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Year of Release:
1966
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48,890
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1971
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48,495
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1968
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46,671
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2004
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45,851
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Year of Release:
1991
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44,551
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1998
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44,006
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Year of Release:
1986
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41,229
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1989
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40,622
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1979
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40,148
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2015
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39,554
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 2 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 721 7%
1970s 1,506 15%
1980s 1,468 15%
1990s 1,720 17%
2000s 1,833 18%
2010s 2,086 21%
2020s 353 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 5,018 50%
United Kingdom 2,663 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 169 2%
France 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%
Best Artists of 1980
1. Talking Heads
2. Joy Division
3. AC/DC
4. David Bowie
5. Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel
7. Bruce Springsteen
8. The Cure
9. Rush (CA)
10. Pretenders
11. Dire Straits
12. The Feelies
13. The Clash
14. Black Sabbath
15. U2
16. Motörhead
17. Genesis
18. Steely Dan
19. Elvis Costello
20. Elvis Costello And The Attractions
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