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"The peak of the Roth years in terms of listenability. They had more energy and more frenetic playing in the 70s, but this is a great swan song. Hagar never topped it, and Roth's solo work never even comes remotely close." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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1984
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"I'm stunned by how great this is. Heathen and Reality already made classic Bowie new again and were excellent albums, but The Next Day reaches seemingly unattainable heights: in my opinion, this is the equal of his very best albums. Drawing from across his long career - most prominently from the ..." Reply
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bigeyedfish | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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2013
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"People tend to take Michael's post-Thriller work for granted, but this is the best example that MJ could do fine without Quincy Jones, thank you very much. "Remember The Time", "Gone Too Soon", "Will You Be There" are among the greatest tracks he ever recorded." Reply
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vilangelo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 6
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1991
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2,097
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"Such an amazing voice with powerful use of instruments, backing vocals and lyrics. This album shines to me as their best but Lungs and How Big... are also great. 'The darkest hour is always just before the dawn' Brilliant!!" Reply
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TerryTezza | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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2011
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"What a stunning debut album this is. The music feels so rich but also gritty and grounded at the same time making it such an easy album to connect with and fall in love with. It is packed full of layers and things to explore making relistens an absolute must so you can discover more about the sou..." Reply
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1968
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"I've listened to this album, but where the hell do you guys actually buy or get the album? I can't find it anywhere!" Reply
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TheHolyKiwi | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4
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2001
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"The best Sabbath record along with the first one, in an extremely fierce competition. But really, you can’t go wrong with their albums" Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4
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1980
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"Bad Habit is the greatest road rage song ever written. Self Esteem is what got me into these guys. When I was 10 years old this was a fantastic album It was just as powerful (to me) as Smells Like Teen Spirit for this era in music. I think pop-punk is a REALLY loose term to use on this band. They..." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1
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1994
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"Classic. Great album. Very influential and very top-notch. The original "Walk This Way" still remains my favourite with it's hicky bluesy rap-style delivery and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Pretty varied for a hard rock album. Aerosmith do a good job at being the raunchier version of Led Zeppelin." Reply
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1975
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"This short and sweet style of alt pop is perfect for the modern day audiences and I can see exactly why this record does well. Every song flies by with only 2 songs being longer than 3 minutes which keeps us entertained for the full run time and is great in a world today where people really strug..." Reply
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2018
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 32 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,409 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,393 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,731 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,987 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 839 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 42 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 36 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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5,030 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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Overall Chart chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 104th to 100th |
Up 3 from 101st to 98th |
Up 3 from 65th to 62nd |
Up 3 from 50th to 47th |
Up 2 from 84th to 82nd |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 47th to 50th |
Down 2 from 37th to 39th |
Down 2 from 70th to 72nd |
Down 2 from 79th to 81st |
Down 1 from 20th to 21st |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 3 from 101st to 98th |
Up 4 from 104th to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 99th to 103rd |
Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
Best Ever
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The Beatles
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Radiohead
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Pink Floyd
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David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
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Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
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Nirvana
