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2023
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1984
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2013
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Toy 
"Much has been made of the krautrock influence on display here, however more obvious is the debt owed to 80s indie legends Felt, particularly the Forever Breathes The Lonely Word era and Lawrence’s obsession with the most perfectionist perfect pop imaginable. The bands strengths become more appare..."  [+]  Reply
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2012
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"This is his best album for me - consistently hits an emotional depth not seen on his other records. As far as break-up albums go, this is up there with the very best."  Reply
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2012
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1945
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2024
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"‘3’ is oddly enough album number 4 and is purely one for the VF aficionado’s I’d fully recommend skipping this one and going straight to 1991’s excellent ‘Why Do Birds Sing?’"  Reply
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1989
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"Few artists have been as influential at Don and Phil were to popular music. By The time they released It’s Everly Time, they had already made their mark with hits like “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie.” On their third LP, they just seemed to perfect their art. Opening with the Don Everly ..."  [+]  Reply
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1960
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Overall Chart composition

Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
6. London Calling by The Clash
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Marquee Moon by Television
13. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
19. Low by David Bowie
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell