being realistic. The first h..." [+] Reply
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2005
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19,255
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"Civilization was invented over 5000 years ago, so that one day, this album, with these songs would be made. Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd invented 80s and 90s alternative rock with their soulful sentimental playing, more technical then punk but not pretentious or egotistical of metal or hard roc..." [+] Reply
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1977
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18,637
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"A fantastic album, absolutely beautiful from start to finish. REM's best by a mile and an absolute classic. 'Nightswimming' is one of the best songs ever" Reply
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1992
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18,628
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"it is so funny, everyone on this website is afraid of saying anything negative about Arcade Fire (or Radiohead for that matter)...it is like living in a fascist state." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (21 helpful | 8 unhelpful)
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2010
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18,580
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"96/100 Fav tracks: Changes, Oh you Pretty Things, Life on Mars Personal favorite Bowie album. The first one where his potential really came to fruition." Reply
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1971
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18,449
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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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18,436
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"Simply my favorite album of all time and the album that introduced me to my favorite artist. This album completely revolutionized soul music and music completely really. The orchestral arrangements are absolutely beautiful, as Marvin's blissful voice takes us on a journey through the world, filli..." [+] Reply
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KingNoCrown | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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"For me it's better than most of today's so-called metal masterpieces because of its intensive focus on melodies, i.e. the musical content. Conversely, more attention is paid to fierce growling or lousy noise (really lousy at times in the most sensible way) among nowadays' metal works. I do believ..." [+] Reply
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ilovelctr | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1970
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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 | 1,597 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,744 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,980 | 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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5,022 | 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 73rd to 71st |
Up 2 from 69th to 67th |
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
Up 1 from 99th to 98th |
| 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 |
