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71.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,082 charts

Rank Score:

20,827

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Average Rating:

86 (1,306 votes)

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72.

Forever Changes

Love

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,223 charts

Rank Score:

20,733

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Average Rating:

85 (1,405 votes)

Comments:

124

73.

Electric Ladyland

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,322 charts

Rank Score:

20,508

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Average Rating:

86 (1,683 votes)

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74.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,267 charts

Rank Score:

20,059

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75.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,026 charts

Rank Score:

20,012

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Average Rating:

86 (1,226 votes)

Comments:

128

76.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,279 charts

Rank Score:

20,001

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77.

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,278 charts

Rank Score:

19,843

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Average Rating:

84 (1,425 votes)

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78.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,076 charts

Rank Score:

19,611

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Average Rating:

87 (1,239 votes)

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79.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,323 charts

Rank Score:

19,523

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80.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1,132 charts

Rank Score:

19,475

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Average Rating:

87 (1,756 votes)

Comments:

244

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	6	0%
1950s	272	3%
1960s	682	7%
1970s	1,525	15%
1980s	1,473	15%
1990s	1,843	18%
2000s	2,033	20%
2010s	2,160	22%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	31	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Miles Davis	24	0%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,009	50%
	2,602	26%
	445	4%
	275	3%
	227	2%
	185	2%
	156	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,708	97%
Yes	292	3%

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