May 2026 site update
From albummaster on Monday 4 May 2026
A smaller site update than last time as mainly working on background changes to improve performance in the ongoing battle against AI bots.

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BestEverAlbums Mosaic

Discover the best music albums in history.

BestEverAlbums.com calculates a ranking from over 60,000 greatest album charts to allow visitors to look up the greatest music albums in history.

You can also view the best albums of 2026 (so far) or the best albums of the 2020s (so far) (or any year or decade since 1940).

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Redstar Wu & The Worldwide Scourge by Genesis Owusu is ranked 37th in the best albums of 2026. (Released 3 days ago).
Album anniversary
On this day, 60 years ago, Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys was released. Pet Sounds is ranked second in 1966, fifth in the 1960s and twelfth in the overall rankings. The top rated tracks on this album are God Only Knows, Sloop John B and Wouldn't It Be Nice. This album is ranked first out of albums by The Beach Boys. More anniversaries
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