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Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 57,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,411 charts

Rank Score:

66,155

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Average Rating:

92 (5,625 votes)

Comments:

853

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,128 charts

Rank Score:

62,253

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1969

Appears in:

3,726 charts

Rank Score:

58,990

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1966

Appears in:

3,570 charts

Rank Score:

50,853

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1975

Appears in:

3,003 charts

Rank Score:

45,962

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2007

Appears in:

2,908 charts

Rank Score:

45,113

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Average Rating:

90 (3,933 votes)

Comments:

394

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,013 charts

Rank Score:

44,866

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Average Rating:

90 (3,532 votes)

Comments:

304

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,482 charts

Rank Score:

44,631

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Average Rating:

90 (4,586 votes)

Comments:

491

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,211 charts

Rank Score:

44,008

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Average Rating:

89 (4,449 votes)

Comments:

561

10.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,046 charts

Rank Score:

41,125

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Average Rating:

89 (3,540 votes)

Comments:

354

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	728	7%
1970s	1,457	15%
1980s	1,444	14%
1990s	1,637	16%
2000s	1,769	18%
2010s	2,012	20%
2020s	622	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,011	50%
	2,648	26%
	438	4%
	321	3%
	226	2%
	158	2%
	136	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,735	97%
Yes	265	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,728	97%
Yes	272	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,885	99%
Yes	115	1%

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