James Brown
The Payback
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| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
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Pitchfork (USA) - Top 100 Albums of the 1970s (2004) | 71 |
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Rickey Vincent (USA) - Five Star Albums from "FUNK: The MUSIC, the PEOPLE, and the RHYTHM | No Order |
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Paul Morley (UK) - Words and Music, 5 x 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003) | No Order |
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Record Collector (UK) - 10 Classic Albums from 21 Genres for the 21st Century (2000) | No Order |
| Pop (Sweden) - The World's 100 Best Albums + 300 Complements (1994)
| 51 |
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David Kleijwegt (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of All Time (1999) | 33 |
| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars
| 4.5 Stars |
| Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade
| B+ |
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Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 0-5 Stars (USA, 1979 and/or 1983) | 2 Stars |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 1992) | 3 Stars |
| Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10
| 7 |
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Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (UK) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars (2002) | 4 Stars |