Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
2,807
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Year of Release:
1980
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2,807
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Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
2,804
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Year of Release:
1967
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2,804
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Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
2,795
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Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
2,794
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Year of Release:
2017
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Rank Score:
2,791
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Year of Release:
2003
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2,791
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2,790
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Year of Release:
2011
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2,790
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 64 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 295 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 736 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,473 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,689 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,798 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,044 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 485 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 24 | 0% | |
| Pink Floyd | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,989 | 50% | |
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2,662 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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304 | 3% | |
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224 | 2% | |
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168 | 2% | |
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142 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1978 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 2. Blondie | |
| 3. The Cars | |
| 4. Elvis Costello | |
| 5. Van Halen | |
| 6. Kraftwerk | |
| 7. Kate Bush | |
| 8. The Rolling Stones | |
| 9. Talking Heads | |
| 10. Steve Reich | |
| 11. Rush | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Dire Straits | |
| 14. Pere Ubu | |
| 15. Big Star | |
| 16. The Jam | |
| 17. The Police | |
| 18. Wire | |
| 19. Devo | |
| 20. AC/DC |