Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Release date | Album | Record label | UK Albums Chart | U.S. Billboard 200 Chart |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 1983 | The Alarm (EP) | I.R.S. Records | - | 126 |
| February 1984 | Declaration | I.R.S. Records | 6 | 50 |
| October 1985 | Strength | I.R.S. Records | 18 | 39 |
| November 1987 | Eye of the Hurricane | I.R.S. Records | 23 | 77 |
| November 1988 | Electric Folklore Live | I.R.S. Records | 62 | 167 |
| 1988 | Compact Hits | A&M Records | - | - |
| September 1989 | Change ¥ | I.R.S. Records | 13 | 75 |
| November 1990 | Standards | I.R.S. Records | 47 | 177 |
| April 1991 | Raw ¥¥ | I.R.S. Records | 33 | 161 |
| 2001 | Eponymous 1981-1983 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2001 | Declaration 1984-1985 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2001 | Strength 1985-1986 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2001 | Eye of the Hurricane 1987-1988 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2001 | Electric Folklore Live 1987-1988 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2001 | Change 1989-1990 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2001 | Raw 1990-1991 ¢ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 21 Sept 2002 | Close≠ | 21st Century | - | - |
| October 2002 | The Normal Rules Do Not Apply≠ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Trafficking≠ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 17 Dec 2002 | Edward Henry Street≠ | 21st Century | - | - |
| January 2003 | Coming Home≠ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 15 Jan 2003 | Live at Hammersmith Palais 1984 | 21st Century | - | - |
| 23 June 2003 | The Alarm EP - 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition | 21st Century | - | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Live at Glasgow Garage = | 21st Century | - | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Live at Liverpool Masque Theatre = | 21st Century | - | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Live at London Mean Fiddler= | 21st Century | - | - |
| 19 Oct 2003 | The Sound and the Fury = | Shakedown Records | - | - |
| 2004 | In the Poppyfields ¶ | Snapper Music | 107 | - |
| 2004 | Live In the Poppyfields ¶ | Snapper Music | - | - |
| 2005 | Alt-Strength | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2006 | Under Attack $ | Liberty | 138 | - |
| 2006 | The Best of The Alarm and Mike Peters | EMI | - | - |
| 2006 | Alarm MMV - The Saturday Gigs $ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2007 | The Collection ^ | EMI Gold | - | - |
| July 2007 | Three Sevens Clash ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| August 2007 | Fightback ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| September 2007 | This is not a Test ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| October 2007 | Situation Under Control ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| November 2007 | Call to Action ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| December 2007 | 1983/84 ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| January 2008 | Counter Attack ฿ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2008 | Guerilla Tactics ¤ | 21st Century | - | - |
| 2008 | The Alarm - BBC Radio Sessions 1983-1991 | 21st Century | - | - |
| April 2010 | Direct Action ° | 21st Century | - | - |
| March 2013 | Vinyl (2012 film) Soundtrack ° | - | - |  |
Question:
previous to 2000 how many albums were released?
Answer:
9