Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 56,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
67,304
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851
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
63,324
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
59,914
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
51,774
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
46,209
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
45,897
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
45,533
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
45,382
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Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
44,727
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Year of Release:
1967
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41,631
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 734 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,454 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,626 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,770 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,016 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 610 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,018 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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436 | 4% | |
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307 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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137 | 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. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |