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9991.

Moondog And His Friends

Moondog

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1953:

Rank in 1950s:

296

Overall Rank:

9,991

Average Rating:

73 (26 votes)

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9992.

Exploding Head

A Place To Bury Strangers

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys

The Stanley Brothers

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

297

Overall Rank:

9,993

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

9994.

180

Palma Violets

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

Blauw

The Scene

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

A Grand Love Story

Kid Loco

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Où Je Vis

Shurik'N

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Wasps' Nests

The 6ths

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

The Cactus Album

3rd Bass

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

Sviatoslav Richter

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	297	3%
1960s	739	7%
1970s	1,466	15%
1980s	1,453	15%
1990s	1,648	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,013	20%
2020s	586	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	34	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,004	50%
	2,651	27%
	444	4%
	301	3%
	227	2%
	166	2%
	139	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	9,887	99%
Yes	113	1%

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