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1	Rolling Stones	4.000	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	04/1964	63	1.Let It Bleed 2.Beggars Banquet 3.Exile On Main Street 4.Aftermath See all Rolling Stones album rankings
2	Beatles	4.000	Alt. Rock, Classical, Classic Rock	03/1963	127	1.Revolver 2.Abbey Road 3.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 4.Rubber Soul See all Beatles album rankings
3	AC/DC	3.8344	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	01/1942	40	1.Back in Black 2.Highway to Hell 3.Let There Be Rock 4.Bonfire See all AC/DC album rankings
4	Talking Heads	3.8124	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	09/1977	21	1.Remain in Light 2.Fear of Music 3.More Songs About Buildings & Food 4.Little Creatures See all Talking Heads album rankings
5	Byrds	3.8048	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	06/1965	44	1.Younger Than Yesterday 2.Mr. Tambourine Man 3.Fifth Dimension 4.Turn! Turn! Turn! See all Byrds album rankings
6	Bee Gees	3.7657	Pop, Rock, Dance & DJ	07/1967	54	1.Odessa 2.Best of Bee Gees 3.Main Course 4.Tales From the Brothers Gibb See all Bee Gees album rankings
7	Doors	3.7649	Classic Rock, Misc., Rock	01/1967	56	1.L.A. Woman 2.Strange Days 3.Morrison Hotel 4.The Doors See all Doors album rankings
8	Parliament	3.7371	Classic Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul	02/1976	23	1.Mothership Connection 2.Tear the Roof Off 1974-1980 3.Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome 4.The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk See all Parliament album rankings
9	Pink Floyd	3.7216	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	08/1967	62	1.Dark Side Of The Moon 2.The Wall 3.Wish You Were Here 4.Piper at the Gates of Dawn See all Pink Floyd album rankings
10	Simon & Garfunkel	3.6811	Pop, Classic Rock, Folk	10/1964	29	1.Bridge Over Troubled Water 2.Bookends 3.Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme 4.Old Friends See all Simon & Garfunkel album rankings
11	Rush	3.6176	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	34	1.Chronicles 2.Moving Pictures 3.2112 4.Signals See all Rush album rankings
12	Genesis	3.6122	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1969	46	1.Selling England By The Pound 2.Foxtrot 3.Nursery Cryme 4.Trick of the Tail See all Genesis album rankings
13	Eagles	3.5870	Classic Rock, Misc., Rock	06/1972	29	1.Hell Freezes Over 2.Hotel California 3.The Very Best of the Eagles 4.Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 See all Eagles album rankings
14	Derek & The Dominos	3.5788	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	11/1970	5	1.Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs 2.In Concert 3.Layla 4.Live at the Fillmore See all Derek & The Dominos album rankings
15	Prince	3.5581	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	12/1969	70	1.Sign 'O' the Times 2.1999 3.The Hits 1 4.Dirty Mind See all Prince album rankings
16	Beach Boys	3.4837	Blues, Children's, Classic Rock	10/1962	117	1.Pet Sounds 2.Sunflower 3.Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys 4.Today! See all Beach Boys album rankings
17	Led Zeppelin	3.4466	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Interna.	01/1969	37	1.Led Zeppelin 2.How The West Was Won 3.Led Zeppelin IV 4.Houses Of The Holy See all Led Zeppelin album rankings
18	Yes	3.4027	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	03/1971	64	1.Close to the Edge 2.Fragile 3.Going for the One 4.Yessongs See all Yes album rankings
19	Jethro Tull	3.3586	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	09/1969	64	1.Stand Up 2.Aqualung 3.Thick As A Brick 4.Original Masters See all Jethro Tull album rankings
20	Blue Cheer	3.3583	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	01/1968	15	1.Vincebus Eruptum 2.Outsideinside 3.Vincebus Eruptum/Outsideinside 4.Blue Cheer See all Blue Cheer album rankings
21	Allman Brothers Band	3.3399	Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	07/1971	43	1.At Fillmore East 2.Eat a Peach 3.Brothers & Sisters 4.Beginnings See all Allman Brothers Band album rankings
22	Blackfoot	3.3299	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	03/1979	19	1.Rattlesnake Rock 'n' Roll: The Best of Blackfoot 2.Strikes 3.King Biscuit Flower Hour 4.Greatest Hits Live See all Blackfoot album rankings
23	Grateful Dead	3.3245	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	03/1967	91	1.American Beauty 2.Workingman's Dead 3.In the Dark 4.Live/Dead See all Grateful Dead album rankings
24	Queen	3.3162	Classical, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	12/1975	66	1.A Night at the Opera 2.Made in Heaven 3.Classic Queen 4.Greatest Hits See all Queen album rankings
25	Band	3.2849	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	07/1968	34	1.Music from Big Pink 2.The Band 3.Stage Fright 4.To Kingdom Come See all Band album rankings
26	King Crimson	3.2730	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	63	1.Red 2.Discipline 3.In the Court of the Crimson King 4.In the Wake of Poseidon See all King Crimson album rankings
27	Utopia	3.2393	Pop, Rock, Alt. Rock	10/1974	18	1.Anthology 2.Utopia 3.Another Live 4.Oops! Wrong Planet See all Utopia album rankings
28	10cc	3.1921	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	09/1978	37	1.The Original Soundtrack 2.The Very Best of 10cc 3.The Singles 4.10cc See all 10cc album rankings
29	Deep Purple	3.1797	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Classic Rock	12/1972	145	1.Machine Head 2.Deep Purple in Rock 3.Made in Japan 4.Deep Purple See all Deep Purple album rankings
30	Van Halen	3.1753	Misc., Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	02/1978	24	1.1984 2.Van Halen 3.Fair Warning 4.5150 See all Van Halen album rankings
31	Fleetwood Mac	3.1570	Classic Rock, Interna., Misc.	10/1969	89	1.Rumours 2.Greatest Hits 3.Tusk 4.Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac See all Fleetwood Mac album rankings
32	Doobie Brothers	3.1450	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	04/1971	31	1.The Captain and Me 2.Takin' It to the Streets 3.Minute by Minute 4.Toulouse Street See all Doobie Brothers album rankings
33	Uriah Heep	3.1083	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	01/1972	98	1.Classic Heep: An Anthology 2.The Best of Uriah Heep 3.Innocent Victim 4.Demons & Wizards See all Uriah Heep album rankings
34	Traffic	3.1058	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	12/1967	19	1.Traffic 2.John Barleycorn Must Die 3.Smiling Phases 4.Mr. Fantasy See all Traffic album rankings
35	Jefferson Airplane	3.0992	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	08/1966	43	1.Surrealistic Pillow 2.The Worst of Jefferson Airplane 3.Crown of Creation 4.Jefferson Airplane Takes Off See all Jefferson Airplane album rankings
36	Police	3.0782	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	10/1979	16	1.Zenyatta Mondatta 2.Synchronicity 3.Reggatta de Blanc 4.Outlandos d'Amour See all Police album rankings
37	Judas Priest	3.0672	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	12/1969	49	1.Jugulator 2.Stained Class 3.Painkiller 4.Hell Bent for Leather See all Judas Priest album rankings
38	Chicago	3.0572	Classic Rock, Jazz, Misc.	04/1969	66	1.Chicago 17 2.Chicago XI 3.Chicago Transit Authority 4.Group Portrait See all Chicago album rankings
39	Monkees	3.0439	Pop, Classic Rock, Misc.	10/1966	45	1.Headquarters 2.Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 3.More of the Monkees 4.Monkees See all Monkees album rankings
40	Savoy Brown	2.9960	Pop, Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	03/1969	43	1.Blue Matter 2.Hellbound Train 3.The Savoy Brown Collection 4.Raw Sienna See all Savoy Brown album rankings
41	Malo	2.9865	Latin, Pop, R&B & Soul	04/1972	7	1.The Best of Malo 2.En Vivo: Live 3.Vamonos A Bailar Techno Merengue Rocking Espanol 4.Senorita See all Malo album rankings
42	Curtis Mayfield	2.9796	Pop, R&B & Soul, Classic Rock	09/1970	63	1.Curtis 2.Roots 3.Superfly 4.Back to the World See all Curtis Mayfield album rankings
43	Cars	2.9787	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	05/1978	12	1.The Cars 2.Candy-O 3.Heartbeat City 4.Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology See all Cars album rankings
44	Lynyrd Skynyrd	2.9536	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	03/1975	60	1.Edge of Forever 2.Second Helping 3.Lyve from Steel Town 4.Gold & Platinum See all Lynyrd Skynyrd album rankings
45	Black Oak Arkansas	2.9399	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	03/1971	22	1.Hot & Nasty: The Best of Black Oak Arkansas 2.High on the Hog 3.Raunch 'N' Roll Live 4.Keep the Faith See all Black Oak Arkansas album rankings
46	Reo Speedwagon	2.9366	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	12/1972	32	1.The Ballads 2.The Hits 3.Ridin' the Storm Out 4.You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish See all Reo Speedwagon album rankings
47	T. Rex	2.8869	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	07/1972	58	1.Electric Warrior 2.The Slider 3.Tanx 4.Left Hand Luke: The Alternate Tanx See all T. Rex album rankings
48	Aerosmith