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71.

Illmatic

Nas

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,080 charts

Rank Score:

20,790

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Average Rating:

86 (1,304 votes)

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72.

Forever Changes

Love

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,222 charts

Rank Score:

20,688

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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:

1,319 charts

Rank Score:

20,509

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Average Rating:

86 (1,682 votes)

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74.

Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,026 charts

Rank Score:

20,010

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Average Rating:

86 (1,226 votes)

Comments:

128

75.

Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

1,278 charts

Rank Score:

19,975

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76.

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,264 charts

Rank Score:

19,896

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77.

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,277 charts

Rank Score:

19,851

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Average Rating:

84 (1,424 votes)

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78.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

1,074 charts

Rank Score:

19,599

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Average Rating:

87 (1,238 votes)

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79.

A Moon Shaped Pool

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

1,132 charts

Rank Score:

19,484

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80.

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,322 charts

Rank Score:

19,477

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Average Rating:

82 (1,830 votes)

Comments:

135

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	1	0%
1940s	6	0%
1950s	272	3%
1960s	683	7%
1970s	1,523	15%
1980s	1,474	15%
1990s	1,845	18%
2000s	2,034	20%
2010s	2,157	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	%

	5,010	50%
	2,606	26%
	447	4%
	274	3%
	228	2%
	184	2%
	158	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,707	97%
Yes	293	3%

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