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Year of Release:
1966
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29,019
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1989
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28,612
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2010
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27,913
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2012
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27,165
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1989
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27,129
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1977
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26,888
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1979
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26,503
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1959
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26,283
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1967
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25,787
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1971
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25,537
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 730 7%
1970s 1,503 15%
1980s 1,468 15%
1990s 1,709 17%
2000s 1,829 18%
2010s 2,079 21%
2020s 384 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 39 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 5,007 50%
United Kingdom 2,672 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 291 3%
Australia 223 2%
Germany 168 2%
France 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,740 97%
Yes 277 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,745 97%
Yes 272 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,906 99%
Yes 111 1%
Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
11. Chuck Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
14. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
15. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
16. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
19. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
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