Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 56,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
69,216
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
65,521
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
61,524
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
53,423
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
47,313
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Year of Release:
1975
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47,145
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
46,963
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Year of Release:
1972
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46,825
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Year of Release:
2000
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46,375
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Year of Release:
1971
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42,005
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Total albums: 2,660. Page 1 of 266
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 296 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 736 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,463 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,459 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,633 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,779 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,011 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 594 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,010 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 27% | |
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440 | 4% | |
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308 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. The Who | |
| 10. Stevie Wonder | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Paul McCartney | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Bob Dylan | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 18. Brian Eno | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |