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9991.

Fake

Adorable

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9992.

Highway Companion

Tom Petty

Year of Release:

2006

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9993.

Everyday

Dave Matthews Band

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9994.

Once In A Lifetime
Live

Runrig

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9995.

The Emancipation Of Mimi

Mariah Carey

Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

118

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9996.

Gold

Starflyer 59

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

20 charts

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118

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9997.

Ode To J. Smith

Travis

Year of Release:

2008

Appears in:

14 charts

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118

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9998.

Live
Live

Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group

Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

17 charts

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118

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9999.

Voices And Images

Camouflage

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

118

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10000.

Stella

Yello

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

47 charts

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118

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	297	3%
1960s	728	7%
1970s	1,469	15%
1980s	1,463	15%
1990s	1,670	17%
2000s	1,781	18%
2010s	2,038	20%
2020s	527	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	33	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,995	50%
	2,668	27%
	442	4%
	292	3%
	225	2%
	168	2%
	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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