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:
1996
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Rank Score:
4,248
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
4,237
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Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
4,236
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Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
4,214
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Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
4,203
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
4,201
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
4,197
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Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
4,195
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
4,191
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Year of Release:
2009
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4,186
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 42 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 Artists of 1996 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Belle And Sebastian | |
| 2. Weezer | |
| 3. DJ Shadow | |
| 4. Tool | |
| 5. Beck | |
| 6. フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | |
| 7. Swans | |
| 8. OutKast | |
| 9. Manic Street Preachers | |
| 10. Fugees | |
| 11. 2Pac | |
| 12. Aphex Twin | |
| 13. Richard David James | |
| 14. Jay-Z | |
| 15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 16. Nick Cave | |
| 17. Sublime | |
| 18. R.E.M. | |
| 19. Eels | |
| 20. Wilco |