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51.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,504 charts

Rank Score:

20,075

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Average Rating:

87 (1,807 votes)

Comments:

142

52.

The Joshua Tree

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

1,817 charts

Rank Score:

19,842

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53.

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,570 charts

Rank Score:

19,656

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54.

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,645 charts

Rank Score:

19,612

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Average Rating:

86 (2,033 votes)

Comments:

137

55.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,563 charts

Rank Score:

19,565

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Average Rating:

85 (1,890 votes)

Comments:

149

56.

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

19,338

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Average Rating:

84 (2,612 votes)

Comments:

176

57.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,673 charts

Rank Score:

19,300

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Average Rating:

84 (1,907 votes)

Comments:

169

58.

Low

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,488 charts

Rank Score:

19,292

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59.

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,349 charts

Rank Score:

19,192

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Average Rating:

85 (1,337 votes)

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60.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,594 charts

Rank Score:

19,018

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Average Rating:

86 (1,866 votes)

Comments:

134

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	294	3%
1960s	740	7%
1970s	1,472	15%
1980s	1,451	15%
1990s	1,688	17%
2000s	1,797	18%
2010s	2,052	21%
2020s	480	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	24	0%
Pink Floyd	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,991	50%
	2,657	27%
	446	4%
	303	3%
	226	2%
	169	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	282	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,724	97%
Yes	278	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,889	99%
Yes	113	1%

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