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Biggest Cities by Decade (1800-1890)

Name the top seven most populous cities each decade between 1800CE and 1890CE according to Ollie Bye's "The Largest Cities Throughout History: Every Year."
Exact Data from the spreadsheet used as necessary
In 1800, the video animates the top seven being reduced to a top six and it wouldn't be until 1848 for a seventh city to be shown on the video; only a top six is shown for 1810-1840
One city one-directionally transitions type-ins because it drops off the chart then re-enters with the new name
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Year
Rank
Population
Answer
1800
1.
1,100,000
Beijing
 
2.
860,000
London
 
3.
800,000
Guangzhou
 
4.
680,000
Edo
 
5.
570,000
Constantinople
 
6.
540,000
Paris
 
7.
430,000
Naples
1810
1.
1,100,000
Beijing
 
2.
990,000
London
 
3.
840,000
Guangzhou
 
4.
700,000
Edo
 
5.
670,000
Paris
 
6.
610,000
Constantinople
1820
1.
1,200,000
Beijing
 
2.
1,200,000
London
 
3.
880,000
Guangzhou
 
4.
790,000
Paris
 
5.
720,000
Edo
 
6.
650,000
Constantinople
1830
1.
1,400,000
London
 
2.
1,400,000
Beijing
 
3.
950,000
Paris
 
4.
900,000
Guangzhou
 
5.
740,000
Edo
 
6.
690,000
Constantinople
1840
1.
1,800,000
London
 
2.
1,500,000
Beijing
 
3.
1,100,000
Paris
 
4.
850,000
Guangzhou
 
5.
760,000
Edo
 
6.
740,000
Constantinople
1850
1.
2,200,000
London
 
2.
1,600,000
Beijing
 
3.
1,300,000
Paris
 
4.
870,000
Guangzhou
 
5.
780,000
Constantinople
 
6.
780,000
Edo
 
7.
590,000
New York
1860
1.
3,000,000
London
 
2.
1,600,000
Paris
 
3.
1,300,000
Beijing
 
4.
1,000,000
New York
 
5.
850,000
Guangzhou
 
6.
820,000
Constantinople
 
7.
780,000
Edo
1870
1.
3,800,000
London
 
2.
2,000,000
Paris
 
3.
1,400,000
New York
 
4.
1,000,000
Beijing
 
5.
920,000
Berlin
 
6.
900,000
Vienna
 
7.
850,000
Constantinople
1880
1.
4,600,000
London
 
2.
2,400,000
Paris
 
3.
1,900,000
New York
 
4.
1,300,000
Berlin
 
5.
1,100,000
Vienna
 
6.
940,000
Beijing
 
7.
920,000
Tokyo
1890
1.
5,400,000
London
 
2.
2,800,000
Paris
 
3.
2,600,000
New York
 
4.
2,000,000
Berlin
 
5.
1,400,000
Vienna
 
6.
1,200,000
Tokyo
 
7.
1,100,000
Chicago
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