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 .)

981.

Countdown To Ecstasy 

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

296 charts

Rank Score:

2,245

Rank in 1973:

24

Rank in 1970s:

178

Overall Rank:

796

Average Rating:

 80 (414 votes)

Comments:

22

982.

Hectic 

 Operation Ivy

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Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

2

Rank in 1988:

1,415

Rank in 1980s:

12,839

Average Rating:

 80 (14 votes)

Comments:

0

983.

Les Colocs 

 Les Colocs

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

114

Rank in 1993:

168

Rank in 1990s:

1,734

Overall Rank:

10,244

Average Rating:

 80 (14 votes)

Comments:

2

984.

Fantasma 

 コーネリアス [Cornelius]

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 1997:

36

Rank in 1990s:

359

Overall Rank:

1,975

Average Rating:

 80 (119 votes)

Comments:

4

985.

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What Color Is Love 

 Terry Callier

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

386

Rank in 1972:

69

Rank in 1970s:

654

Overall Rank:

3,755

Average Rating:

 80 (97 votes)

Comments:

4

986.

Goo 

 Sonic Youth

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

574 charts

Rank Score:

3,868

Rank in 1990:

6

Rank in 1990s:

86

Overall Rank:

466

Average Rating:

 80 (761 votes)

Comments:

37

987.

Painkiller 

 Judas Priest

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,391

Rank in 1990:

18

Rank in 1990s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,266

Average Rating:

 80 (324 votes)

Comments:

16

988.

Revoluções Por Minuto 

 RPM

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 1985:

287

Rank in 1980s:

3,367

Overall Rank:

25,692

Average Rating:

 80 (14 votes)

Comments:

2

989.

The Collection 1977-1982 
Compilation

 The Stranglers

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

10

Rank in 1982:

674

Rank in 1980s:

6,449

Overall Rank:

54,520

Average Rating:

 80 (13 votes)

Comments:

1

990.

Being There 

 Wilco

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Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

1,978

Rank in 1996:

18

Rank in 1990s:

170

Overall Rank:

909

Average Rating:

 80 (432 votes)

Comments:

22

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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).