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Year of Release:
1997
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84,904
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1973
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78,635
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1969
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70,045
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1966
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62,067
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2000
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56,955
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1967
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56,263
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2007
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55,360
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1975
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54,992
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1972
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54,110
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1967
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50,276
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 1 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 720 7%
1970s 1,505 15%
1980s 1,469 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,833 18%
2010s 2,086 21%
2020s 355 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 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 5,019 50%
United Kingdom 2,663 27%
Canada 447 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 169 2%
Sweden 141 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,709 97%
Yes 291 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,732 97%
Yes 268 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,890 99%
Yes 110 1%
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5. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
6. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
7. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
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13. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
14. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
15. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
16. Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums by KEXP (2008)
17. 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by The Sound (2018)
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