Overall Chart
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"What, is it not cool to like The Lumineers anymore? I think they over-delivered. Tell me that you don't want to be at a rock show seeing Gun Song, and I will slap you." Reply
"Anger, frustration, love, dislocation, suicide, death. These are just a few of the subjects dealt with by this relatively new band on their debut album. The Murder Capital are Irish - this is important. James McGovern sings with an Irish accent and his thick brogue smears a softness and poeticism..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A great psychedelic pop record." Reply
"This album is baffling. One minute he offers a solid song like "the boys of summer" or "sunset grill", and the next a batsh|t awful song like the title track or "you're not drinking enough" (oh, the irony!). It's like he was intermittently sniffing markers or 10w40 or somethin'... Anyway, his mis..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Ethereal. 10/10" Reply
"Bronski's debut is a great slice of homo synth pop. Dahhlings, it is sooo gay!" Reply
- johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Without purpose, this has become one of my favorite bowie albums. Bowie albums take up about 20 spaces in the top 5000. This is at the bottom for bowie by bea, I really wonder about the credibility of this site when so many of his albums are rated higher than this." Reply
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VADERBREWING | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
251
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"Sure, it's just a live album from The Smiths, and it cannot be considered their best record. Still, it's a great live LP, showing how The Smiths could rock on stage so much more than on album format. Check out their punkish version of "London" for instance." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Groovy ambient. Shimmering loops. Fluffy and infinitely soothing wall of sound. Immersive and repetitive." Reply
"Still too much N'Sync, not enough swagger yet." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 546 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,409 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,743 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,949 | 19% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 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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5,013 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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133 | 1% | |
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