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71.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,628 charts

Rank Score:

16,524

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Average Rating:

82 (2,143 votes)

Comments:

161

72.

Purple Rain
Soundtrack

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,422 charts

Rank Score:

16,384

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73.

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,320 charts

Rank Score:

16,318

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74.

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

16,312

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75.

Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,592 charts

Rank Score:

16,280

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Average Rating:

83 (1,960 votes)

Comments:

132

76.

Forever Changes

Love

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,492 charts

Rank Score:

16,243

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Average Rating:

85 (1,617 votes)

Comments:

150

77.

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,504 charts

Rank Score:

15,956

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78.

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1,388 charts

Rank Score:

15,919

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79.

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

1,396 charts

Rank Score:

15,880

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Average Rating:

86 (1,703 votes)

Comments:

139

80.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

1,284 charts

Rank Score:

15,823

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Average Rating:

85 (1,349 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	298	3%
1960s	737	7%
1970s	1,460	15%
1980s	1,458	15%
1990s	1,636	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,019	20%
2020s	594	6%

Artist	Albums	%

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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Country	Albums	%

	5,016	50%
	2,654	27%
	440	4%
	308	3%
	228	2%
	159	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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