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8221.
Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby! 
United States Bootsy's Rubber Band
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
41 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 1977:
110
Rank in 1970s:
1,215
Overall Rank:
8,221
Average Rating:
 78 (42 votes)
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8222.
Jazz At Oberlin 
Live
United States The Dave Brubeck Quartet
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"Very good jazz album, perfect for a relaxing moment."  Reply
- guigs13 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1953
Appears in:
36 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 1953:
9
Rank in 1950s:
250
Overall Rank:
8,222
Average Rating:
 73 (52 votes)
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8223.
Dagger Paths 
United Kingdom Forest Swords
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Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
45 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 2010:
166
Rank in 2010s:
1,579
Overall Rank:
8,223
Average Rating:
 76 (39 votes)
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8224.
Vacation 
United States Bomb The Music Industry!
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"Probably the best summer album that I've heard. Punk energy and creative, incredibly human songwriting leads to an album that's just fantastic and a ton of fun with plenty of elements to keep it interesting."  Reply
- blackflag29 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
23 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 2011:
172
Rank in 2010s:
1,580
Overall Rank:
8,224
Average Rating:
 77 (25 votes)
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8225.
Blossoms 
United Kingdom Blossoms
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Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
31 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 2016:
140
Rank in 2010s:
1,581
Overall Rank:
8,225
Average Rating:
 74 (35 votes)
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8226.
Songs From The Rain 
Ireland Hothouse Flowers
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"every track on this album is quality,surely one of the most under rated bands of all times, a very talented band to see live too."  Reply
- nutrok | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
13 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 1993:
141
Rank in 1990s:
1,314
Overall Rank:
8,226
Average Rating:
 73 (24 votes)
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8227.
Rimmel 
Italy Francesco De Gregori
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"Beatiful, a little bit monotone"  Reply
- Gionzi | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1975
Appears in:
26 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 1975:
119
Rank in 1970s:
1,216
Overall Rank:
8,227
Average Rating:
 76 (37 votes)
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8228.
Reasonable Drought 
United States Stove God Cook$ & Roc Marciano
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Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
14 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 2020:
133
Rank in 2020s:
645
Overall Rank:
8,228
Average Rating:
 75 (12 votes)
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8229.
Brighter Than A Thousand Suns 
United Kingdom Killing Joke
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"Killing Joke have done some great albums but this is unlike anything else in their catalogue. More commercial, more produced, damn! just more dancey. Complete surprise but classic none-the-less. Great live band as well."  Reply
- FieryGunHand | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
41 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 1986:
122
Rank in 1980s:
1,184
Overall Rank:
8,229
Average Rating:
 74 (44 votes)
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8230.
No More Idols 
United Kingdom Chase & Status
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"Why are these guys so unheard of in the states?!"  Reply
- elliot | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
24 charts
Rank Score:
153
Rank in 2011:
173
Rank in 2010s:
1,582
Overall Rank:
8,230
Average Rating:
 71 (28 votes)
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Country Albums %


United States 5,008 50% Filter chart to just show these albums
United Kingdom 2,657 27% Filter chart to just show these albums
Canada 431 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Mixed Nationality 335 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Australia 221 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Germany 157 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Sweden 134 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
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