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"Jerry's Masterpiece. Ranks up there with Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. The interplay between The Dead and Jerry demonstrates "The Dead" were more than just a rock band. The Weir/Barlow "Estimated Prophet" composition is Bob's best song from any album. Phil Lesh's "Passenger", based on Fl..."  [+]  Reply
- Warnxxb | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1977
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2000
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"I have a hot take... the 2 songs which did not feature Justin Vernon in ANY capacity are actually the 2 best songs on the album. Despite the other high profile guest artists Taylor Swift, Fleet Foxes, and Sharon Van Etten, I think Aaron Dessner shines when he's on lead vocals. Anaïs Mitchell's tr..."  [+]  Reply
- EyeKanFly | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2021
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"I understand if you find Noah, boring and uninteresting, but this album just makes me happy happy! This album tells us an amazing love story, which it doesn't exactly has a happy ending, its just music to relate to"  Reply
- meruizh | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2008
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1958
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2022
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1962
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"Before there was Brittney Spears and Miley Cyrus, there was Janis Ian, a sensation at 16. This album, recorded when she was 24, not only has "At Seventeen", but a bunch of other fine songs."  Reply
- Romanelli | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1975
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1995
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1973
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Recognised  Decade Charts (2020s)
1. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
2. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
3. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
4. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
5. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
6. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
7. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
8. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
9. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
10. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)