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"The Long Ryders debut made a lot of waves in the underground scene of the 1980s. The band brought about a rockabilly revival, inspired by the folk rock of the Byrds and the lyrical depth of R.E.M. Their debut "Native Sons" was a major influence on independent folk and Americana bands. Aside from ..." [+] Reply
"The pinnacle of deep house, "Midtown 120 Blues" emphasises the hugely significant and forgotten cultural importance of house in its introductory track along with the hijacking of this queer culture created by people of colour (see: madonna's vogue) in "Ball'r" whilst deftly providing the tunes th..." [+] Reply
"This was the second best selling album that year after Police "Synchronicity"....It sold 4 million in the US." Reply
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"I was initially turned off by Ani's apparent anger until my wife urged me to give her a chance. This is the album that turned me. "Tiptoe" is so vulnerable that any wrath she spews afterward is kind of beautiful, a plea for honesty and equality in a world that chews up the weak and spits them out..." [+] Reply
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"Another good record from The Pretty Reckless. The direction is pretty cool, but I think they could have done slightly better. High quality stuff, though." Reply
"A personal favourite of mine. Love the humour of This Song , which deals with him being sued over My Sweet Lord. Eric Idle providing a Monty Python style line in it. Crackerbox Palace, another underrated classic. One of his best albums of the 70’s. Well worth checking out." Reply
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"This album is a bit overlooked but still has a load of great songs. In fact the only track which I don't think is brilliant is "You'd Better Believe It"." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,413 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,601 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,726 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,964 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 8% |
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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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5,004 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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