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9991.

ZZ Top's First Album

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9991.

Draft 7.30

Autechre

Year of Release:

2003

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

Dark Sky Paradise

Big Sean

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

Safe Mode: On

Undercover

The Rolling Stones

Year of Release:

1983

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

Mike + The Mechanics

Mike & The Mechanics

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Avant Hard

Add N To (X)

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Erpland

Ozric Tentacles

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

Feel Good

The Internet

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

A Grand Love Story

Kid Loco

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Ode To J. Smith

Travis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

14 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	1,476	15%
1980s	1,456	15%
1990s	1,664	17%
2000s	1,766	18%
2010s	2,031	20%
2020s	546	5%

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%
	2,660	27%
	442	4%
	292	3%
	225	2%
	164	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,722	97%
Yes	278	3%

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

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

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Best Albums of 1982
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. The Dreaming by Kate Bush
3. The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden
4. Pornography by The Cure
5. Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
6. 1999 by Prince
7. Avalon by Roxy Music
8. Rio by Duran Duran
9. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
10. The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
11. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
12. Combat Rock by The Clash
13. Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
14. Peter Gabriel IV by Peter Gabriel
15. English Settlement by XTC
16. Big Science by Laurie Anderson
17. Bad Brains by Bad Brains
18. Hex Enduction Hour by The Fall
19. Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest
20. The Lexicon Of Love by ABC