Ranking: the Kinks (studio albums)
by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 07/12/2022 08:45
- (Created: 03/13/2014 13:21).
- Chart size: 24 albums.
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A world of its own, where people drink tea with butter scones and complain about the weather. Oh and there's a penomenal cat, a witch, a leather-clad biker, and a sky that's too big to care.
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Year of Release:
1968
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9,232
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Ray Davies's songwriting at an all-time peak.
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Year of Release:
1969
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4,723
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Gosh! At the time, Ray Davies positively breathed out great songs.
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Year of Release:
1967
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3,987
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A scathing, but humorous, attack on the music business and the star-making machinery. Terrific songs and Ray Davies vocal interpretations.
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Year of Release:
1970
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2,709
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A brilliant and touching mix of Americana and Englishness; Ray Davies manages to make urban planning and marginalisation of the working-class an impossibly entertaining subject.
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1971
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777
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Where Ray Davies enters the pantheon of the great British songwriters.
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Year of Release:
1966
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2,086
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The "theatrical years" part 4. A very creative period for Ray Davies, and one I'm very fond of.
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The "theatrical years" part 2.
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The "theatrical years" part 3.
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The "theatrical years" part 1.
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Total albums: 24. Page 1 of 3
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Ranking: the Kinks (studio albums) composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 29% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 46% | |
| 1980s | 5 | 21% | |
| 1990s | 1 | 4% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Kinks | 24 | 100% |
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