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2018
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"For an album that includes the classic songs "Rev It Up" in what is a solid collection of songs, I find it hard to believe that the world at large has missed out on this album."  Reply
- Moondance | 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.
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1988
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"Perhaps overshadowed by it's sister album (the far superior 'Grand Hotel'), Exotic Birds and Fruit is one of the most underrated albums I've ever come across. The best songs on here are "Nothing but Truth", where Harum experiment with orchestral music a bit more and "As Strong As Sampson" Which h..."  [+]  Reply
- Crumpet | 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.
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1974
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"It might not be the most incredible music or lyrics ever, but this is an album that contains some real emotion and is one of the most consistent I have ever heard. Brings back lots of good memories..."  Reply
- jackharrison21 | 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.
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2010
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"An amazing album, one of the standout electronica albums of the decade. Clinic dance to their own peculiar beat and Walking With Thee manages to be both futuristic and somehow medieval at the same time. Deviant, spooky as hell and relentlessly rhythmic. They played the title track on Letterman, y..."  [+]  Reply
- gilgillespie | 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.
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2002
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1998
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1989
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1995
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2004
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Overall Chart composition

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1. Stevie Wonder
2. David Bowie
3. Ramones
4. Eagles
5. Boston
6. Bob Dylan
7. Genesis
8. Rush
9. Joni Mitchell
10. The Modern Lovers
11. Thin Lizzy
12. Electric Light Orchestra
13. Rainbow
14. Led Zeppelin
15. Jean Michel Jarre
16. Queen
17. AC/DC
18. Steely Dan
19. Jorge Ben
20. Aerosmith