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:
1971
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Rank Score:
41,939
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
41,841
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
40,232
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
39,995
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
37,378
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
36,364
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
35,683
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
34,259
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
34,122
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Year of Release:
1979
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33,220
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 2 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 | 1,463 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,633 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,778 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,012 | 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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2,658 | 27% | |
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440 | 4% | |
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309 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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161 | 2% | |
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138 | 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. R.E.M. | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |