Overall Chart

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Year of Release:
1976
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2,994
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1977
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2,993
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Year of Release:
2006
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2,987
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Year of Release:
1982
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2,986
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1987
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2,983
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1990
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2,973
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2015
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2,958
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Year of Release:
2017
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2,956
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Year of Release:
2008
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2,953
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Year of Release:
1993
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2,947
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 59 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 Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
6. In Rainbows by Radiohead
7. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
8. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
9. Kid A by Radiohead
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
12. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
13. Nevermind by Nirvana
14. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
15. Funeral by Arcade Fire
16. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
17. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
18. Doolittle by Pixies
19. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
20. London Calling by The Clash
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