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51.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,853 charts

Rank Score:

19,110

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Average Rating:

83 (2,437 votes)

Comments:

228

52.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,701 charts

Rank Score:

19,043

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53.

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,394 charts

Rank Score:

18,926

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54.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,540 charts

Rank Score:

18,823

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Average Rating:

86 (1,834 votes)

Comments:

144

55.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,591 charts

Rank Score:

18,405

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Average Rating:

85 (1,929 votes)

Comments:

150

56.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,666 charts

Rank Score:

18,245

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Average Rating:

85 (1,946 votes)

Comments:

172

57.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,762 charts

Rank Score:

18,200

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Average Rating:

85 (2,658 votes)

Comments:

177

58.

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,672 charts

Rank Score:

18,130

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59.

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,762 charts

Rank Score:

18,104

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60.

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,638 charts

Rank Score:

18,036

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Average Rating:

86 (1,902 votes)

Comments:

135

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	298	3%
1960s	737	7%
1970s	1,459	15%
1980s	1,458	15%
1990s	1,636	16%
2000s	1,771	18%
2010s	2,018	20%
2020s	594	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,016	50%
	2,653	27%
	441	4%
	308	3%
	228	2%
	159	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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