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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	3.8125	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	3.8049	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	Doors	3.7650	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
7	Pink Floyd	3.7217	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
8	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
9	Rush	3.6176	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	34	1.Chronicles 2.Moving Pictures 3.2112 4.Signals See all Rush album rankings
10	Genesis	3.6123	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
11	Eagles	3.5871	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Beach Boys	3.4838	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
16	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
17	Steely Dan	3.3599	Classic Rock, Jazz, Pop	10/1989	32	1.Aja 2.Can't Buy A Thrill 3.Countdown To Ecstasy 4.Pretzel Logic See all Steely Dan album rankings
18	Jethro Tull	3.3587	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
19	Blue Cheer	3.3584	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
20	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
21	Bread	3.3312	Misc., Pop, Rock	03/1989	14	1.Baby I'm-a Want You 2.Bread 3.Manna 4.Retrospective See all Bread 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	3.3246	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	Moody Blues	3.2945	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	07/1980	48	1.To Our Children's Children's Children 2.Days of Future Passed 3.Seventh Sojourn 4.Question of Balance See all Moody Blues album rankings
26	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
27	Them	3.2804	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	04/1966	5	1.Them Featuring Van Morrison 2.The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison 3.Them 4.Them Again See all Them album rankings
28	King Crimson	3.2731	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
29	Mott The Hoople	3.2525	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
30	Lenny Kravitz	3.2499	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	09/1989	22	1.Let Love Rule 2.5 3.Are You Gonna Go My Way 4.Mama Said See all Lenny Kravitz album rankings
31	Yardbirds	3.2411	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	07/1966	47	1.Five Live Yardbirds 2.Roger the Engineer 3.Having A Rave Up 4.Ultimate! See all Yardbirds album rankings
32	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
33	U2	3.2338	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
34	Who	3.2283	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Opera & Vocal Music	12/1969	50	1.Who's Next 2.Live At Leeds 3.Quadrophenia 4.The Who Sell Out See all Who album rankings
35	Move	3.1992	Pop, Rock, Classic Rock	10/1989	19	1.Shazam 2.Great Move! The Best of the Move 3.The Best of the Move 4.Omnibus: The 60s Singles As and Bs See all Move album rankings
36	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
37	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
38	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
39	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
40	Guess Who	3.1262	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	12/1969	38	1.Canned Wheat 2.American Woman 3.Live at the Paramount 4.Share the Land See all Guess Who album rankings
41	Thin Lizzy	3.1227	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	02/1989	33	1.Jailbreak 2.Live & Dangerous 3.Chinatown 4.Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy See all Thin Lizzy album rankings
42	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
43	Jefferson Airplane	3.0993	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
44	Police	3.0783	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
45	Velvet Underground	3.0701	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
46	Judas Priest	3.0673	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
47	Chicago	3.0573	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
48	Outlaws