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9991.

Fog On The Tyne

Lindisfarne

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9992.

I Hear A Symphony

The Supremes

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1960s:

739

Overall Rank:

9,992

Average Rating:

71 (53 votes)

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9993.

Jehovahkill

Julian Cope

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9994.

Hospital Music

Matthew Good

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9995.

We Care

Whale

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9996.

Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)

Groove Armada

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9997.

Teenage Depression

Eddie & The Hot Rods

Year of Release:

1976

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9998.

Morton Feldman: String Quartet No. 2

FLUX Quartet

Year of Release:

2002

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

119

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9999.

Blauw

The Scene

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

119

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10000.

Moondog And His Friends

Moondog

Year of Release:

1953

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

119

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Rank in 1950s:

295

Overall Rank:

10,000

Average Rating:

73 (27 votes)

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	294	3%
1960s	739	7%
1970s	1,458	15%
1980s	1,455	15%
1990s	1,651	17%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,011	20%
2020s	594	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	26	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,005	50%
	2,655	27%
	442	4%
	303	3%
	228	2%
	166	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,722	97%
Yes	278	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,721	97%
Yes	279	3%

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

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Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf