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Year of Release:
1973
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65,714
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Year of Release:
1975
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47,201
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Year of Release:
1972
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46,952
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Year of Release:
1971
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42,116
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Year of Release:
1979
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33,368
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Year of Release:
1977
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32,645
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Year of Release:
1979
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27,610
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Year of Release:
1977
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23,963
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Year of Release:
1979
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23,334
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Year of Release:
1971
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22,841
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Total albums: 1,461. Page 1 of 147

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 296 3%
1960s 737 7%
1970s 1,462 15%
1980s 1,455 15%
1990s 1,643 16%
2000s 1,776 18%
2010s 2,007 20%
2020s 595 6%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 35 0%
David Bowie 32 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,011 50%
United Kingdom 2,657 27%
Canada 439 4%
Mixed Nationality 302 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 165 2%
Sweden 136 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,724 97%
Yes 276 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,721 97%
Yes 279 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,887 99%
Yes 113 1%
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