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| 1st | DISINTEGRATION | | THE CURE | | 915 | | 8,287 |  |
Some say "dark", some say "brooding", some say "haunting", whatever it is, this 'wrist slitter' is the most popular album of all time after approx 13,000 votes according to the democracy of the internet.
With almost a thousand votes so far this Cure classic is miles ahead of everyone!
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| 2nd | MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS | | THE SMASHING PUMPKINS | | 772 | | 6,684 |  |
Bleak, anst ridden, heart-string pulling alt.rock. This double album from the Smahing Pumpkins is very popular indeed, pulling in over 700 votes and continuing in its attempt to catch Disintegration!
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| 3rd | TEN | | PEARL JAM | | 791 | | 5,941 |  |
Pearl Jam's blockbusting debut album is higher than Nevermind in this chart and was released first. Did this album invent Grunge?
Whatever the answer this is one popular album and was 'album of the moment' for a full 12 months before being displaced by Keane in October 2005. Still getting votes every month.
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| 4th | VOLUME 1 | | CKY | | 531 | | 5,042 |  |
I know what you're thinking, you're thinking WHO? But yes these guys are a real band, and yes they have had this many votes! CKY stands for "Camp Kill Yourself" and they are closely affiliated with Jackass TV.
This is their debut which is basically wall to wall raw skater punk!
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| 5th | HYBRID THEORY | | LINKIN PARK | | 540 | | 4,984 |  |
Linkin Parks' debut album contains memorable melodies combined with some serious riffage. Catchy Metal/Pop at its finest and a previous leader of this chart!
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| 6th | SIAMESE DREAM | | THE SMASHING PUMPKINS | | 638 | | 4,943 |  |
A second top ten album for The Pumpkins. Considered better than 2nd placed 'Mellon Collie' by many Pumpkin fans but still trailing it by around 100 votes on this chart.
This album is angsty and introspective and yet nevertheless puts alt rock square in the mainstream by delivering some serious commercial rock!
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| 7th | IN THE ZONE | | BRITNEY SPEARS | | 524 | | 4,552 |  |
The pop princess's fourth studio album moves away from the teen pop of previous albums and into a newer dance fused R&B style.
Contains the infectious hit single Toxic and the Madonna collaboration Me Against The Music. Finally this top ten is properly represented
by POP!
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| 8th | DARK SIDE OF THE MOON | | PINK FLOYD | | 685 | | 4,516 |  |
Dark Side of the Moon has topped many a chart in 'best ever album' polls.
Waters' and Gilmours' breakthrough album containing the athems 'Time' and 'Money' and generally giving off that "Hey! I'm tripping out on LSD man" vibe.
Dark Side.... has been in the this top 10 longer than any other album and is surely a contender for the eventual number 1?
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| 9th | OK COMPUTER | | RADIOHEAD | | 712 | | 4,425 |  |
Considered a Progressive Rock masterpiece and containing the legedary 'Paranoid Android'. Radioheads 3rd album has over twice as many votes as their other classic 'The Bends'.
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| 10th | NEVERMIND | | NIRVANA | | 734 | | 4,177 |  |
More Grunge! Nevermind had briefly topped this chart a few years back and gets votes from all sorts of fans, from those voting for Marilyn Manson to those voting for Mariah Carey (honestly!).
Seatles' most famous band have pulled more votes than everyone else outside the top 3.
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