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6541.

Reach The Beach

The Fixx

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

198

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

956

Overall Rank:

6,541

Average Rating:

72 (75 votes)

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6542.

Arbeit Macht Frei

Area

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

198

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6543.

History Will Absolve Me

Billy Woods

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6544.

Afro-Harping

Dorothy Ashby

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6545.

The Human Menagerie

Cockney Rebel

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6546.

Betty Davis

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6547.

Love Remains

How To Dress Well

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6548.

Joanne

Lady Gaga

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6549.

Confusion

Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa '70

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

197

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6550.

Boogie With Canned Heat

Canned Heat

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

197

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,441	14%
1980s	1,435	14%
1990s	1,617	16%
2000s	1,731	17%
2010s	2,005	20%
2020s	706	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%
	432	4%
	321	3%
	222	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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