Best selling albums of all time and whether I own them
by Johnnyo

Starting a chart of the best selling albums, whether I own them & how they compare with my greatest albums chart. Very early days
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My 7th favourite album of all time [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
60,162
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5331 votes)  92 (5,331 votes)
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My 6th favourite album of all time [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
38,760
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Top rated album (90/100 - 3998 votes)  90 (3,998 votes)
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Not in my Top 100 [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,097
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Not in my Top 100 [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
43,310
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Average Rating:
Top rated album (90/100 - 4591 votes)  90 (4,591 votes)
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22. (=)
1 
Compilation
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Compilation so wouldn't get into the Top 100 but a damn fine collection [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
357
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Top rated album (85/100 - 637 votes)  85 (637 votes)
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25. (=)
21 
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Not in my Top 100 [First added to this chart: 02/12/2025]
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,145
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Not in my Top 100 [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
25,118
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Top rated album (86/100 - 3500 votes)  86 (3,500 votes)
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Not in my Top 100 [First added to this chart: 10/29/2019]
Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
57,292
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Top rated album (92/100 - 4627 votes)  92 (4,627 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,402
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1962-1966 
Compilation
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Great collection by doesn't qualify for my top 100 [First added to this chart: 02/12/2025]
Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
405
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Average Rating:
Top rated album (85/100 - 440 votes)  85 (440 votes)
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Total albums: 27. Page 1 of 3
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Best selling albums of all time and whether I own them composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 7 7%
1970s 22 22%
1980s 25 25%
1990s 35 35%
2000s 7 7%
2010s 3 3%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


The Beatles 6 6%
Various Artists 5 5%
Michael Jackson 5 5%
U2 3 3%
Backstreet Boys 3 3%
Céline Dion 3 3%
Pink Floyd 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 52 52%
United Kingdom 27 27%
Mixed Nationality 8 8%
Canada 6 6%
Ireland 3 3%
Sweden 2 2%
Jamaica 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 83 83%
Yes 17 17%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%

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