Overall Chart
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
58,277
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301
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
56,186
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
55,648
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
49,813
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21.
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Year of Release:
2001
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43,480
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
41,304
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
40,232
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
37,397
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
35,376
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Year of Release:
1966
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34,711
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Total albums: 5,004. Page 1 of 501
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 6 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 272 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 683 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,524 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,476 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,846 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 2,037 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 2,150 | 22% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 24 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,004 | 50% | |
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2,604 | 26% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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274 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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183 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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