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Year of Release:
1984
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16,860
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2004
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16,804
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1970
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16,701
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1967
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16,691
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1995
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16,556
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1968
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16,012
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1976
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15,711
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2000
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15,419
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2002
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15,250
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2016
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14,813
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 9 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 290 3%
1960s 729 7%
1970s 1,487 15%
1980s 1,459 15%
1990s 1,712 17%
2000s 1,821 18%
2010s 2,068 21%
2020s 406 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 0%
The Rolling Stones 34 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 30 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 27 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,003 50%
United Kingdom 2,660 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 300 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,719 97%
Yes 282 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,724 97%
Yes 277 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,888 99%
Yes 113 1%
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