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9991.

Paysages Planétaires

Henri Pousseur

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9992.

Mosaic Select
Compilation

Andrew Hill

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9993.

Bang!

World Party

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9994.

The Main Ingredient

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9995.

La Double Vie De Veronique
Soundtrack

Zbigniew Preisner

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9996.

'Sno Angel Like You

Howe Gelb

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9997.

The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland

The Supremes

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9998.

Live Archive 70s, 80s, 90's
Live

Steve Hackett

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

5 charts

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118

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9999.

Swan Songs

Hollywood Undead

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

117

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10000.

ZZ Top's First Album

ZZ Top

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

35 charts

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117

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	295	3%
1960s	742	7%
1970s	1,473	15%
1980s	1,454	15%
1990s	1,684	17%
2000s	1,800	18%
2010s	2,050	21%
2020s	479	5%

Artist	Albums	%

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	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,001	50%
	2,650	27%
	444	4%
	303	3%
	227	2%
	167	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,723	97%
Yes	281	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	278	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,889	99%
Yes	115	1%

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