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Year of Release:
1975
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25,304
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1969
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25,011
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1972
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24,653
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2005
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24,223
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2010
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24,161
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Year of Release:
1971
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23,720
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1977
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23,414
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2002
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22,416
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1991
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21,398
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1972
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21,310
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 5 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 720 7%
1970s 1,506 15%
1980s 1,469 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,831 18%
2010s 2,086 21%
2020s 356 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 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 5,020 50%
United Kingdom 2,664 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 217 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%
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