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9991.

Human Ceremony

Sunflower Bean

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

American Garage

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

The Tortured Poets Department

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

119

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557

Overall Rank:

9,993

Average Rating:

60 (97 votes)

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9994.

Hallelujah Anyhow

Hiss Golden Messenger

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

English Electric (Part One)

Big Big Train

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

UNU

Perfect (PL)

Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

When Your Heart Stops Beating

+44

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

The National Health

Maxïmo Park

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

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Undercover

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Lawn Boy

Phish

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	295	3%
1960s	739	7%
1970s	1,471	15%
1980s	1,459	15%
1990s	1,660	17%
2000s	1,771	18%
2010s	2,022	20%
2020s	556	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%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,006	50%
	2,654	27%
	443	4%
	297	3%
	226	2%
	165	2%
	140	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,721	97%
Yes	279	3%

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

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