Overall Chart

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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,372
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598.
Substance 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,910
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710.
Louder Than Bombs 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,489
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Year of Release:
1957
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2,473
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Year of Release:
1959
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2,373
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Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
1,787
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1036.
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,689
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1116.
Body Talk 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
1,576
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1192.
The Powers That B 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
1,473
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1241.
13 Songs 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,403
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Total albums: 271. Page 1 of 28

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 302 3%
1960s 735 7%
1970s 1,462 15%
1980s 1,452 15%
1990s 1,624 16%
2000s 1,768 18%
2010s 2,021 20%
2020s 607 6%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 35 0%
David Bowie 33 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
Various Artists 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,020 50%
United Kingdom 2,653 27%
Canada 437 4%
Mixed Nationality 306 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 159 2%
Sweden 139 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,729 97%
Yes 271 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,722 97%
Yes 278 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,885 99%
Yes 115 1%
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