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Year of Release:
1997
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67,418
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Year of Release:
1973
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63,473
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Year of Release:
1969
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59,934
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Year of Release:
1966
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51,891
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1975
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46,360
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Year of Release:
2007
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46,080
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Year of Release:
1967
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45,578
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Year of Release:
1972
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45,510
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Year of Release:
2000
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44,955
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Year of Release:
1967
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41,763
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 303 3%
1960s 736 7%
1970s 1,462 15%
1980s 1,452 15%
1990s 1,623 16%
2000s 1,768 18%
2010s 2,020 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 5,019 50%
United Kingdom 2,653 27%
Canada 436 4%
Mixed Nationality 308 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%
Recognised  Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
3. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
4. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)
5. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
6. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
7. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
8. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
9. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
10. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
11. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
12. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
13. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
14. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
15. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)
16. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
17. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
18. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
19. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
20. Los 30 mejores discos de la década de 2010 by Esquire España (2023)
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