Overall Chart
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"What an outstanding display of guitar work that demands your attention right from the start. This is one of the best guitar performances I have ever heard on a prog rock record with them synchronising so well with the other instruments. This makes for a cohesive listen for us and one that never s..." [+] Reply
Year of Release:
1972
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1,887
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922.
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"charli xcx only went and made the perfect pandemic pop album. this is a genuinely stunning album about isolation, relationships, and not being with the people you love. insane production, good writing. proof once again she's the one." Reply
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2020
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1,883
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"Fantastic concept album with an intricate plot that never wavers. Its wonderfully thought out, planned, and executed. Still as intriguing to listen to it today as it was back then. The amazing thing is that the songs are great individually as well as part of the whole." Reply
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1988
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1,881
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"There isn't a bad song on here; Ye's production is excellent despite all of the controversy surrounding him; Pusha T is still and excellent rapper and talented lyricist; the features play their part well. This album sounds like luxury rap. It's just SO SHORT!" Reply
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Anti | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2018
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1,874
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"Imagine if Massive attack seriously took to quaaludes. For a year. The next day they swear they are NEVER going to touch that crazy ass shit again because they're paranoid as all fuck, and Tricky just shot a gun at the new guest vocalist because she was talking to another guy. BUT FIRST, you can'..." [+] Reply
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1995
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1,871
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"Much like GZA's Liquid Swords, this record is an almost cinematic detail of criminal life, but this one is more decadent and unapologetic. Some of the production on this album is just spooky." Reply
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1995
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1,868
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"This is rap's Sex Pistols moment. Rap was getting stale, trapped in the overproduced cliched shit of the late 90s. How many artists followed the rags to riches/drugs/parties/hos and bitches/outsmart cops/guns/bling formula? Eminem was a breath of fresh air. A strong lyricist with underrated flow,..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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1,867
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"'Round About Midnight was the first album by Davis on Columbia, where he would stay for 30 years. It features saxophonist John Coltrane, who had not yet become an icon. The interplay between the two here is great, with Davis' melodies being answered by Coltrane's energetic solos. The rhythm secti..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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1,865
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"Possibly the greatest live album ever made. Worth owning the album for the incredible versions of Child In Time and Smoke On The Water, the latter with a slightly different guitar chord intro to the studio version. For a live album, the recording quality is superb. An album made to live on vinyl!" Reply
Year of Release:
1972
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1,862
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930.
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"His accessible sound is reminiscent of The Dream and infused with chopped and screwed over-production. It's lyrics are low in self-esteem and intelligence but this album cannot remotely come into frame with small PC speakers. This bass is meant to be felt under the influence of your choice. It's ..." [+] Reply
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ptaylor1989 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2011
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1,858
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 93 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 719 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,436 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,432 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,610 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,736 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,994 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,014 | 50% | |
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2,664 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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317 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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