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2001.

Lick My Decals Off, Baby

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 1970:

Rank in 1970s:

379

Overall Rank:

2,001

Average Rating:

76 (173 votes)

Comments:

2002.

Harmony In Ultraviolet

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 2006:

Rank in 2000s:

329

Overall Rank:

2,002

Average Rating:

75 (152 votes)

Comments:

2003.

City To City

Gerry Rafferty

Year of Release:

1978

Appears in:

148 charts

Rank Score:

826

Rank in 1978:

Rank in 1970s:

380

Overall Rank:

2,003

Average Rating:

76 (167 votes)

Comments:

2004.

Hi, How Are You: The Unfinished Album

Daniel Johnston

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

825

Rank in 1983:

Rank in 1980s:

310

Overall Rank:

2,004

Average Rating:

73 (167 votes)

Comments:

2005.

Night And Day

Joe Jackson

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

825

Rank in 1982:

Rank in 1980s:

311

Overall Rank:

2,005

Average Rating:

77 (185 votes)

Comments:

2006.

Weld
Live

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

144 charts

Rank Score:

825

Rank in 1991:

Rank in 1990s:

364

Overall Rank:

2,006

Average Rating:

78 (154 votes)

Comments:

2007.

Fantasies

Metric

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

825

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

330

Overall Rank:

2,007

Average Rating:

77 (167 votes)

Comments:

2008.

Bloodflowers

The Cure

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

824

Rank in 2000:

Rank in 2000s:

331

Overall Rank:

2,008

Average Rating:

74 (280 votes)

Comments:

2009.

Song For Our Daughter

Laura Marling

Year of Release:

2020

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

822

Rank in 2020:

Rank in 2020s:

Overall Rank:

2,009

Average Rating:

78 (196 votes)

Comments:

2010.

An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

The Caretaker

Year of Release:

2011

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

822

Rank in 2011:

Rank in 2010s:

329

Overall Rank:

2,010

Average Rating:

78 (124 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	296	3%
1960s	729	7%
1970s	1,470	15%
1980s	1,463	15%
1990s	1,670	17%
2000s	1,781	18%
2010s	2,037	20%
2020s	527	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	34	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,993	50%
	2,670	27%
	442	4%
	293	3%
	225	2%
	168	2%
	139	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,713	97%
Yes	287	3%

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

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

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