Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
2007
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6,447
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Year of Release:
1970
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6,434
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2005
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6,391
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Year of Release:
2006
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6,388
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Year of Release:
1978
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6,354
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Year of Release:
2018
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6,354
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Year of Release:
1987
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6,343
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Year of Release:
2011
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6,341
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Year of Release:
1997
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6,332
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Year of Release:
2011
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6,303
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 28 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 3 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 294 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 739 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,473 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,450 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,689 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,798 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,051 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 480 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 24 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 23 | 0% | |
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4,991 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1979 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Clash | |
| 2. Pink Floyd | |
| 3. Joy Division | |
| 4. Talking Heads | |
| 5. Neil Young | |
| 6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 7. Supertramp | |
| 8. Gang Of Four | |
| 9. Michael Jackson | |
| 10. AC/DC | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. The Police | |
| 13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
| 14. Tom Petty | |
| 15. Gary Numan | |
| 16. Public Image Ltd. | |
| 17. The B-52's | |
| 18. Buzzcocks | |
| 19. The Specials | |
| 20. Elvis Costello |