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Year of Release:
1996
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11,293
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1971
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11,186
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1971
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11,117
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2000
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10,996
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2015
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10,985
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Year of Release:
1983
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10,950
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1968
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10,909
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1970
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10,880
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2007
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10,862
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1981
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10,858
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 15 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 722 7%
1970s 1,508 15%
1980s 1,468 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,834 18%
2010s 2,085 21%
2020s 351 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 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 283 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 170 2%
France 141 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,710 97%
Yes 290 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,732 97%
Yes 268 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,892 99%
Yes 108 1%
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