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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	Genesis	4.000	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
3	Pink Floyd	4.000	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
4	AC/DC	3.8345	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
5	Tangerine Dream	3.8304	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Interna.	12/1969	119	1.Phaedra 2.Force Majeure 3.Stratosfear 4.Zeit See all Tangerine Dream album rankings
6	King Crimson	3.5726	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna.	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
7	Jam	3.5281	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	05/1977	29	1.Sound Affects 2.All Mod Cons 3.Direction Reaction Creation 4.Setting Sons See all Jam album rankings
8	Bee Gees	3.3117	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
9	Yes	3.2906	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
10	Queen	3.2765	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
11	Led Zeppelin	3.2675	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
12	Toots & The Maytals	3.2101	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	01/1976	35	1.Funky Kingston 2.Time Tough: The Anthology 3.Funky Kingston/In the Dark 4.Ska Father See all Toots & The Maytals album rankings
13	Buzzcocks	3.1361	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	01/1977	35	1.Singles Going Steady 2.Operators Manual 3.A Different Kind of Tension/Parts 1, 2, 3 4.Love Bites/Another Music in a Different Kitchen See all Buzzcocks album rankings
14	Traffic	3.0473	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
15	Deep Purple	2.9953	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
16	Elton John	2.9448	Classic Rock, Dance & DJ, Hard Rock & Metal	12/1969	80	1.Tumbleweed Connection 2.Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy 3.Honky Chateau 4.Goodbye Yellow Brick Road See all Elton John album rankings
17	Abba	2.8746	Interna., Latin, Pop	09/1976	60	1.Thank You for the Music 2.Super Trouper 3.Arrival 4.ABBA See all Abba album rankings
18	Badger	2.8082	Interna., Pop, Rock	07/1973	2	1.One Live Badger 2.White Lady See all Badger album rankings
19	Airto	2.4901	Interna., Jazz, Latin	03/1972	6	1.Fingers 2.Seeds on the Ground 3.Free 4.The Best of Airto See all Airto album rankings
20	Ustad Sultan Khan	2.4836	Dance & DJ, Interna., Jazz	11/1974	4	1.Sarangi: The Music of India 2.Sarangi 3.Piya Basanti 4.Rare Elements See all Ustad Sultan Khan album rankings
21	Paul Mccartney	2.4642	Classical, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop	04/1970	53	1.Ram 2.Tug Of War 3.All the Best 4.McCartney See all Paul Mccartney album rankings
22	Focus	2.4273	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	12/1973	23	1.Focus III 2.Moving Waves 3.In & Out Of Focus 4.Hamburger Concerto See all Focus album rankings
23	Cal Tjader	2.4028	Jazz, Latin, Pop	09/1954	57	1.Monterey Concerts 2.Tjader Plays Mambo 3.Black Orchid 4.Latin Kick See all Cal Tjader album rankings
24	Joao Gilberto	2.3570	Interna., Jazz, Latin	11/1976	25	1.Amoroso/Brasil 2.Desafinado 3.Joao Gilberto 4.Millennium: Joao Gilberto See all Joao Gilberto album rankings
25	Rod Stewart	2.3310	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	01/1970	95	1.Every Picture Tells a Story 2.Never a Dull Moment 3.Gasoline Alley 4.When We Were the New Boys See all Rod Stewart album rankings
26	Joe Zawinul	2.3303	Interna., Jazz, Pop	08/1970	10	1.Dialects 2.My People 3.Stories of the Danube 4.The Rise & Fall of the Third Stream See all Joe Zawinul album rankings
27	Brian Eno	2.3078	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	01/1974	31	1.Before & After Science 2.Another Green World 3.Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks 4.Ambient 4: On Land See all Brian Eno album rankings
28	Xtc	2.2883	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	01/1978	32	1.Skylarking 2.Nonsuch 3.Oranges & Lemons 4.English Settlement See all Xtc album rankings
29	Black Sabbath	2.2614	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	05/1970	54	1.Paranoid 2.Master Of Reality 3.Black Sabbath 4.Sabbath Bloody Sabbath See all Black Sabbath album rankings
30	Charlie Byrd	2.2591	Interna., Jazz, Latin	02/1957	48	1.Mr. Guitar 2.Classical Byrd 3.Latin Byrd 4.Brazilian Byrd See all Charlie Byrd album rankings
31	Boomtown Rats	2.2518	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	06/1978	12	1.Mondo Bongo 2.Best Of Boomtown Rats 3.Best Of 4.20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Boomtown Rats See all Boomtown Rats album rankings
32	Dollar Brand	2.1795	Interna., Jazz, Pop	02/1963	9	1.African Marketplace 2.Pre-Ibrahim Dollar Brand 3.Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Band Trio 4.African Piano See all Dollar Brand album rankings
33	Specials	2.1708	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	11/1979	24	1.The Singles Collection 2.The Specials 3.More Specials 4.Specials See all Specials album rankings
34	Flora Purim	2.1567	Jazz, Latin, Pop	12/1973	17	1.Butterfly Dreams 2.Encounter 3.500 Miles High 4.Stories to Tell See all Flora Purim album rankings
35	Ray Barretto	2.1132	Interna., Jazz, Latin	08/1979	35	1.Acid 2.My Summertime 3.Handprints 4.Hard Hands See all Ray Barretto album rankings
36	Yusef Lateef	2.0968	Interna., Jazz, Pop	05/1949	39	1.Eastern Sounds 2.Live at Pep's 3.Prayer to the East 4.Jazz Moods See all Yusef Lateef album rankings
37	George Harrison	2.0819	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	12/1968	24	1.All Things Must Pass 2.Cloud Nine 3.Brainwashed 4.Concert For Bangladesh See all George Harrison album rankings
38	Johnny Pacheco	2.0542	Interna., Latin, Rock	06/1970	15	1.Lo Mejor de Pacheco 2.Tres de Cafe y Dos de Azucar 3.La Crema 4.Viva Africa See all Johnny Pacheco album rankings
39	Abdullah Ibrahim	2.0311	Interna., Jazz, Pop	02/1973	34	1.Water From an Ancient Well 2.Cape Town Revisited 3.The African Suite 4.Re:Brahim: Abdullah Ibrahim Remixed See all Abdullah Ibrahim album rankings
40	Burning Spear	2.0066	Interna., Pop, R&B & Soul	08/1976	46	1.Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology 2.Marcus Garvey 3.Live 4.Harder Than the Best See all Burning Spear album rankings
41	Adam Ant	1.9500	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	12/1979	13	1.Antics in the Forbidden Zone 2.The Essential Adam Ant 3.Strip 4.Friend or Foe See all Adam Ant album rankings
42	Oregon	1.9481	Interna., Jazz, Pop	07/1973	27	1.Roots in the Sky 2.Vanguard Sessions: Best of the Vanguard Years 3.Oregon 4.Prime See all Oregon album rankings
43	Van Morrison	1.9360	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	11/1968	86	1.Astral Weeks 2.Moondance 3.Saint Dominic's Preview 4.Into The Music See all Van Morrison album rankings
44	Bob & Wailers Marley	1.9070	Interna., Pop, Alt. Rock	04/1973	38	1.Talkin' Blues 2.The Complete Wailers: 1967-1972, Part 1 3.The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967-1972, Pt. 2 4.The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967-1972, Part 3 See all Bob & Wailers Marley album rankings
45	Johnny Hallyday	1.8873	Interna., Pop, Rock	07/1965	34	1.Master Series 2.Anthologie: 1960-63 3.Anthologie: 1964-66 4.Anthologie: 1966-69 See all Johnny Hallyday album rankings
46	Johnny Dyani	1.8791	Interna., Jazz, Pop	03/1978	3	1.Witchdoctor's Son 2.Afrika 3.Angolian Cry See all Johnny Dyani album rankings
47	Willie Colon	1.8425	Interna., Latin, Jazz	07/1978	40	1.Cosa Nuestra 2.Crime Pays 3.The Big Break 4.Solo See all Willie Colon album rankings
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