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Year of Release:
1986
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39,360
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Year of Release:
1989
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37,843
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1980
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30,967
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Year of Release:
1989
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28,113
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Year of Release:
1989
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26,098
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Year of Release:
1987
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20,001
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Year of Release:
1985
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19,373
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Year of Release:
1988
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17,877
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Year of Release:
1982
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17,074
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1980
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16,939
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Total albums: 1,458. Page 1 of 146

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 293 3%
1960s 737 7%
1970s 1,467 15%
1980s 1,458 15%
1990s 1,693 17%
2000s 1,796 18%
2010s 2,061 21%
2020s 468 5%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 32 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 23 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,009 50%
United Kingdom 2,655 27%
Canada 443 4%
Mixed Nationality 299 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 166 2%
France 138 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,720 97%
Yes 280 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,719 97%
Yes 281 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,887 99%
Yes 113 1%
Best Artists of 1979
1. The Clash
2. Pink Floyd
3. Joy Division
4. Talking Heads
5. Neil Young
6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
7. Gang Of Four
8. Supertramp
9. Michael Jackson
10. AC/DC
11. Fleetwood Mac
12. The Police
13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
14. Tom Petty
15. Gary Numan
16. Public Image Ltd.
17. The B-52's
18. Buzzcocks
19. The Specials
20. Elvis Costello
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