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11.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,810 charts

Rank Score:

43,215

Rank in 1966:

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Average Rating:

88 (3,228 votes)

Comments:

354

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV)

Led Zeppelin

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,102 charts

Rank Score:

42,555

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Average Rating:

90 (3,940 votes)

Comments:

301

13.

The Beatles (The White Album)

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,895 charts

Rank Score:

41,168

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Average Rating:

89 (3,776 votes)

Comments:

340

14.

Nevermind

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,155 charts

Rank Score:

40,660

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Average Rating:

87 (4,276 votes)

Comments:

407

15.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,852 charts

Rank Score:

38,804

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16.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,455 charts

Rank Score:

37,129

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Average Rating:

88 (2,875 votes)

Comments:

265

17.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,405 charts

Rank Score:

37,093

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18.

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,791 charts

Rank Score:

35,390

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Average Rating:

89 (2,255 votes)

Comments:

366

19.

Doolittle

Pixies

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,516 charts

Rank Score:

35,278

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20.

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,786 charts

Rank Score:

34,463

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Average Rating:

87 (3,121 votes)

Comments:

257

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	297	3%
1960s	728	7%
1970s	1,469	15%
1980s	1,463	15%
1990s	1,670	17%
2000s	1,781	18%
2010s	2,038	20%
2020s	527	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,995	50%
	2,668	27%
	442	4%
	292	3%
	225	2%
	168	2%
	139	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,714	97%
Yes	286	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,887	99%
Yes	113	1%

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