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9991.

Red Hot + Riot: The Music And Spirit Of Fela Kuti

Various Artists

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

Bewitched

Luna (US)

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9993.

Black Fire

Andrew Hill

Year of Release:

1964

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1960s:

739

Overall Rank:

9,993

Average Rating:

76 (43 votes)

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9994.

Rooms Of The Magnificent

Ed Kuepper

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

Freedom Suite

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1958:

Rank in 1950s:

295

Overall Rank:

9,995

Average Rating:

72 (30 votes)

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9996.

A Bit Of Previous

Belle And Sebastian

Year of Release:

2022

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Little Electric Chicken Heart

Ana Frango Elétrico

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

The Cactus Album

3rd Bass

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Anyone

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Jetsun Mila

Éliane Radigue

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	295	3%
1960s	739	7%
1970s	1,465	15%
1980s	1,456	15%
1990s	1,647	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,014	20%
2020s	586	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Elvis Presley	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,002	50%
	2,651	27%
	445	4%
	300	3%
	229	2%
	165	2%
	139	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,720	97%
Yes	280	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,724	97%
Yes	276	3%

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

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