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9991.

Dancing In The Dragon's Jaws

Bruce Cockburn

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Ode To J. Smith

Travis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

Ballbreaker

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

(Turn On) The Music Machine

The Music Machine

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1960s:

730

Overall Rank:

9,994

Average Rating:

70 (38 votes)

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9995.

Temple Of Shadows

Angra

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Vemod

Anekdoten

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions

Chet Atkins

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1950s:

300

Overall Rank:

9,997

Average Rating:

68 (27 votes)

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9998.

Information Society

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Ecliptica

Sonata Arctica

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Americana

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	300	3%
1960s	730	7%
1970s	1,458	15%
1980s	1,447	14%
1990s	1,636	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,014	20%
2020s	617	6%

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	25	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,012	50%
	2,656	27%
	437	4%
	315	3%
	226	2%
	158	2%
	135	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,733	97%
Yes	267	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,728	97%
Yes	272	3%

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

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