Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,193
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142
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
19,861
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,767
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Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,589
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Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
19,486
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Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,333
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,236
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
19,235
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
19,152
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Year of Release:
1971
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18,980
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 6 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 295 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 735 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,473 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,455 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,689 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,798 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,045 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 483 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 24 | 0% | |
| Pink Floyd | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,990 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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168 | 2% | |
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142 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Tom Waits | |
| 15. Iron Maiden | |
| 16. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |