Overall Chart
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Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
1,540
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Year of Release:
2017
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Rank Score:
1,537
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,536
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Year of Release:
2003
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1,533
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Year of Release:
2011
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1,533
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Year of Release:
2020
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Rank Score:
1,532
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Year of Release:
1980
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1,532
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,531
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Year of Release:
2005
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1,530
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Year of Release:
1977
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1,529
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 116 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 296 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 741 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,471 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,687 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,789 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,062 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 471 | 5% |
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| 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 | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,004 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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305 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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165 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
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| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. The Who | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Yes | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 16. Joni Mitchell | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Nick Drake | |
| 19. Joy Division | |
| 20. Queen |