Overall Chart
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"Better with each listen" Reply
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LebowskiRams | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"With half of the songs here not appearing on any of the bands studio albums Snap is far more than just another best of...it's an essential part of their discography." Reply
"Unreal beats. Wild and thought-provoking raps that compliment the music perfectly to create an authentically dark listening experience. All of the emcees work really well together." Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A beauty. I can't wait until the film is released in February to hear this sweeping score in context!" Reply
"A lovely album. Some fantastic songs here. The early part of the record is for the more bigger sounding tracks, such as, dealer and, big muff. Best song on the album is the utterly beautiful, a certain surprise, perfect for a summer's afternoon. Solid air, quite rightly gets all the plaudits, but..." [+] Reply
""Here Before" is one of the best songs that have ever happened to me." Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"It's almost criminal that this album is rated as low as it is. Way better than 10,000th : (" Reply
"I don't find it disappointing at all. Nice harmonies, great guitars (shows David Lindley's debut on Pedal Steel) and good vocals by Browne. "These Days", "Our lady of the well" and the title track are brilliant tunes." Reply
"This album is better than the eponymously title release in some ways - the production is beefier in the guitar area, which suits such songs like Hot Blooded, Double Vision and Lonely Children. However, it isn't quite as consistent as their predecessor as You're All I Am and I Have Waited So Long ..." [+] Reply
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1978
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290
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"Ok jazz-pop / traditional pop record, but for me it lacks something to find it interesting." Reply
Total albums: 10,000. Page 485 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 | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,964 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 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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5,002 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 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 the 2010s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Beach House | |
| 6. Frank Ocean | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Nick Cave |
