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1971
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1967
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1969
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1981
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1977
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1992
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 28 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 717 7%
1970s 1,512 15%
1980s 1,465 15%
1990s 1,726 17%
2000s 1,836 18%
2010s 2,088 21%
2020s 342 3%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 25 0%
Neil Young 23 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,028 50%
United Kingdom 2,639 26%
Canada 451 5%
Mixed Nationality 287 3%
Australia 219 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 143 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,715 97%
Yes 285 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,729 97%
Yes 271 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,889 99%
Yes 111 1%
Best Artists of 1988
1. Sonic Youth
2. Pixies
3. Talk Talk
4. Public Enemy
5. Metallica
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Tracy Chapman
8. N.W.A
9. R.E.M.
10. Iron Maiden
11. Jane's Addiction
12. Leonard Cohen
13. The Traveling Wilburys
14. Queensrÿche
15. The Go-Betweens
16. The Pogues
17. Morrissey
18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
19. The Church
20. U2
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