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Year of Release:
1966
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49,011
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1991
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44,621
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1998
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44,111
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1989
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40,759
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2015
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39,623
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2001
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35,896
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1965
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33,408
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1980
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32,208
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1967
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31,215
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1966
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29,569
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Total albums: 5,015. Page 1 of 502

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 720 7%
1970s 1,508 15%
1980s 1,468 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,835 18%
2010s 2,087 21%
2020s 351 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 30 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,016 50%
United Kingdom 2,664 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 170 2%
France 141 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,710 97%
Yes 291 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,733 97%
Yes 268 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,893 99%
Yes 108 1%
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