Overall Chart
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"Not a single weak song on it. Not a single instrument out of place. Not a single production mistake. Not a single line that Tweedy doesn't inflect like if he really cared about his art. It's complex at every level, but it doesn't feel challenging because the music invites you to appreciate it lik..." [+] Reply
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2002
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16,791
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"LED ZEPPELIN (I) is magnificent showcase for a band that has since attained almost godlike status among their diehard fans. The bombastic volume of their heavier numbers easily matched (and often surpassed) the intensity of their contemporaries in 1969. At the same time, their songs were quite dy..." [+] Reply
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1969
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16,666
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"Whereas Exile is chaotic and unrestrained, Sticky Fingers is remarkably disciplined for an album this raunchy and soaked in sin." Reply
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1971
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16,577
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"Pitchfork called this the best album of the '70s, a move I thought was pretty dubious until I got around to spinning Low half a dozen times on a long bus ride home from college. Low manages to embody the depth of absolute melancholy through manifestations vocal and instrumental, brash and serene;..." [+] Reply
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1977
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16,518
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"Beth Gibbons knows how I'm going to die and will only tell me in riddles" Reply
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1994
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16,350
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"you know, i've realised how utterly pointless it is arguing the toss over what has value and what doesn't with regard to music.. nothing is intrinsically worthless. before stumbling upon this site i knew of otherwise respectable people who would be genuinely moved by listening to happy-hardcore t..." [+] Reply
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telefunker | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (9 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1982
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16,236
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"This remains for me one of those albums where its clear something strange and abstract and almost divine happened. Like few albums before or since such as A Love Supreme, this album almost feels like it has a Godly influence. I don't know how to explain it, but almost every aspect of this record ..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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15,979
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"The death of one's mother is usually always hard to take and Sufjan's grief is keenly felt. Stevens has plenty to draw on here, the sporadic relationship they had, her drug addiction and her mental instability. It can be uncomfortable listening - particularly in the way it explores feelings we of..." [+] Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (14 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2015
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15,888
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"There are a few words used to describe music that typically indicate I won't like it. Sparse, intimate, and voice-driven are some of them. And all three of them describe this album perfectly - as others have said, it is the sound of an artist laying their life bare with songs reflecting over thei..." [+] Reply
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babyBlueSedan | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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15,879
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"well, ironically it's become one of my favourite albums.. perhaps it was a little unlike what i was accustomed to hip-hop-wise, even nas-wise for that matter.. and after declaring my indifference for it, i actually found myself listening to it all the time.. and it soon painted this awesome pictu..." [+] Reply
- telefunker | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +18 votes (18 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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15,867
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 304 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,434 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,728 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,999 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 726 | 7% |
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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% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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5,011 | 50% | |
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2,665 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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315 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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