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9991.

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Tetra

C2C

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

A New Place 2 Drown

Archy Marshall

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

Baby The Stars Shine Bright

Everything But The Girl

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

New York, N.Y.

George Russell

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

119

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298

Overall Rank:

9,995

Average Rating:

71 (20 votes)

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9996.

Killer On The Rampage

Eddy Grant

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Rock Dream
Live

Boris With Merzbow

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

It Had To Happen

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Cause Of Death

Obituary

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

High Visibility

The Hellacopters

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	298	3%
1960s	738	7%
1970s	1,459	15%
1980s	1,460	15%
1990s	1,630	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,020	20%
2020s	597	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,015	50%
	2,653	27%
	440	4%
	308	3%
	229	2%
	158	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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