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Year of Release:
1972
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19,644
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1970
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19,471
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1987
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19,470
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2002
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19,297
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1993
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19,167
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1985
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19,108
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1977
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18,766
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1994
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18,737
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1993
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18,735
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1968
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18,691
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 6 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 294 3%
1960s 729 7%
1970s 1,467 15%
1980s 1,462 15%
1990s 1,675 17%
2000s 1,781 18%
2010s 2,041 20%
2020s 524 5%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 34 0%
David Bowie 32 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 27 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 4,991 50%
United Kingdom 2,666 27%
Canada 445 4%
Mixed Nationality 293 3%
Australia 225 2%
Germany 168 2%
Sweden 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,714 97%
Yes 286 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,723 97%
Yes 277 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,885 99%
Yes 115 1%
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