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"Look. I really like this album. I think it's great. But I don't think it is the greatest album ever or even the greatest Radiohead album ever. It is great though." Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (16 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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59,816
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"If this album is not 100/100 then I don't know what is." Reply
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1973
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56,682
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"I think that the thing we forget is that rock & roll is not rocket science. Rock is very derivitave. Everything that The Beatles did came from someone else, just like everything before them came from elsewhere. Sure, The Beatles came out singing "I Want To Hold Your Hand"...we can't lose sight of..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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54,322
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"Imagine what Revolver sounded like when it first came out." Reply
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1966
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46,745
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"The first time I heard this album was a bootleged copy off cassete when I was 14, laying on a hillside at night beside the girl who I thought at the time was the most beautiful and sexy in the world. You may like to add your own imagery to the setting, but it left a permanant mark on my psychie t..." [+] Reply
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1975
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42,174
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"Was never a huge Bowie fan until hearing this record. It completely changed my opinion on him as a whole, I will probably do some more listening soon. Incredibly consistent album full of glorious 70's Rock. I enjoyed every second of it. Nothing negative I can really say. Killer record." Reply
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xMUSICSNOBx | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1972
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40,981
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"If we're trying to be objective, there is no such thing as the greatest album of all time. Something as abstract and subjective as music cannot be narrowed down to one absolute best. Consider that even if you took a poll with the entire world, maybe the top album would be something by Imagine Dra..." [+] Reply
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Cargusbralem | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1967
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40,755
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"This is easily Radiohead's most perfect album they made. Perfect length and amazing songs. Reckoner is one of the greatest songs ever made." Reply
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2007
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40,723
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"This is better than Funeral - which has taken the 2000's No. 1 just because of recent Reflektor hype - save Kid A anyone please! Why? Because every single song (yes, I'm looking at you too, Treefingers) is its own unique, daring, thrilling masterpiece. This was an album that actually challenged i..." [+] Reply
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2000
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39,148
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"Velvet Underground created an original piece of work that has arguably become the most influencial album in alternative music. Produced by Andy Warhol, this album is something special when it comes to the creative artistic expression. The music and lyrics are incredibly minimal, yet powerfully be..." [+] Reply
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1967
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37,564
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 299 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 708 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,397 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,747 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,978 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 821 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,021 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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428 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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