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1940
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332
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323
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1944
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297
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1947
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276
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1945
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256
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1949
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224
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1948
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223
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1946
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211
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Total albums: 27. Page 1 of 3

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 287 3%
1960s 726 7%
1970s 1,505 15%
1980s 1,465 15%
1990s 1,710 17%
2000s 1,830 18%
2010s 2,076 21%
2020s 381 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 39 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 30 0%
Various Artists 27 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 4,999 50%
United Kingdom 2,669 27%
Canada 447 4%
Mixed Nationality 295 3%
Australia 224 2%
Germany 167 2%
France 142 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,725 97%
Yes 283 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,735 97%
Yes 273 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,895 99%
Yes 113 1%
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