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51.

Ten

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,852 charts

Rank Score:

18,443

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Average Rating:

82 (2,355 votes)

Comments:

181

52.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,872 charts

Rank Score:

18,317

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53.

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,418 charts

Rank Score:

18,036

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Average Rating:

85 (1,419 votes)

Comments:

104

54.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,739 charts

Rank Score:

17,968

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Average Rating:

84 (1,979 votes)

Comments:

172

55.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,621 charts

Rank Score:

17,689

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Average Rating:

85 (1,959 votes)

Comments:

152

56.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

17,436

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Average Rating:

81 (2,488 votes)

Comments:

236

57.

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,699 charts

Rank Score:

17,392

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Average Rating:

86 (1,994 votes)

Comments:

109

58.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,786 charts

Rank Score:

17,368

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59.

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,559 charts

Rank Score:

17,316

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Average Rating:

86 (1,862 votes)

Comments:

144

60.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

1,685 charts

Rank Score:

17,011

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Average Rating:

85 (1,972 votes)

Comments:

173

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	720	7%
1970s	1,444	14%
1980s	1,433	14%
1990s	1,617	16%
2000s	1,731	17%
2010s	2,005	20%
2020s	707	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	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	%

	5,025	50%
	2,641	26%
	431	4%
	319	3%
	223	2%
	160	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,880	99%
Yes	120	1%

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