Overall Chart

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2014
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1957
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1994
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9524.
The Early Singles 
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1992
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1971
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2024
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2012
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9528.
Concert 
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1984
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126
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2004
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2013
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 953 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 296 3%
1960s 735 7%
1970s 1,464 15%
1980s 1,460 15%
1990s 1,632 16%
2000s 1,776 18%
2010s 2,014 20%
2020s 594 6%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 35 0%
David Bowie 32 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,011 50%
United Kingdom 2,658 27%
Canada 439 4%
Mixed Nationality 309 3%
Australia 226 2%
Germany 160 2%
Sweden 138 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,726 97%
Yes 274 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,719 97%
Yes 281 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,885 99%
Yes 115 1%
Best Artists of 1978
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Blondie
3. The Cars
4. Elvis Costello
5. Kraftwerk
6. Van Halen
7. Kate Bush
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Steve Reich
10. Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits
12. Rush
13. Pere Ubu
14. Big Star
15. The Police
16. Wire
17. The Jam
18. Devo
19. AC/DC
20. Magazine
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