Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 54,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1996
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633
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Year of Release:
2002
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631
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Year of Release:
2011
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630
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Year of Release:
1991
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630
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2012
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630
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Year of Release:
2015
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629
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Year of Release:
2009
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629
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Year of Release:
1972
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629
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Year of Release:
1998
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629
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Year of Release:
1982
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629
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 251 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 294 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 729 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,468 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,669 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,777 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,046 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 530 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 28 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,990 | 50% | |
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2,661 | 27% | |
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444 | 4% | |
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292 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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139 | 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 |