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Year of Release:
1959
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3,122
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Year of Release:
1974
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3,108
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Year of Release:
1978
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3,097
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Year of Release:
1970
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3,089
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Year of Release:
1974
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3,086
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2013
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3,082
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Year of Release:
1978
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3,074
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Year of Release:
1973
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3,069
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Year of Release:
2020
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3,060
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Year of Release:
2008
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3,056
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 293 3%
1960s 737 7%
1970s 1,467 15%
1980s 1,459 15%
1990s 1,693 17%
2000s 1,798 18%
2010s 2,060 21%
2020s 468 5%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 32 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 23 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,010 50%
United Kingdom 2,655 27%
Canada 443 4%
Mixed Nationality 299 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 166 2%
France 138 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,722 97%
Yes 280 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,721 97%
Yes 281 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,889 99%
Yes 113 1%
Recognised  Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
3. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
4. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
5. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
6. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
7. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
8. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
9. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
10. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
11. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
12. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
13. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
14. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
15. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
16. BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts by laut (2020)
17. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
18. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
19. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
20. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
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