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Year of Release:
1997
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84,980
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1973
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78,729
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1969
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70,066
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1966
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62,082
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2000
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56,997
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Year of Release:
1967
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56,302
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2007
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55,381
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1975
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55,050
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1972
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54,117
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1967
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50,299
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 721 7%
1970s 1,507 15%
1980s 1,468 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,833 18%
2010s 2,086 21%
2020s 353 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 5,018 50%
United Kingdom 2,663 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 169 2%
France 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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