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51.

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,545 charts

Rank Score:

25,443

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Average Rating:

82 (2,015 votes)

Comments:

158

52.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,288 charts

Rank Score:

25,138

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Average Rating:

87 (1,537 votes)

Comments:

122

53.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,506 charts

Rank Score:

24,841

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Average Rating:

81 (2,152 votes)

Comments:

201

54.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,361 charts

Rank Score:

24,388

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Average Rating:

85 (1,624 votes)

Comments:

133

55.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,478 charts

Rank Score:

24,099

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56.

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,262 charts

Rank Score:

24,053

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Average Rating:

86 (1,736 votes)

Comments:

140

57.

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,462 charts

Rank Score:

23,868

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Average Rating:

86 (2,216 votes)

Comments:

119

58.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,503 charts

Rank Score:

23,788

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59.

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,457 charts

Rank Score:

23,591

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60.

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,267 charts

Rank Score:

23,496

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Average Rating:

85 (1,447 votes)

Comments:

112

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	2	0%
1950s	268	3%
1960s	685	7%
1970s	1,519	15%
1980s	1,474	15%
1990s	1,841	18%
2000s	2,061	21%
2010s	2,147	21%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	28	0%
Miles Davis	24	0%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,011	50%
	2,610	26%
	442	4%
	270	3%
	227	2%
	182	2%
	158	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,702	97%
Yes	298	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,875	99%
Yes	125	1%

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