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"Green is a funny little album. It marks the end of the IRS years, and the beginning of the more mainstream Warner Bros. period. It seems a lot of people have fond memories of Green as an album, and it is that sort of friendly album. Perhaps coupled by it's green tour, it has a real sort of commun..." [+] Reply
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1988
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3,546
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"Oh my God... Holy shit. Is there any better live playing? Oh to be at this show." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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3,536
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"So glad to finally see it in the top 10 of 2000. Deserved ranking." Reply
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2000
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3,527
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"Quite possibly the best hard bop album of all time!" Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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3,516
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"Zappa's debut is the first of his early-period classic trilogy. The first-ever double/concept album, Zappa's critique of mass consumption and satirical dissection of US society, is pionering and was a major influence on Sgt Peppers." Reply
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1966
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3,515
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"All great pre-Beatles artists are hamstrung on this website because they were way more focused on releasing singles. So this album, like all of the best Chuck Berry LPs are mostly just collections of previously released singles. It’s kind of a greatest hits album, but seeing how it was released i..." [+] Reply
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Droophus | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1959
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3,512
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"Carlos Santana might have the best tone of any guitarist ever, and this album is arguably his best work." Reply
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1970
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3,506
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"Deep Purple in Rock is a seminal moment for rockers. I cant understand why all the lists are so picky about this superb, driving band. Two Weezer albums and Green Day way up the numbers above Deep Purple in Rock - What?" Reply
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1970
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3,497
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"I'm not one for unhesitatingly making accusations of bigotry/nepotism etc. That is unless I'm absolutely certain it's justified. This album is horrendously overlooked by this website in my opinion. It's easily one of the biggest influences on artists of the current generation in genres such as Hi..." [+] Reply
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2000
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3,484
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"Good debut from Nirvana. Musically, there's a couple great songs, but the rest I don't find too impressive. However, what I love about Bleach is the passion that went into it. Whenever Kurt sings, I get chills cause of how into it he is and how much it seems like he wants to keep singing. I love ..." [+] Reply
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Space-Dementia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1989
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3,482
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 49 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 300 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 707 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,418 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,396 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,748 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,974 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 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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5,020 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 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
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Up 4 from 97th to 93rd |
Up 2 from 81st to 79th |
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Down 3 from 94th to 97th |
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