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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	Velvet Underground	3.8095	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
4	Pink Floyd	3.7388	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
5	Talking Heads	3.7104	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
6	Byrds	3.6900	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
7	Simon & Garfunkel	3.6864	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
8	Turtles	3.6457	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
9	Genesis	3.6445	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
10	Madonna	3.6400	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
11	Rush	3.6177	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	34	1.Chronicles 2.Moving Pictures 3.2112 4.Signals See all Rush album rankings
12	Doors	3.6068	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
13	Eagles	3.6003	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
14	Beach Boys	3.5621	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
15	Roxy Music	3.5475	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	01/1989	26	1.Stranded 2.Avalon 3.Siren 4.For Your Pleasure See all Roxy Music album rankings
16	New York Dolls	3.5468	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
17	Steely Dan	3.3986	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	Moody Blues	3.3953	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
19	Morrissey	3.3755	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
20	Yes	3.3659	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
21	Blue Cheer	3.3587	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
22	Jethro Tull	3.3581	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
23	Bread	3.3474	Misc., Pop, Rock	03/1989	14	1.Baby I'm-a Want You 2.Bread 3.Manna 4.Retrospective See all Bread album rankings
24	Allman Brothers Band	3.3455	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
25	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
26	Grateful Dead	3.3248	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
27	W.a.s.p.	3.3110	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	06/1986	26	1.The Headless Children 2.The Crimson Idol 3.Double Live Assassins 4.Helldorado See all W.a.s.p. album rankings
28	Queen	3.2917	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
29	Move	3.2915	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
30	Band	3.2902	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
31	King Crimson	3.2895	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
32	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
33	Jam	3.2740	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
34	Pixies	3.2724	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
35	Buffalo Springfield	3.2706	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
36	Modern Lovers	3.2648	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
37	Nrbq	3.2537	Misc., Pop, Rock	04/1989	24	1.You Gotta Be Loose 2.Wild Weekend 3.Tiddlywinks 4.Peek-A-Boo: The Best of NRBQ See all Nrbq album rankings
38	Japan	3.2532	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
39	Smiths	3.2474	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
40	Prince	3.2428	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
41	Mott The Hoople	3.2419	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
42	Yardbirds	3.2413	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
43	Coasters	3.2381	Misc., Pop, R&B & Soul	03/1989	28	1.50 Coastin' Classics: Anthology 2.The Very Best of the Coasters 3.Poison Ivy 4.Coasters Greatest Hits See all Coasters album rankings
44	Bob Mould	3.2354	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
45	Lenny Kravitz	3.2291	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
46	Sonic Youth	3.2245	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	02/1983	31	1.Daydream Nation 2.Sister 3.Dirty 4.Rather Ripped See all Sonic Youth album rankings
47	Metallica	3.2212	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
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