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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	Madonna	3.8340	Alt. Rock, Broadway & Vocalists, Dance & DJ	11/1984	117	1.The Immaculate Collection 2.Like a Prayer 3.Something To Remember 4.Bedtime Stories See all Madonna album rankings
4	Velvet Underground	3.8035	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
5	Pink Floyd	3.7907	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
6	Neneh Cherry	3.7455	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
7	Talking Heads	3.7264	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
8	Simon & Garfunkel	3.7025	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	Byrds	3.6949	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
10	Doors	3.6756	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
11	Genesis	3.6532	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1969	47	1.Selling England By The Pound 2.Foxtrot 3.Nursery Cryme 4.Trick of the Tail See all Genesis album rankings
12	Beach Boys	3.6528	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
13	Turtles	3.6511	Misc., Pop, Rock	10/1965	14	1.Happy Together 2.It Ain't Me Babe 3.The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands 4.Biggest Hits See all Turtles album rankings
14	Roxy Music	3.5526	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	01/1989	26	1.Stranded 2.Avalon 3.Siren 4.For Your Pleasure See all Roxy Music album rankings
15	New York Dolls	3.5414	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
16	Rush	3.5153	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	34	1.Chronicles 2.Moving Pictures 3.2112 4.Signals See all Rush album rankings
17	Kingston Trio	3.4800	Folk, Pop, Country	08/1988	56	1.Capitol Collectors Series 2.The Guard Years 3.Stay Awhile 4.Original See all Kingston Trio album rankings
18	AC/DC	3.4735	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	01/1942	41	1.Back in Black 2.Highway to Hell 3.Let There Be Rock 4.Bonfire See all AC/DC album rankings
19	Move	3.4379	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
20	Temptations	3.4341	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	03/1964	89	1.The Ultimate Collection 2.Cloud Nine 3.Meet the Temptations 4.Emperors of Soul See all Temptations album rankings
21	Prince	3.4190	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
22	Spinners	3.4058	Pop, R&B & Soul, Folk	01/1974	24	1.Spinners 2.Pick of the Litter 3.Mighty Love 4.New and Improved See all Spinners album rankings
23	Eagles	3.3955	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
24	Morrissey	3.3805	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
25	Steely Dan	3.3598	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
26	Enya	3.3531	Alt. Rock, Interna., New Age	01/1989	33	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
27	Blue Cheer	3.3524	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
28	Bread	3.3470	Misc., Pop, Rock	03/1989	14	1.Baby I'm-a Want You 2.Bread 3.Manna 4.Retrospective See all Bread album rankings
29	Blackfoot	3.3405	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
30	Falco	3.3392	Pop, Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ	01/1989	17	1.Falco 3 2.Nachtflug 3.Out of the Dark 4.Wiener Blut See all Falco album rankings
31	Grateful Dead	3.3352	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	03/1967	92	1.American Beauty 2.Workingman's Dead 3.In the Dark 4.Live/Dead See all Grateful Dead album rankings
32	Jethro Tull	3.3307	Alt. Rock, Blues, Classic Rock	09/1969	64	1.Stand Up 2.Aqualung 3.Thick As A Brick 4.Original Masters See all Jethro Tull album rankings
33	Japan	3.3016	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
34	Band	3.3007	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
35	Yes	3.2978	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	03/1971	64	1.Close to the Edge 2.Fragile 3.Going for the One 4.Yessongs See all Yes album rankings
36	Manhattans	3.2959	Misc., Pop, R&B & Soul	03/1989	26	1.Dedicated to You: Golden Carnival Classics, Pt. 1 2.The Best of the Manhattans: Kiss and Say Goodbye 3.Dedicated to You: Golden Carnival Classics, Pt. 1/For You & Yours: Golden Carnival Clas 4.There's No Me Without You/That's How Much I Love See all Manhattans album rankings
37	Queen	3.2902	Classical, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	12/1975	67	1.A Night at the Opera 2.Made in Heaven 3.Classic Queen 4.Greatest Hits See all Queen album rankings
38	Moody Blues	3.2875	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
39	Them	3.2857	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
40	Pixies	3.2816	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
41	Hall & Oates	3.2787	Pop, R&B & Soul, Rock	12/1969	59	1.Abandoned Luncheonette 2.Daryl Hall & John Oates 3.Voices 4.The Atlantic Collection See all Hall & Oates album rankings
42	Metallica	3.2777	Hard Rock & Metal, Misc., Pop	09/1988	37	1.Master of Puppets 2.Ride the Lightning 3.Kill 'Em All 4.Metallica See all Metallica album rankings
43	Lenny Kravitz	3.2766	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
44	Modern Lovers	3.2700	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
45	Buffalo Springfield	3.2699	Misc., Pop, Rock	03/1989	6	1.Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield 2.Buffalo Springfield 3.Buffalo Springfield Again 4.Last Time Around See all Buffalo Springfield album rankings
46	King Crimson	3.2672	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
47	Sam & Dave	3.2645	Pop, R&B & Soul, Misc.	03/1989	36	1.Sweat 'n' Soul: Anthology 2.Soul Men 3.Hold On, I'm Comin' 4.I Thank You See all Sam & Dave album rankings
48	Allman Brothers Band