Favorite Album by Year
by 
Robert Anton Wilson 
My favorite album for each year for as long as I can go back to ...
- Chart updated: 05/27/2024 23:15
- (Created: 11/21/2012 02:32).
- Chart size: 75 albums.
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1964
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
1
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Comments:
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1961
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,743
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Comments:
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1957
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,497
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Comments:
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1955
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2012]
Year of Release:
1955
Appears in:
Rank Score:
804
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1940
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2012]
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1928
[First added to this chart: 11/21/2012]
Total albums: 6. Page 1 of 1
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Favorite Album by Year composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 7 | 9% | |
| 1960s | 10 | 13% | |
| 1970s | 11 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 10 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 12 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 13% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 5 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Miles Davis | 3 | 4% | |
| U2 | 3 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 4% | |
| John Coltrane | 2 | 3% | |
| Kate Bush | 2 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 49% | |
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24 | 32% | |
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5 | 7% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Favorite Album by Year chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Two Piece Puzzle by Rosalie Cunningham |
| Down 1 from 3rd to 4th The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest by Anneke Van Giersbergen |
| New entries |
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| All Born Screaming by St. Vincent |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/07/2024 20:33 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2013 22:22 | edubs | 247 | 89/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2012 12:08 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2012 09:42 | Nykeaula | 78 | 87/100 |
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From Moondance 01/07/2024 20:34 | #300974
I love these types of charts and you do a very fine job - it feels very honest (ie not shaped by BEA peer pressure)
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tgarritsen 02/27/2014 14:03 | #104679
tgarritsen 02/27/2014 14:03 | #104679
So cool to see some old blues artists like Son House.
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