Best of the Bay Area
by
benpaco 
A chart celebrating the diverse music scene of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. To keep it diverse, one album per artist cap here. So as to keep from having to compare such different albums, I'm just doing it in chronological order. Lemme know who I missed!
Notable Bay Area Artists who have no eligible albums include: Furthur, Sage The Gemini, DJ Earworm
- Chart updated: 09/24/2014 07:15
- (Created: 02/27/2014 04:15).
- Chart size: 63 albums.
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1956
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
1958
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
1961
[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
1967
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
851
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1967
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
5,653
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1968
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
4,131
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1968
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
1969
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
2,523
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1969
[First added to this chart: 02/27/2014]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,287
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1973
[First added to this chart: 09/24/2014]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
572
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Total albums: 63. Page 1 of 7
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Best of the Bay Area composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 2 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 11% | |
| 1970s | 5 | 8% | |
| 1980s | 11 | 17% | |
| 1990s | 15 | 24% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 22% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 14% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Santana | 1 | 2% | |
| Smash Mouth | 1 | 2% | |
| Lindsey Buckingham | 1 | 2% | |
| MC Lars | 1 | 2% | |
| 4 Non Blondes | 1 | 2% | |
| HBK Gang | 1 | 2% | |
| Grateful Dead | 1 | 2% | |
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Best of the Bay Area chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 7 from 53rd to 60thFloating Coffin by Thee Oh Sees |
| Down 7 from 54th to 61stTears You Apart by Finish Ticket |
| Down 7 from 55th to 62ndGang Forever by HBK Gang |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 02/27/2014 12:29 | PauloPaz | 1,759 | 89/100 |
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