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9991.

Flirtin' With Disaster

Molly Hatchet

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

36 charts

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119

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9992.

A New Place 2 Drown

Archy Marshall

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

Queen Of The Wave

Pepe Deluxé

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

Here's The Tender Coming

The Unthanks

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

Umber

Bitch Magnet

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Alive & Shouting
Live

Oysterband

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

6 charts

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119

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9997.

Fresh Maggots

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

20 charts

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119

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9998.

Accordion & Voice

Pauline Oliveros

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

17 charts

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119

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9999.

The Milk Of Human Kindness

Caribou

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

45 charts

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119

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10000.

El Hombre

Pat Martino

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

21 charts

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119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	296	3%
1960s	736	7%
1970s	1,463	15%
1980s	1,462	15%
1990s	1,633	16%
2000s	1,774	18%
2010s	2,014	20%
2020s	593	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,014	50%
	2,658	27%
	439	4%
	309	3%
	226	2%
	160	2%
	137	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,719	97%
Yes	281	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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