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:
2016
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Rank Score:
2,331
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
2,326
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,319
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
2,313
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
2,306
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Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
2,302
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
2,298
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
2,297
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
2,292
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Year of Release:
1971
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2,291
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 78 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 296 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 729 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,470 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,463 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,670 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,781 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,037 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 527 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 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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4,993 | 50% | |
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2,670 | 27% | |
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442 | 4% | |
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293 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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168 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Nirvana | |
| 3. The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| 4. Neutral Milk Hotel | |
| 5. Oasis | |
| 6. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 7. Pearl Jam | |
| 8. R.E.M. | |
| 9. Weezer | |
| 10. Nick Cave | |
| 11. Björk | |
| 12. Richard David James | |
| 13. Pavement | |
| 14. Portishead | |
| 15. Jeff Buckley | |
| 16. Blur | |
| 17. Elliott Smith | |
| 18. Nas | |
| 19. Massive Attack | |
| 20. Red Hot Chili Peppers |