Overall Chart
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""A Ghost is Born" is an album that gives as little as it can to new listeners. The contrast dynamics, the slow building guitar hums and distorted fuzz, the muted vocals all serve to alienate any casual listener right off the bat in a way that could leave a bad taste in your mouth. This experience..." [+] Reply
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2004
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2,228
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"After a slightly disappointing 2nd album (You're Gonna Get It), Petty & the band broke out big with this album. Showing some punk attitude and the frustration over a recent fight with their record comany, Petty comes out with a bit of a snarl and a collection of great songs. From start to finish,..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1979
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2,220
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"This album changed the way I perceive music, it is truly that powerful of an album... The introduction to 'Moya' will be etched in my mind until the day I die! Haunting stuff." Reply
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1999
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2,219
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""When you get into one of these groups, there's only a couple ways you can get out. One is death, the other is mental institutions."" Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2000
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2,216
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"It's hard to find good 80s music outside of the obvious. This, however, is exactly the sort of thing I hope to uncover when digging a little deeper into the Dark Decade." Reply
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ProfessorSquid | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (8 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1983
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2,209
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"Top notch storytelling, catchy melodies, and tracks that roll from one to another will ease. A 21st century masterpiece." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2006
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2,206
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"I really don't understand people saying this album only has Walk this Way or Sweet Emotion, and lacks consistency. IMO this is a very consistent album, with only Round and Round and Big Ten Inch not grabbing me in some way (although 10" is pretty amusing). While all the songs are hard rock (cept ..." [+] Reply
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Caesar01 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1975
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2,205
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"I hope I'm not committing any form of blasphemy by encouraging this, but considering the fact that Big Star's third album was ultimately abandoned due to lack of interest by the band members, I believe this creates a rather interesting opportunity for us fans to create the track listing however w..." [+] Reply
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1978
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2,204
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"Fully formed “debut” this is one of my favorite albums Bob Marley was associated with. The Wailers include Bunny Wailer & Peter Tosh here and their contributions pack a big punch. Perhaps it didn’t have songs as great as on the next album Burnin’ but this album flows together quite well. Concrete..." [+] Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1973
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"A medular album, you can notice how Argentine rock and Latin Rock in general change after this album." Reply
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Helios | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1983
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 78 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 719 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,437 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,432 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,611 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,735 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,993 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,012 | 50% | |
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2,664 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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317 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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|---|---|
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| 2. Arcade Fire | |
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