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9761.
Year Of The Flood 
Live
United Kingdom Runrig
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Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 2008:
170
Rank in 2000s:
1,720
Overall Rank:
9,761
Average Rating:
 74 (1 vote)
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9762.
No Maps For These Territories 
Germany Amé Toki
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Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
5 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 2007:
176
Rank in 2000s:
1,721
Overall Rank:
9,762
Average Rating:
 74 (6 votes)
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9763.
All For You 
United States Janet
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"Great singles, especially "All For You" and "Doesn't Really Matter" but weak Noon-single tracks"  Reply
- ViolaXZ | 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.
Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
28 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 2001:
174
Rank in 2000s:
1,722
Overall Rank:
9,763
Average Rating:
 65 (54 votes)
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9764.
How Great Thou Art 
United States Elvis Presley
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Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
27 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 1967:
91
Rank in 1960s:
656
Overall Rank:
9,764
Average Rating:
 69 (31 votes)
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9765.
Tyranny 
United States Shadow Gallery
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"Shadow Gallery's third album is a concept album about a defense worker's search for meaning after becoming disenchanted with his job. The music is somewhat softer than it was on Carved in Stone, but has much the same sound and the same intricate production. Guest vocalists James LaBrie of Dream T..."  [+]  Reply
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Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 1998:
157
Rank in 1990s:
1,579
Overall Rank:
9,765
Average Rating:
 72 (14 votes)
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9766.
Uroboros 
Japan Dir En Grey
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Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 2008:
171
Rank in 2000s:
1,723
Overall Rank:
9,766
Average Rating:
 74 (18 votes)
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9767.
In Dub 
Jamaica Ranking Dread
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Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
18 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 1982:
147
Rank in 1980s:
1,363
Overall Rank:
9,767
Average Rating:
 75 (16 votes)
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9768.
Architect 
United Kingdom C Duncan
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
40 charts
Rank Score:
86
Rank in 2015:
202
Rank in 2010s:
1,931
Overall Rank:
9,768
Average Rating:
 75 (23 votes)
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9769.
Crystal Logic 
United States Manilla Road
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Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
27 charts
Rank Score:
86
Rank in 1983:
124
Rank in 1980s:
1,364
Overall Rank:
9,769
Average Rating:
 68 (31 votes)
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9770.
$oul $old $eparately 
United States Freddie Gibbs
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"A colourful release from this veteran rapper which further demonstrates his consistency as an auteur."  Reply
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Year of Release:
2022
Appears in:
48 charts
Rank Score:
86
Rank in 2022:
162
Rank in 2020s:
832
Overall Rank:
9,770
Average Rating:
 74 (48 votes)
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Overall Chart composition

Artist Albums %


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The Rolling Stones 33 0% Filter chart to just show these albums
David Bowie 32 0% Filter chart to just show these albums
Various Artists 30 0% Filter chart to just show these albums
Miles Davis 26 0% Filter chart to just show these albums
Pink Floyd 24 0% Filter chart to just show these albums
Genesis 23 0% Filter chart to just show these albums
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Country Albums %


United States 4,970 50% Filter chart to just show these albums
United Kingdom 2,628 26% Filter chart to just show these albums
Canada 427 4% Filter chart to just show these albums
Mixed Nationality 332 3% Filter chart to just show these albums
Australia 223 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Germany 160 2% Filter chart to just show these albums
Sweden 145 1% Filter chart to just show these albums
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