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Year of Release:
1979
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26,913
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Year of Release:
1966
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25,890
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Year of Release:
1989
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23,824
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2010
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23,792
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1977
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23,450
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1959
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23,392
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2012
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23,386
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Year of Release:
1979
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22,885
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Year of Release:
1967
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22,693
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Year of Release:
1971
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22,339
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 4 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 299 3%
1960s 731 7%
1970s 1,463 15%
1980s 1,453 15%
1990s 1,631 16%
2000s 1,772 18%
2010s 2,016 20%
2020s 606 6%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 35 0%
David Bowie 33 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,015 50%
United Kingdom 2,656 27%
Canada 439 4%
Mixed Nationality 306 3%
Australia 229 2%
Germany 159 2%
Sweden 138 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,728 97%
Yes 272 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,721 97%
Yes 279 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,886 99%
Yes 114 1%
Best Albums of 1950
1. Voice Of The Xtabay by Yma Sumac
2. The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert by Benny Goodman
3. Charlie Parker With Strings by Charlie Parker
4. Talking Dust Bowl by Woody Guthrie
5. Ella Sings Gershwin by Ella Fitzgerald
6. Billie Holiday Sings (1950) by Billie Holiday
7. The New Sound by Les Paul
8. Chansons Parisiennes by Édith Piaf
9. Sones Of Mexico by Trio Aguilillas
10. Innovations In Modern Music by Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
11. Dexter Gordon by Dexter Gordon
12. Nat King Cole At The Piano by Nat King Cole
13. Noel Rosa Vol. 1 by Aracy De Almeida
14. Tea For Two by Doris Day
15. Darling Corey by Pete Seeger
16. Young Man With A Horn by Doris Day And Harry James
17. Pearl Bailey Entertains by Pearl Bailey
18. Music For Peace Of Mind by Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman
19. Bizet: Carmen by André Cluytens / Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique
20. Debut Surbahar Recital by Annapurna Devi
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