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4991.

Falso Brilhante

Elis Regina

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 1976:

Rank in 1970s:

832

Overall Rank:

4,991

Average Rating:

74 (53 votes)

Comments:

4992.

The White Birch

Codeine

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 1994:

Rank in 1990s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

4993.

Wind's Poem

Mount Eerie

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

867

Overall Rank:

4,993

Average Rating:

76 (72 votes)

Comments:

4994.

Marrow Of The Spirit

Agalloch

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2010:

Rank in 2010s:

918

Overall Rank:

4,994

Average Rating:

77 (60 votes)

Comments:

4995.

Algiers

Calexico

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

919

Overall Rank:

4,995

Average Rating:

74 (57 votes)

Comments:

4996.

The World Is A Ghetto

WAR

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 1972:

Rank in 1970s:

833

Overall Rank:

4,996

Average Rating:

76 (132 votes)

Comments:

4997.

Fakebook

Yo La Tengo

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

844

Overall Rank:

4,997

Average Rating:

76 (92 votes)

Comments:

4998.

So The Flies Don't Come

Milo

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

920

Overall Rank:

4,998

Average Rating:

78 (74 votes)

Comments:

4999.

The Bedlam In Goliath

The Mars Volta

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2008:

Rank in 2000s:

868

Overall Rank:

4,999

Average Rating:

73 (149 votes)

Comments:

5000.

Darling Arithmetic

Villagers

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 2015:

Rank in 2010s:

921

Overall Rank:

5,000

Average Rating:

76 (39 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	296	3%
1960s	735	7%
1970s	1,464	15%
1980s	1,460	15%
1990s	1,632	16%
2000s	1,775	18%
2010s	2,015	20%
2020s	594	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,014	50%
	2,657	27%
	439	4%
	309	3%
	226	2%
	160	2%
	137	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,725	97%
Yes	275	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,719	97%
Yes	281	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Meddle by Pink Floyd
8. Tago Mago by Can
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band