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11.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,788 charts

Rank Score:

44,898

Rank in 1966:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (3,205 votes)

Comments:

354

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,070 charts

Rank Score:

44,168

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Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

90 (3,910 votes)

Comments:

301

13.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,873 charts

Rank Score:

43,158

Rank in 1968:

Rank in 1960s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

89 (3,741 votes)

Comments:

337

14.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,120 charts

Rank Score:

42,235

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (4,249 votes)

Comments:

407

15.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,829 charts

Rank Score:

41,351

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Rank in 2000s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (3,606 votes)

Comments:

400

16.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,384 charts

Rank Score:

39,105

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17.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,424 charts

Rank Score:

38,559

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

88 (2,846 votes)

Comments:

265

18.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,495 charts

Rank Score:

37,015

Rank in 1989:

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Average Rating:

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19.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,776 charts

Rank Score:

36,896

Rank in 2015:

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20.

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,758 charts

Rank Score:

35,967

Rank in 1979:

Rank in 1970s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

87 (3,093 votes)

Comments:

256

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	295	3%
1960s	735	7%
1970s	1,473	15%
1980s	1,455	15%
1990s	1,689	17%
2000s	1,798	18%
2010s	2,045	20%
2020s	483	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	%

	4,990	50%
	2,659	27%
	447	4%
	303	3%
	225	2%
	168	2%
	142	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,719	97%
Yes	281	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,718	97%
Yes	282	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,888	99%
Yes	112	1%

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