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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1984
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16,502
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Year of Release:
1967
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16,144
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228.
Help! 
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Year of Release:
1965
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7,438
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Year of Release:
1964
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Rank Score:
7,321
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Stop Making Sense 
Live soundtrack
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Year of Release:
1984
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4,376
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Superfly 
Soundtrack
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Year of Release:
1972
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3,481
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
1,960
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Into The Wild 
Soundtrack
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
1,648
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Blade Runner 
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Year of Release:
1994
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1,629
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Year of Release:
1986
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1,585
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 295 3%
1960s 737 7%
1970s 1,467 15%
1980s 1,458 15%
1990s 1,689 17%
2000s 1,796 18%
2010s 2,061 21%
2020s 470 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 25 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,008 50%
United Kingdom 2,656 27%
Canada 446 4%
Mixed Nationality 300 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 166 2%
Sweden 138 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,719 97%
Yes 281 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,720 97%
Yes 280 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,886 99%
Yes 114 1%
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5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
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13. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
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15. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
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