Top-rated albums of all time

Listed below are the top-rated albums of all time as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

21.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,789 charts

Rank Score:

44,840

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,206 votes)

Comments:

354

22.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

38,506

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,849 votes)

Comments:

265

23.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,973 charts

Rank Score:

27,619

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,338 votes)

Comments:

173

24.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,714 charts

Rank Score:

25,507

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,732 votes)

Comments:

198

25.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,168 charts

Rank Score:

24,091

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,425 votes)

Comments:

169

26.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,885 charts

Rank Score:

22,970

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (2,683 votes)

Comments:

174

27.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,800 charts

Rank Score:

21,794

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,382 votes)

Comments:

159

28.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,967 charts

Rank Score:

30,507

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,232 votes)

Comments:

194

29.

The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,625 charts

Rank Score:

32,860

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,840 votes)

Comments:

312

30.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,817 charts

Rank Score:

23,471

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,140 votes)

Comments:

165

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).