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1977
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2017
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1982
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1969
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 284 3%
1960s 718 7%
1970s 1,501 15%
1980s 1,471 15%
1990s 1,728 17%
2000s 1,843 18%
2010s 2,089 21%
2020s 341 3%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 31 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 5,015 50%
United Kingdom 2,647 26%
Canada 453 5%
Mixed Nationality 293 3%
Australia 219 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 144 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,714 97%
Yes 287 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,732 97%
Yes 269 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,891 99%
Yes 110 1%
Best Albums of 2004
1. Funeral by Arcade Fire
2. Madvillainy by Madvillain
3. American Idiot by Green Day
4. The College Dropout by Kanye West
5. Hot Fuss by The Killers (US)
6. Good News For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse
7. Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand
8. Antics by Interpol
9. Mm.. Food by MF DOOM
10. Hopes And Fears by Keane
11. The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom
12. Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens
14. Brian Wilson Presents Smile by Brian Wilson
15. A Ghost Is Born by Wilco
16. Sung Tongs by Animal Collective
17. Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine
18. The Libertines by The Libertines
19. Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance
20. From A Basement On The Hill by Elliott Smith
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