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2010
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1957
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2006
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2006
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1994
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1971
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2001
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1988
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1995
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1977
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 297 3%
1960s 727 7%
1970s 1,469 15%
1980s 1,461 15%
1990s 1,671 17%
2000s 1,780 18%
2010s 2,038 20%
2020s 530 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 4,996 50%
United Kingdom 2,669 27%
Canada 442 4%
Mixed Nationality 292 3%
Australia 225 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 139 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 9,887 99%
Yes 113 1%
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