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9991.

The Delivery Man

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Love's Secret Domain

Coil

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

East Coasting

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1950s:

297

Overall Rank:

9,993

Average Rating:

74 (30 votes)

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9994.

Welcome To The Infant Freebase

The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

Human Ceremony

Sunflower Bean

Year of Release:

2016

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Jehovahkill

Julian Cope

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Invented

Jimmy Eat World

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

Underground

The Electric Prunes

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Untourable Album

Men I Trust

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

American Garage

Pat Metheny Group

Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

24 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	1,472	15%
1980s	1,459	15%
1990s	1,659	17%
2000s	1,770	18%
2010s	2,022	20%
2020s	557	6%

Artist	Albums	%

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

	5,004	50%
	2,654	27%
	443	4%
	298	3%
	227	2%
	165	2%
	140	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,723	97%
Yes	277	3%

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

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