Overall Chart

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Year of Release:
1980
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2,046
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Year of Release:
2011
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2,043
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Year of Release:
1977
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2,041
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1992
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2,037
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2011
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Year of Release:
1976
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2,034
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1995
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2,032
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2001
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2,031
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Year of Release:
1968
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2,030
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1999
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2,029
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 88 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 294 3%
1960s 728 7%
1970s 1,468 15%
1980s 1,467 15%
1990s 1,678 17%
2000s 1,779 18%
2010s 2,039 20%
2020s 520 5%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 34 0%
David Bowie 32 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 27 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 4,992 50%
United Kingdom 2,668 27%
Canada 445 4%
Mixed Nationality 295 3%
Australia 225 2%
Germany 169 2%
Sweden 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,714 97%
Yes 286 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,720 97%
Yes 280 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,883 99%
Yes 117 1%
Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Neutral Milk Hotel
5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Weezer
10. Nick Cave
11. Björk
12. Richard David James
13. Pavement
14. Portishead
15. Blur
16. Jeff Buckley
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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