Smart Playlist--Last # Albums Added?

With my albums, I often like to listen to my recently purchased albums. I can't find a way to do that in iTunes. The only choices seem to tie "added" to a date. I want to keep my most recently puchased albums on the playlist without them falling off the list as time passes. Is there some way to do that which I am missing?
Thanks,
Tom

Played around with it a bit. Best I've come up with with is this. Smart list rules are:
Kind is xxx (whatever your import preference is set to
Kind is Protected AAC audio file (for iTunes store purchases)
Limit to XX (50, your choice) items selected by most recently added.
Make sure you're set to match ANY rule...not ALL rules.
Not perfect, perhaps, but as close as I've come thus far.
Diane Wordsmith

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