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:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,911
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Year of Release:
1978
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2,911
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Year of Release:
1972
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2,910
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Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
2,900
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Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
2,895
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Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
2,891
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,891
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2,890
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
2,875
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Year of Release:
1971
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2,871
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 62 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 294 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 740 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,472 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,451 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,688 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,797 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,052 | 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% | |
| Pink Floyd | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,991 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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446 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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141 | 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 |