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:
2007
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Rank Score:
1,233
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Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
1,231
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Year of Release:
2009
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1,229
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Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
1,228
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Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
1,226
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,225
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,223
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Year of Release:
2005
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1,222
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Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
1,221
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,219
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 142 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 296 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 735 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,464 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,632 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,776 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 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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5,011 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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439 | 4% | |
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309 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1978 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 2. Blondie | |
| 3. The Cars | |
| 4. Elvis Costello | |
| 5. Kraftwerk | |
| 6. Van Halen | |
| 7. Kate Bush | |
| 8. The Rolling Stones | |
| 9. Steve Reich | |
| 10. Talking Heads | |
| 11. Dire Straits | |
| 12. Rush | |
| 13. Pere Ubu | |
| 14. Big Star | |
| 15. The Police | |
| 16. Wire | |
| 17. The Jam | |
| 18. Devo | |
| 19. AC/DC | |
| 20. Magazine |