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The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Independent Albums )〕 It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen, and from legal music downloads from a variety of online music stores. The chart began in the week of December 2, 2000. The top 25 positions are currently published through the ''Billboard'' website, with further chart positions available through a paid subscription to Billboard.biz.〔 As with all ''Billboard'' charts, albums appearing on the Independent chart may also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200, the main chart published based solely on sales, as well as any of the other ''Billboard'' chart. In addition, exclusive album titles which are only sold through individual retail sites may also be included in the chart, following a revised chart policy announced on November 7, 2007. The chart's first number one was ''Who Let the Dogs Out'' by Baha Men,〔 which went on to top the year-end chart for 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baha Men 'Move' To Follow 'Dogs' )〕 ==Best-selling top independent albums by year== Since 2002, Billboard.biz has annually published an end-of-year list of the top fifty best selling independent albums. ''Billboard'' also independently announced the highest selling album for 2001. Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz have topped this chart three times since its inception, twice with their 2002 album ''Kings of Crunk''. *2001 (see 2001 in music): Baha Men - ''Who Let the Dogs Out''〔 *2002 (see 2002 in music): Mannheim Steamroller - ''Christmas Extraordinaire'' *2003 (see 2003 in music): Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - ''Kings of Crunk'' *2004 (see 2004 in music): Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - ''Kings of Crunk'' *2005 (see 2005 in music): Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz - ''Crunk Juice'' *2006 (see 2006 in music): Little Big Town - ''The Road to Here'' *2007 (see 2007 in music): Various Artists - ''Hairspray'' *2008 (see 2008 in music): The Eagles - ''Long Road out of Eden'' *2009 (see 2009 in music): Jason Aldean - ''Wide Open'' *2010 (see 2010 in music): Jason Aldean - ''Wide Open'' *2011 (see 2011 in music): Jason Aldean - ''My Kinda Party'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Independent Albums」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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