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:
1999
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,834
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Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,820
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Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,804
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Year of Release:
2014
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,800
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Year of Release:
1984
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,795
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Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,787
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
3,785
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Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,777
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,763
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
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3,738
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 48 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 295 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 734 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,472 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,455 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,686 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,801 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,045 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 485 | 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% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,988 | 50% | |
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2,663 | 27% | |
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450 | 5% | |
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304 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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142 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. Neil Young | |
| 13. The Smiths | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. Pixies | |
| 18. R.E.M. | |
| 19. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |