Year by year stats
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1991: 4.5 (4 albums)
Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
Spiderland - Slint
The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
Nevermind - Nirvana
1983: 4.25 (4)
Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
She's So Unusual - Cyndi Lauper
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
Eliminator - ZZ Top
1975: 4 (8)
Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits
Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin
Horses - Patti Smith
Young Americans - David Bowie
A Night At The Opera - Queen
Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
There's No Place Like America Today - Curtis Mayfield
1976: 4 (4)
Boston - Boston
Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder
Ramones - Ramones
Rocks - Aerosmith
1985: 4 (4)
Picture Book - Simply Red
Psychocandy - The Jesus And Mary Chain
Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush
Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
1979: 4 (3)
Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
GI - Germs
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
1980: 4 (3)
Ace of Spades - Motörhead
Remain In Light - Talking Heads
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
1990: 4 (3)
World Clique - Deee-Lite
Repeater - Fugazi
Goo - Sonic Youth
2004: 4 (1)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
2020: 4 (1)
Untitled (Black Is) - SAULT
1972: 3.89 (9)
Close To The Edge - Yes
Made In Japan - Deep Purple
All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan
Transformer - Lou Reed
Harvest - Neil Young
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - David Bowie
Paul Simon - Paul Simon
All Directions - The Temptations
1966: 3.75 (4)
Da Capo - Love
Blonde On Blonde - Bob Dylan
Freak Out! - The Mothers Of Invention
Midnight Ride - Paul Revere & The Raiders
1968: 3.67 (9)
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession - Laura Nyro
Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies
At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
Truth - Jeff Beck
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo - The Byrds
Cheap Thrills - Big Brother & The Holding Company
Blood, Sweat & Tears - Blood, Sweat & Tears
1969: 3.67 (9)
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
In A Silent Way - Miles Davis
Songs From A Room - Leonard Cohen
Kick Out The Jams (Live) - MC5
In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
Basket of Light - Pentangle
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks
Odessa - Bee Gees
1973: 3.67 (3)
Solid Air - John Martyn
Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan
Selling England By The Pound - Genesis
1981: 3.67 (3)
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - Brian Eno
Architecture And Morality - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Mask - Bauhaus
2007: 3.67 (3)
Cross - Justice
Oracular Spectacular - MGMT
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
2005: 3.5 (2)
Coles Corner - Richard Hawley
Be - Common
1987: 3.43 (7)
Document - R.E.M.
Among The Living - Anthrax
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby - Terence Trent D'Arby
Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
Calenture - The Triffids
Floodland - Sisters Of Mercy
Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths
1971: 3.33 (6)
The Yes Album - Yes
American Pie - Don McLean
There's A Riot Goin' On - Sly & The Family Stone
Fragile - Yes
At Fillmore East - The Allman Brothers Band
If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby
1984: 3.29 (7)
Cafe Bleu - The Style Council
Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
Purple Rain - Prince
Treasure - Cocteau Twins
Rattlesnakes - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Diamond Life - Sade
1982: 3.25 (4)
Thriller - Michael Jackson
The Rise & Fall - Madness
1999 - Prince
Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
1999: 3.17 (6)
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Central Reservation - Beth Orton
Ágætis Byrjun - Sigur Rós
Beyond Skin - Nitin Sawhney
The Contino Sessions - Death In Vegas
Le Tigre - Le Tigre
1967: 3.14 (7)
Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds
The Doors - The Doors
Forever Changes - Love
Headquarters - The Monkees
Something Else By The Kinks - The Kinks
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin
Triangle - The Beau Brummels
1970: 3.14 (7)
Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin
Moondance - Van Morrison
Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
American Beauty - Grateful Dead
Close To You - Carpenters
Cosmo's Factory - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Abraxas - Santana
1989: 3.14 (7)
Fromohio - fIREHOSE
Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz
Done By The Forces Of Nature - Jungle Brothers
Disintegration - The Cure
Doolittle - Pixies
The Healer - John Lee Hooker
Pump - Aerosmith
1978: 3.13 (8)
Germfree Adolescents - X-Ray Spex
Vento De Maio - Elis Regina
Here, My Dear - Marvin Gaye
Public Image: First Issue - Public Image Ltd.
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo - Devo
Stardust - Willie Nelson
All Mod Cons - The Jam
C'est Chic - CHIC
1986: 3 (7)
I Against I - Bad Brains
Master Of Puppets - Metallica
Graceland - Paul Simon
Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Skylarking - XTC
Reign In Blood - Slayer
Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C.
1977: 3 (6)
Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
The Stranger - Billy Joel
Heroes - David Bowie
Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Low - David Bowie
One World - John Martyn
2001: 3 (4)
Gold - Ryan Adams
Rings Around The World - Super Furry Animals
Melody A.M. - Röyksopp
Gorillaz - Gorillaz
1963: 3 (2)
Back At The Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector - Various Artists
1957: 3 (1)
Chirping Crickets - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
1959: 3 (1)
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs - Marty Robbins
2010: 3 (1)
The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
1997: 2.86 (7)
In It For The Money - Supergrass
The Boatman's Call - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Supa Dupa Fly - Missy Elliott
Urban Hymns - The Verve
OK Computer - Radiohead
Either Or - Elliott Smith
The Fat Of The Land - The Prodigy
1994: 2.75 (8)
The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
Brutal Youth - Elvis Costello
Ready To Die - The Notorious B.I.G.
Ill Communication - Beastie Boys
The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers
Snivilisation - Orbital
Smash - The Offspring
Haunted Dancehall - The Sabres Of Paradise
1996: 2.75 (8)
Fuzzy Logic - Super Furry Animals
Being There - Wilco
Come Find Yourself - Fun Lovin' Criminals
Odelay - Beck
Murder Ballads - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1977 - Ash
Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow
Antichrist Superstar - Marilyn Manson
1995: 2.75 (4)
(What's The Story) Morning Glory - Oasis
Femi Kuti - Femi Kuti
The Bends - Radiohead
Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
1974: 2.71 (7)
Inspiration Information - Shuggie Otis
No Other - Gene Clark
Sheet Music - 10cc
Court And Spark - Joni Mitchell
Fulfillingness' First Finale - Stevie Wonder
Crime Of The Century - Supertramp
On The Beach - Neil Young
1988: 2.57 (7)
Surfer Rosa - Pixies
If I Should Fall From Grace With God - The Pogues
Bug - Dinosaur Jr.
Idlewild - Everything But The Girl
Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
Vivid - Living Colour
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
1962: 2.5 (2)
Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music - Ray Charles
2003: 2.5 (2)
Boy In Da Corner - Dizzee Rascal
Fever To Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2000: 2.33 (6)
Since I Left You - The Avalanches
Sincere - Mj Cole
Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
Our Aim Is To Satisfy - Red Snapper
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast - Badly Drawn Boy
The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
1992: 2.33 (3)
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury - The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
Connected - Stereo MC's
Selected Ambient Works 85-92 - Aphex Twin
2009: 2.33 (3)
Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors
xx - The xx
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
1993: 2 (2)
Fuzzy - Grant Lee Buffalo
Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur
1961: 2 (1)
Sunday At The Village Vanguard - Bill Evans Trio
1965: 2 (1)
The Beach Boys Today! - The Beach Boys
1998: 2 (1)
System Of A Down - System Of A Down
2002: 1.67 (3)
Power In Numbers - Jurassic 5
Phrenology - The Roots
Under Construction - Missy Elliott
1956: 1 (1)
The Wildest! - Louis Prima
2006: 1 (1)
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys