Top 50 albums by Kurt Cobain by covecove

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Raw Power 
United States Iggy And The Stooges
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
778 charts
Rank Score:
6,006
Rank in 1973:
8
Rank in 1970s:
75
Overall Rank:
298
Average Rating:
 83 (1,001 votes)
Comments:
65
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Surfer Rosa 
United States Pixies
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
1,289 charts
Rank Score:
13,558
Rank in 1988:
2
Rank in 1980s:
12
Overall Rank:
98
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (1,822 votes)
Comments:
112
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Pod 
United States The Breeders
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
184 charts
Rank Score:
933
Rank in 1990:
26
Rank in 1990s:
337
Overall Rank:
1,805
Average Rating:
 77 (226 votes)
Comments:
7
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Philosophy Of The World 
United States The Shaggs
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
86 charts
Rank Score:
396
Rank in 1969:
81
Rank in 1960s:
318
Overall Rank:
3,666
Average Rating:
 61 (129 votes)
Comments:
17
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Landshark 
United States Fang (US)
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
12 charts
Rank Score:
74
Rank in 1982:
225
Rank in 1980s:
2,054
Overall Rank:
14,971
Average Rating:
 64 (17 votes)
Comments:
1
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Millions Of Dead Cops 
United States MDC
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
22 charts
Rank Score:
98
Rank in 1982:
182
Rank in 1980s:
1,661
Overall Rank:
11,722
Average Rating:
 68 (34 votes)
Comments:
1
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Scratch Acid 
United States Scratch Acid
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
29 charts
Rank Score:
237
Rank in 1984:
91
Rank in 1980s:
825
Overall Rank:
5,572
Average Rating:
 71 (37 votes)
Comments:
0
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Paganicons 
United States Saccharine Trust
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
22 charts
Rank Score:
148
Rank in 1981:
139
Rank in 1980s:
1,226
Overall Rank:
8,317
Average Rating:
 69 (31 votes)
Comments:
2
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Butthole Surfers 
United States Butthole Surfers
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
51 charts
Rank Score:
251
Rank in 1983:
78
Rank in 1980s:
782
Overall Rank:
5,306
Average Rating:
 70 (71 votes)
Comments:
5
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My War 
United States Black Flag
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[First added to this chart: 02/15/2013]
Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
124 charts
Rank Score:
646
Rank in 1984:
40
Rank in 1980s:
378
Overall Rank:
2,451
Average Rating:
 74 (172 votes)
Comments:
6
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Top 50 albums by Kurt Cobain composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 0 0%
1960s 2 4%
1970s 8 16%
1980s 34 69%
1990s 5 10%
2000s 0 0%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 34 69%
United Kingdom 11 22%
Japan 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%
Switzerland 1 2%
Australia 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 47 96%
Yes 2 4%
Live? Albums %
No 48 98%
Yes 1 2%

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From 05/18/2017 01:36
Photo evidence here ... https://web.archive.org/web/20141018034220/http://www.joyfulnoiserecordings.com/journal/to p-50-by-nirvana/
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From 01/14/2017 00:15
The chart was taken from a photo of Kurt's diary, apparently he used to do a lot of this charts with albums coming and going and this one was the last one done before he passed. Examples of bands that I would've expected to see and aren't are Melvins and Meat Puppets. I don't know about REM but he and Stipe were friends and their influence in 90s music is undeniable. As for The Beatles, I read once that before performing live, Kurt used to pick an acoustic guitar and play "Julia" ebery time. Thxs for the comments and ratings btw...
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From 01/12/2017 16:21
Love the idea. I did however think he really LOVED Beatles, that Black Sabbath were one of the main influences and that REM was also one of his favs. Not according to this, anyone has any idea why? Or am I wrong?
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From 07/17/2015 14:58
There is some good stuff on this list. I had no idea there was a band named Kleenex. Not sure about one...
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From 07/17/2015 11:34
Thank you for this chart. Big ups.
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From 02/04/2015 19:09
mmm fabulous indie pop picks, kurt had taste
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From 09/17/2014 19:43
i can almost smell this chart
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From 11/12/2013 23:39
Pretty good idea.
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