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Updated: 2021-05-18T11:49:15Z
Average Ratings Reviews
1.
16 June 1997
Avg: 4.23 Ratings: 66,322 Reviews: 1555
melancholic, anxious, futuristic, existential, alienation, male vocals, atmospheric, lonely, cold, introspective
2.
12 September 1975
Avg: 4.29 Ratings: 45,805 Reviews: 964
melancholic, atmospheric, progressive, male vocals, concept album, introspective, serious, longing, meditative, bittersweet
3.
Avg: 4.30 Ratings: 41,988 Reviews: 844
fantasy, epic, progressive, philosophical, complex, surreal, poetic, male vocals, melancholic, technical
4.
3 October 2000
Avg: 4.21 Ratings: 55,147 Reviews: 736
cold, melancholic, futuristic, atmospheric, anxious, sombre, cryptic, abstract, male vocals, introspective
5.
4 November 1991
Avg: 4.24 Ratings: 46,434 Reviews: 1190
noisy, ethereal, atmospheric, romantic, hypnotic, dense, love, psychedelic, lush, Wall of Sound
6.
Avg: 4.26 Ratings: 39,925 Reviews: 355
political, conscious, poetic, protest, introspective, concept album, urban, male vocals, eclectic, passionate
7.
Avg: 4.20 Ratings: 54,777 Reviews: 1543
philosophical, atmospheric, introspective, existential, mellow, concept album, male vocals, psychedelic, progressive, epic
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8.
26 September 1969
Avg: 4.25 Ratings: 42,086 Reviews: 936
melodic, warm, male vocals, bittersweet, summer, uplifting, love, romantic, happy, lush
9.
Avg: 4.24 Ratings: 43,402 Reviews: 929
drugs, sexual, raw, noisy, urban, nihilistic, eclectic, male vocals, avant-garde, female vocals
10.
Avg: 4.26 Ratings: 37,317 Reviews: 710
science fiction, melodic, anthemic, male vocals, passionate, concept album, rock opera, bittersweet, energetic, triumphant
11.
5 August 1966
Avg: 4.23 Ratings: 40,899 Reviews: 1231
psychedelic, melodic, male vocals, drugs, eclectic, playful, warm, quirky, happy, surreal
12.
Avg: 4.25 Ratings: 33,947 Reviews: 501
rhythmic, anxious, energetic, male vocals, playful, cryptic, abstract, repetitive, quirky, philosophical
13.
Avg: 4.34 Ratings: 18,887 Reviews: 357
instrumental, complex, passionate, suite, dense, avant-garde, suspenseful, technical, concept album, manic
14.
23 March 2004
Avg: 4.25 Ratings: 32,324 Reviews: 367
sampling, playful, cryptic, humorous, abstract, mysterious, surreal, eclectic, male vocals, drugs
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15.
Avg: 4.30 Ratings: 23,623 Reviews: 422
passionate, spiritual, improvisation, instrumental, complex, suite, acoustic, meditative, avant-garde, religious
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16.
10 October 2007
Avg: 4.17 Ratings: 45,240 Reviews: 747
lush, melancholic, introspective, male vocals, bittersweet, mellow, warm, atmospheric, ethereal, longing
17.
Avg: 4.37 Ratings: 9,219 Reviews: 150
bittersweet, ethereal, mellow, passionate, melodic, melancholic, atmospheric, warm, psychedelic, male vocals
18.
Avg: 4.20 Ratings: 35,574 Reviews: 299
urban, crime, concept album, conscious, introspective, male vocals, passionate, existential, violence, bittersweet
19.
18 September 1970
Avg: 4.19 Ratings: 34,012 Reviews: 574
dark, war, heavy, political, male vocals, ominous, drugs, science fiction, pessimistic, alienation
20.
17 August 1959
Avg: 4.24 Ratings: 28,456 Reviews: 541
instrumental, mellow, improvisation, nocturnal, soothing, calm, acoustic, meditative
21.
Avg: 4.18 Ratings: 34,414 Reviews: 890
Wall of Sound, bittersweet, warm, love, romantic, melancholic, melodic, lush, introspective, passionate
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22.
Avg: 4.10 Ratings: 45,220 Reviews: 976
passionate, poetic, death, cryptic, surreal, acoustic, bittersweet, melodic, male vocals, love
23.
19 April 1994
Avg: 4.19 Ratings: 28,547 Reviews: 599
urban, crime, introspective, philosophical, sampling, conscious, drugs, rhythmic, male vocals, boastful
24.
Avg: 4.17 Ratings: 33,031 Reviews: 591
instrumental, epic, melancholic, atmospheric, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suite, sampling, complex, hypnotic
25.
Avg: 4.13 Ratings: 41,475 Reviews: 843
psychedelic, playful, melodic, male vocals, optimistic, warm, eclectic, lush, uplifting, drugs
26.
Avg: 4.19 Ratings: 25,963 Reviews: 419
urban, aggressive, raw, crime, boastful, rhythmic, energetic, violence, dark, sampling
27.
6 October 1974
Avg: 4.22 Ratings: 22,080 Reviews: 396
dark, anxious, heavy, technical, uncommon time signatures, ominous, complex, progressive, male vocals, nocturnal
28.
25 February 1972
Avg: 4.18 Ratings: 27,861 Reviews: 535
acoustic, melancholic, lonely, mellow, introspective, calm, poetic, sparse, male vocals, pastoral
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29.
27 March 1991
Avg: 4.15 Ratings: 30,821 Reviews: 496
lonely, sombre, anxious, dark, uncommon time signatures, suspenseful, atmospheric, melancholic, cryptic, cold
30.
Avg: 4.14 Ratings: 33,760 Reviews: 1070
eclectic, melodic, playful, male vocals, energetic, quirky, introspective, love, sarcastic, rebellious
31.
Avg: 4.17 Ratings: 27,715 Reviews: 406
melancholic, romantic, ethereal, atmospheric, nocturnal, sad, bittersweet, introspective, love, lush
32.
Avg: 4.11 Ratings: 37,609 Reviews: 580
sombre, dark, cold, anxious, introspective, lonely, atmospheric, male vocals, depressive, existential
33.
Avg: 4.12 Ratings: 33,487 Reviews: 529
lonely, melancholic, sarcastic, poetic, melodic, introspective, bittersweet, male vocals, humorous, longing
34.
Avg: 4.18 Ratings: 25,289 Reviews: 599
poetic, cryptic, surreal, sarcastic, male vocals, passionate, conscious, rebellious, philosophical, introspective
35.
Avg: 4.06 Ratings: 43,598 Reviews: 606
boastful, epic, passionate, sampling, hedonistic, vulgar, melodic, anthemic, introspective, male vocals
36.
21 January 1977
Avg: 4.12 Ratings: 34,530 Reviews: 685
political, pessimistic, philosophical, sarcastic, concept album, progressive, satirical, male vocals, complex, epic
37.
17 April 1989
Avg: 4.12 Ratings: 32,419 Reviews: 544
energetic, playful, anxious, humorous, manic, male vocals, noisy, raw, rebellious, sarcastic
38.
Avg: 4.11 Ratings: 33,661 Reviews: 873
fantasy, folklore, male vocals, energetic, passionate, rebellious, rhythmic, melodic, heavy, longing
39.
Avg: 4.21 Ratings: 16,086 Reviews: 271
instrumental, atmospheric, mellow, improvisation, mysterious, nocturnal, soothing, calm, meditative, hypnotic
40.
14 January 1977
Avg: 4.13 Ratings: 27,547 Reviews: 515
atmospheric, futuristic, lonely, cryptic, sombre, abstract, male vocals, surreal, melancholic, anxious
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