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9991.

Avant Hard

Add N To (X)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Billy Breathes

Phish

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

Draft 7.30

Autechre

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

Guerrilla

Super Furry Animals

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

ZZ Top's First Album

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Emotions

Mariah Carey

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Hard Nose The Highway

Van Morrison

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

40 charts

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119

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9998.

Jazz Impressions Of Japan

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

119

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739

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9,998

Average Rating:

75 (36 votes)

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9999.

The Night's Gambit

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Erpland

Ozric Tentacles

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

29 charts

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119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	295	3%
1960s	739	7%
1970s	1,473	15%
1980s	1,456	15%
1990s	1,665	17%
2000s	1,766	18%
2010s	2,025	20%
2020s	554	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	34	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	28	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Elvis Presley	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,014	50%
	2,659	27%
	443	4%
	292	3%
	225	2%
	164	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,721	97%
Yes	279	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,724	97%
Yes	276	3%

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

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4. Disintegration by The Cure
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