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11.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,785 charts

Rank Score:

45,035

Rank in 1966:

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Average Rating:

88 (3,198 votes)

Comments:

354

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,271

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Average Rating:

90 (3,904 votes)

Comments:

300

13.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,868 charts

Rank Score:

43,178

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Average Rating:

89 (3,733 votes)

Comments:

337

14.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,116 charts

Rank Score:

42,256

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Average Rating:

87 (4,240 votes)

Comments:

407

15.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,828 charts

Rank Score:

41,575

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Average Rating:

88 (3,601 votes)

Comments:

400

16.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,381 charts

Rank Score:

39,301

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17.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,423 charts

Rank Score:

38,689

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,841 votes)

Comments:

265

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,494 charts

Rank Score:

37,232

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19.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,775 charts

Rank Score:

36,944

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20.

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,756 charts

Rank Score:

36,013

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Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (3,086 votes)

Comments:

256

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	294	3%
1960s	740	7%
1970s	1,475	15%
1980s	1,452	15%
1990s	1,687	17%
2000s	1,798	18%
2010s	2,050	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%
Neil Young	23	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,997	50%
	2,656	27%
	446	4%
	302	3%
	228	2%
	169	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	282	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	278	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,896	99%
Yes	113	1%

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