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1997
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1984
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1983
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2012
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1975
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1999
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2006
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Year of Release:
1986
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2006
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1958
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 298 3%
1960s 729 7%
1970s 1,470 15%
1980s 1,460 15%
1990s 1,667 17%
2000s 1,778 18%
2010s 2,039 20%
2020s 532 5%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 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 5,001 50%
United Kingdom 2,665 27%
Canada 442 4%
Mixed Nationality 292 3%
Australia 225 2%
Germany 168 2%
Sweden 139 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,715 97%
Yes 285 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,722 97%
Yes 278 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,887 99%
Yes 113 1%
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