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1	Velvet Underground	3.8092	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	01/1967	25	1.Peel Slowly and See 2.VU 3.Loaded 4.The Velvet Underground & Nico See all Velvet Underground album rankings
2	Doors	3.7710	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
3	Neneh Cherry	3.7239	Dance & DJ, Misc., Pop	05/1989	7	1.Homebrew 2.Raw Like Sushi 3.Man 4.Raw Like Sushi/Homebrew See all Neneh Cherry album rankings
4	Talking Heads	3.7157	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	Prince	3.6903	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
6	Roxy Music	3.5420	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	01/1989	26	1.Stranded 2.Avalon 3.Siren 4.For Your Pleasure See all Roxy Music album rankings
7	New York Dolls	3.5350	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	06/1989	27	1.New York Dolls 2.Too Much Too Soon 3.One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This 4.Rock 'N Roll See all New York Dolls album rankings
8	King Crimson	3.5286	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
9	Lyle Lovett	3.4239	Country, Pop, Soundtracks	01/1988	14	1.Lyle Lovett 2.Pontiac 3.Lyle Lovett and His Large Band 4.Joshua Judges Ruth See all Lyle Lovett album rankings
10	Morrissey	3.3807	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1988	43	1.Bona Drag 2.Viva Hate 3.Vauxhall and I 4.Your Arsenal See all Morrissey album rankings
11	Enya	3.3155	Alt. Rock, Interna., New Age	01/1989	31	1.Watermark 2.Shepherd Moons 3.Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya 4.The Memory of Trees See all Enya album rankings
12	Judas Priest	3.2990	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
13	Nirvana	3.2935	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	06/1989	43	1.MTV Unplugged in New York 2.Nevermind 3.In Utero 4.From the Muddy Banks of The Wishkah See all Nirvana album rankings
14	Pixies	3.2732	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	04/1989	21	1.Doolittle 2.Trompe le Monde 3.Surfer Rosa 4.Come on Pilgrim See all Pixies album rankings
15	Modern Lovers	3.2650	Alt. Rock, Folk, Misc.	02/1977	7	1.The Modern Lovers 2.Modern Lovers 3.Live at the Long Branch and More 4.Rock N Roll With See all Modern Lovers album rankings
16	Japan	3.2535	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1978	24	1.Tin Drum 2.Quiet Life 3.Gentlemen Take Polaroids 4.Adolescent Sex See all Japan album rankings
17	Smiths	3.2475	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	02/1984	23	1.Hatful Of Hollow 2.The Queen is Dead 3.Singles 4.Louder Than Bombs See all Smiths album rankings
18	Sonic Youth	3.2386	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	02/1983	31	1.Daydream Nation 2.Sister 3.Dirty 4.Rather Ripped See all Sonic Youth album rankings
19	Bob Mould	3.2351	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	05/1989	11	1.Workbook 2.Body Of Song 3.Black Sheets of Rain 4.Bob Mould See all Bob Mould album rankings
20	Ramones	3.2087	Alt. Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	05/1979	38	1.Ramones 2.Rocket To Russia 3.End Of The Century 4.It's Alive See all Ramones album rankings
21	R.e.m.	3.2021	Pop, Alt. Rock, Rock	05/1984	60	1.Murmur 2.Automatic for the People 3.Reckoning 4.Document See all R.e.m. album rankings
22	Mott The Hoople	3.1933	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	07/1987	45	1.Mott 2.The Ballad of Mott: A Retrospective 3.All the Young Dudes 4.Brain Capers See all Mott The Hoople album rankings
23	Toots & The Maytals	3.1883	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
24	U2	3.1825	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna.	02/1983	78	1.War 2.The Best of 1980-1990 3.Pop 4.How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb See all U2 album rankings
25	Jam	3.1665	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
26	Soundgarden	3.1528	Alt. Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	03/1989	13	1.Superunknown 2.Badmotorfinger 3.A-Sides 4.Louder Than Love See all Soundgarden album rankings
27	Police	3.0971	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
28	Sam Phillips	3.0896	Alt. Rock, Christian & Gospel, Pop	08/1988	11	1.Cruel Inventions 2.Martinis & Bikinis 3.A Boot and a Shoe 4.Fan Dance See all Sam Phillips album rankings
29	Mission Of Burma	3.0869	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	12/1969	9	1.Vs. 2.Onoffon 3.Signals, Calls and Marches 4.The Obliterati See all Mission Of Burma album rankings
30	Los Lobos	3.0789	Latin, Pop, Rock	07/1987	18	1.Kiko 2.How Will the Wolf Survive? 3.By the Light of the Moon 4.Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection See all Los Lobos album rankings
31	Cure	3.0169	Children's, Misc., Pop	06/1979	53	1.Disintegration 2.Boys Don't Cry 3.Faith 4.Staring at the Sea: The Singles See all Cure album rankings
32	Beastie Boys	3.0160	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	07/1989	30	1.Paul's Boutique 2.Hello Nasty 3.Ill Communication 4.Check Your Head See all Beastie Boys album rankings
33	Pretenders	3.0116	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	01/1980	19	1.Pretenders 2.Learning to Crawl 3.Last of the Independents 4.The Singles See all Pretenders album rankings
34	Blondie	3.0097	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Misc.	11/1980	42	1.Parallel Lines 2.Blondie 3.The Best of Blondie 4.Eat to the Beat See all Blondie album rankings
35	Shawn Colvin	2.9911	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	10/1989	11	1.A Few Small Repairs 2.Live '88 3.Fat City 4.Steady On See all Shawn Colvin album rankings
36	Residents	2.9875	Misc., Pop, Rock	12/1969	44	1.God In Three Persons 2.Eskimo 3.Wormwood: Curious Stories from the Bible 4.Meet The Residents See all Residents album rankings
37	Billy Bragg	2.9850	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	07/1987	18	1.Talking With The Taxman About Poetry 2.Don't Try This at Home 3.Back to Basics 4.Workers Playtime See all Billy Bragg album rankings
38	Agent Orange	2.9803	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	04/1984	8	1.Living in Darkness 2.This Is the Voice 3.Greatest and Latest 4.Virtually Indestructible See all Agent Orange album rankings
39	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
40	Thomas Dolby	2.9616	Dance & DJ, Pop, Rock	03/1982	11	1.The Flat Earth 2.The Golden Age of Wireless 3.The Best of Thomas Dolby: Retrospectacle 4.Aliens Ate My Buick See all Thomas Dolby album rankings
41	New Order	2.9489	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Pop	08/1987	37	1.Technique 2.Substance 3.Low-Life 4.Power, Corruption & Lies See all New Order album rankings
42	Fine Young Cannibals	2.9467	Alt. Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul	12/1985	6	1.The Raw & the Cooked 2.Fine Young Cannibals 3.The Raw & the Remix 4.The Finest See all Fine Young Cannibals album rankings
43	Suzanne Vega	2.9459	Alt. Rock, Opera & Vocal Music, Pop	05/1985	16	1.Solitude Standing 2.Songs in Red and Gray 3.Days of Open Hand 4.Suzanne Vega See all Suzanne Vega album rankings
44	Rockpile	2.9367	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	10/1980	1	1.Seconds of Pleasure See all Rockpile album rankings
45	Bad Brains	2.9334	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	02/1982	16	1.Black Dots 2.I Against I 3.Bad Brains 4.Rock for Light See all Bad Brains album rankings
46	Edwyn Collins	2.9284	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	09/1989	12	1.Gorgeous George 2.Doctor Syntax 3.I'm Not Following You 4.Hellbent on Compromise See all Edwyn Collins album rankings
47	Fall	2.9268	Alt. Rock, Christian & Gospel, Interna.	12/1969	104	1.This Nation's Saving Grace 2.Hex Enduction Hour 3.458489 A-Sides 4.The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall See all Fall album rankings
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