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1	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
2	Who	3.7025	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
3	Zombies	3.6596	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	08/1988	26	1.Odessey & Oracle 2.Absolutely the Best 3.Begin Here 4.The Singles Collection: A's & B's, 1964-1969 See all Zombies album rankings
4	Mott The Hoople	3.6039	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
5	Jam	3.5283	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
6	Lyle Lovett	3.5264	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
7	Michel Petrucciani	3.3626	Jazz, Pop, Interna.	04/1981	23	1.Power of Three 2.Marvellous 3.Music 4.Playground See all Michel Petrucciani album rankings
8	Yardbirds	3.3367	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
9	Smiths	3.3338	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
10	Enya	3.3316	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
11	Bee Gees	3.3116	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
12	Yes	3.2905	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
13	Mighty Diamonds	3.2619	Interna., Pop, Jazz	08/1982	24	1.Right Time 2.Struggling 3.If You Looking for Trouble 4.Never Get Weary See all Mighty Diamonds album rankings
14	Basia	3.2211	Interna., Pop, R&B & Soul	08/1987	9	1.London Warsaw New York 2.Clear Horizon: The Best of Basia 3.Time & Tide 4.A Thousand Miles Away See all Basia album rankings
15	Toots & The Maytals	3.2098	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
16	Chieftains	3.2062	Folk, Interna., Pop	12/1969	50	1.The Bells of Dublin 2.The Chieftains 4 3.Tears Of Stone 4.Year of the French See all Chieftains album rankings
17	Passport	3.1986	Interna., Jazz, Pop	09/1979	22	1.Looking Thru 2.Cross-Collateral 3.Passport 4.Second See all Passport album rankings
18	Animals	3.1857	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	07/1968	48	1.The Complete Animals 2.Animals 3.Animal Tracks 4.Absolute Animals 1964-1968 See all Animals album rankings
19	Steeleye Span	3.1150	Folk, Interna., Rock	06/1989	40	1.Below the Salt 2.Rocket Cottage 3.Original Masters 4.Hark! The Village Wait See all Steeleye Span album rankings
20	Bothy Band	3.0701	Folk, Interna., Pop	05/1989	7	1.Old Hag You Have Killed Me 2.The Best of the Bothy Band 3.1975: The First Album 4.Out of the Wind into the Sun See all Bothy Band album rankings
21	U2	2.9984	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
22	Deep Purple	2.9952	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
23	New Order	2.9892	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
24	Culture	2.9797	Interna., Pop, Alt. Rock	07/1989	32	1.International Herb 2.Harder than the Rest 3.Two Sevens Clash 4.Cumbolo See all Culture album rankings
25	Muzsikas	2.9722	Folk, Interna., Pop	08/1989	4	1.The Prisoner's Song 2.Maramaros: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania 3.Blues for Transylvania 4.Ketto: Hungarian Folk Music See all Muzsikas album rankings
26	Fine Young Cannibals	2.9696	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
27	Ofra Haza	2.9627	Interna., Pop, Rock	11/1988	15	1.Shaday 2.Desert Wind 3.Folksongs Vol.3 4.Shirei Moldet 1 & 2 See all Ofra Haza album rankings
28	Toumani Diabate	2.9548	Folk, Interna., Pop	07/1989	4	1.Djelika 2.New Ancient Strings 3.Kaira 4.The Mande Variations See all Toumani Diabate album rankings
29	Crowded House	2.9540	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	06/1986	26	1.Temple of Low Men 2.Recurring Dream: The Very Best Of Crowded House 3.Woodface 4.Crowded House See all Crowded House album rankings
30	Midnight Oil	2.9376	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna.	01/1988	22	1.Diesel and Dust 2.Blue Sky Mining 3.Breathe 4.Head Injuries See all Midnight Oil album rankings
31	Judas Priest	2.9159	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
32	Irene Cara	2.9034	Pop, Dance & DJ, R&B & Soul	01/1982	4	1.What a Feelin' 2.Anyone Can See 3.Carasmatic 4.All My Heart See all Irene Cara album rankings
33	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
34	Black Uhuru	2.8682	Interna., Pop	12/1982	34	1.Red 2.Sinsemilla 3.Liberation: The Island Anthology 4.Guess Who's Coming to Dinner See all Black Uhuru album rankings
35	Men At Work	2.8608	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	06/1989	13	1.Cargo 2.Business as Usual 3.Contraband: The Best of Men at Work 4.Brazil See all Men At Work album rankings
36	Dennis Brown	2.8598	Interna., Jazz, Latin	01/1989	95	1.Slow Down 2.Love & Hate: The Best of Dennis Brown 3.Crown Prince: The Best of Dennis Brown 4.The Golden Years, 1974-1976 See all Dennis Brown album rankings
37	Azymuth	2.8545	Interna., Jazz, Latin	04/1986	21	1.Crazy Rhythm 2.Flame/Spectrum 3.Cascades/Rapid Transit 4.Live at the Copacabana Place See all Azymuth album rankings
38	Housemartins	2.8505	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	11/1987	7	1.London 0 Hull 4 2.Now That's What I Call Quite Good 3.Best of 4.The Best of the Housemartins See all Housemartins album rankings
39	Waterboys	2.8413	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Folk	09/1989	27	1.Fisherman's Blues 2.This Is the Sea 3.The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990 4.Dream Harder See all Waterboys album rankings
40	Pogues	2.7706	Alt. Rock, Folk, Interna.	07/1989	20	1.If I Should Fall From Grace With God 2.Peace & Love 3.Essential Pogues 4.Rum Sodomy & The Lash See all Pogues album rankings
41	Bathory	2.7671	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	06/1986	15	1.Jubileum, Vol. 1 2.Hammerheart 3.Under the Sign: The Sign of the Black Mark 4.Bathory See all Bathory album rankings
42	Church	2.7537	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna.	12/1969	30	1.Starfish 2.Heyday 3.Of Skins & Heart 4.The Blurred Crusade See all Church album rankings
43	Billy Bragg	2.7479	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
44	Kraftwerk	2.7203	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Interna.	01/1989	26	1.Autobahn 2.Trans-Europe Express 3.Minimum-Maximum 4.Computer World See all Kraftwerk album rankings
45	Pretenders	2.6981	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
46	Scorpions	2.6892	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Classic Rock	12/1969	51	1.World Wide Live 2.Lovedrive 3.Eye II Eye 4.Blackout See all Scorpions album rankings
47	Police	2.6809	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
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