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Year of Release:
1991
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36,691
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1995
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36,419
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2001
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35,814
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1977
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35,593
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1969
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34,330
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1965
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33,357
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1965
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32,754
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1979
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32,650
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1980
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32,211
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1967
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31,176
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 720 7%
1970s 1,505 15%
1980s 1,469 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,833 18%
2010s 2,086 21%
2020s 355 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 447 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 169 2%
Sweden 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%
Recognised  Decade Charts (2020s)
1. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)
2. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
3. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)
4. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
5. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)
6. All The Best Albums Of The 2010s, Ranked by Uproxx (2019)
7. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
8. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)
9. The Needle Drop's Top Albums Of The 2010s by The Needle Drop (2019)
10. The A.V. Club's 50 best albums of the 2010s by The A.V. Club (2019)
11. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)
12. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
13. The 50 Best Albums of the Decade by Deep Cuts (2019)
14. Die besten Platten 2010-2019 by Spex (2019)
15. Die 100 besten Alben der 10er Jahre by Musikexpress.de (2020)
16. Top 100 Albums of the 2010s by Consequence of Sound (2019)
17. The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Paste (2019)
18. Tiny Mix Tapes 2010s: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade by Tiny Mix Tapes (2019)
19. BEST OF 2011 - 2020: Die besten Alben des Jahrzehnts by laut (2020)
20. StuBru albums of 2010s by StuBru (2017)
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