Top-rated albums of all time

Listed below are the top-rated albums of all time as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

981.

The Stooges 

 The Stooges

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

664 charts

Rank Score:

4,359

Rank in 1969:

16

Rank in 1960s:

54

Overall Rank:

409

Average Rating:

 80 (754 votes)

Comments:

34

982.

Berlin 

 Lou Reed

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

466 charts

Rank Score:

3,216

Rank in 1973:

16

Rank in 1970s:

129

Overall Rank:

560

Average Rating:

 80 (613 votes)

Comments:

39

983.

Countdown To Ecstasy 

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

2,245

Rank in 1973:

24

Rank in 1970s:

178

Overall Rank:

796

Average Rating:

 80 (414 votes)

Comments:

22

984.

Hectic 

 Operation Ivy

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

2

Rank in 1988:

1,415

Rank in 1980s:

12,841

Average Rating:

 80 (14 votes)

Comments:

0

985.

Les Colocs 

 Les Colocs

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

114

Rank in 1993:

168

Rank in 1990s:

1,733

Overall Rank:

10,246

Average Rating:

 80 (14 votes)

Comments:

2

986.

Fantasma 

 コーネリアス [Cornelius]

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

844

Rank in 1997:

36

Rank in 1990s:

359

Overall Rank:

1,975

Average Rating:

 80 (119 votes)

Comments:

4

987.

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What Color Is Love 

 Terry Callier

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

386

Rank in 1972:

69

Rank in 1970s:

654

Overall Rank:

3,755

Average Rating:

 80 (97 votes)

Comments:

4

988.

Goo 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

573 charts

Rank Score:

3,867

Rank in 1990:

6

Rank in 1990s:

85

Overall Rank:

464

Average Rating:

 80 (761 votes)

Comments:

37

989.

Painkiller 

 Judas Priest

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

243 charts

Rank Score:

1,389

Rank in 1990:

18

Rank in 1990s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,267

Average Rating:

 80 (324 votes)

Comments:

16

990.

Revoluções Por Minuto 

 RPM

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1985:

286

Rank in 1980s:

3,365

Overall Rank:

25,692

Average Rating:

 80 (14 votes)

Comments:

2

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).