Platinum albums
by fabm0 
Estimated album sales.
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- Chart updated: 04/20/2025 16:45
- (Created: 06/20/2020 16:32).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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80 M
[First added to this chart: 06/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1982
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Rank Score:
16,243
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162
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52 M
[First added to this chart: 06/20/2020]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
61,455
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50 M
[First added to this chart: 07/22/2020]
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,221
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45 M
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
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44.5 M
[First added to this chart: 07/09/2020]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39,500
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44 M
[First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,297
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43 M
[First added to this chart: 07/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,648
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42.9 M
[First added to this chart: 08/26/2020]
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42.7 M
[First added to this chart: 07/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
487
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42 M
[First added to this chart: 07/04/2020]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
31,112
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Platinum albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 27 | 27% | |
| 1990s | 34 | 34% | |
| 2000s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 6 | 6% | |
| The Beatles | 6 | 6% | |
| Michael Jackson | 5 | 5% | |
| Madonna | 4 | 4% | |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 3% | |
| Led Zeppelin | 3 | 3% | |
| Céline Dion | 3 | 3% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| Biggest fallers |
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