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""Beethoven's favorite works include Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, and Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet" --Bill S. Preston, Esquire" Reply
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1986
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"The Byrds debut album brings folk rock to the masses. It's an enjoyable album although sonically it all sounds the same, still, it's an excellent and influential LP. The jangly guitars dominate, a sound that The Beatles had used on the previous year's, what you're doing, on their, Beatles for sal..." Reply
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1965
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1,887
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"This is a stunning debut that has done nothing but grow in influence since its release. Its simple guitar-driven approach matched with Harriet Wheeler's distinctively sweet voice were a great rebuttal to the overproduced garbage of late 80's glam metal, rap and pop (the same could be said of musi..." Reply
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1990
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"Christmas music has its fair share of detractors, and usually for good reason: the same few, tired old hits, trotted out year after year on the radio - it's enough to reduce the genre to little more than a joke. However... there are a few notable exceptions. Phil Spector's album is probably the b..." Reply
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1965
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"I went into this album not knowing a lot about the band, and I fell in love with the guitar interplay throughout the album. A real winner that somehow took a while to reach my ears." Reply
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1972
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1,882
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"Songs of faith and devotion marks the the final album in Depeche mode's golden era. This album has the most rock influenced sound in their career." Reply
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1993
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1,882
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"Utterly, utterly, utterly pioneering. This masterpiece is a milestone in the history of music. Representing a huge shift from their first three albums, Kraftwerk not only managed to first popularise electronic music but they created an all-time classic as well. The "Autobahn" track is a masterwor..." Reply
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1974
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1,881
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"Another excellent rock'n'roll album from Big Star. Gone are the over the top vocals of the first LP. Radio city, like #1 record, it's full of fantastic rock anthems. Underrated and overlooked." Reply
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1974
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"This isn't an album you listen to if you want the usual Boys' stuff in the realm of Licensed to Ill; it's them with raw rapping power, and proof after the extensive sampling they had done before that yeah, they can play instruments and yeah, they're pretty damn good at it. For the most part, they..." Reply
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1992
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1,875
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"Lovely album! A very atmospheric one too. Katrien is the biggest highlight. Sensational track which the spoken word does wonders for. Like Herod before is an epic track with excellent progression. That strange loop on With Portfolio gets me every time too. Amazing song. Great use of the guitar an..." Reply
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1997
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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 | 1,410 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,397 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,595 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,728 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,988 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 836 | 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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5,028 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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426 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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156 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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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
