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:
1998
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Rank Score:
2,767
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Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
2,767
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Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
2,761
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
2,751
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,744
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
2,736
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
2,733
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Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
2,731
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Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
2,728
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Year of Release:
2004
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2,725
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 65 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 297 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 727 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,469 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,461 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,671 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,780 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,038 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 530 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,996 | 50% | |
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2,669 | 27% | |
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442 | 4% | |
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292 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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139 | 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. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Tom Waits | |
| 16. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |