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:
1970
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911
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2006
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910
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2014
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909
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Year of Release:
1968
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908
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1993
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908
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Year of Release:
2014
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907
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Year of Release:
1997
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907
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Year of Release:
1980
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906
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Year of Release:
1982
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906
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Year of Release:
1994
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905
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 185 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 297 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 741 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,470 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,682 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,791 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,061 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 473 | 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 | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,005 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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444 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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168 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1980 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Talking Heads | |
| 2. Joy Division | |
| 3. AC/DC | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Dead Kennedys | |
| 6. Peter Gabriel | |
| 7. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 8. The Cure | |
| 9. Rush | |
| 10. Pretenders | |
| 11. Dire Straits | |
| 12. The Feelies | |
| 13. The Clash | |
| 14. Black Sabbath | |
| 15. Motörhead | |
| 16. U2 | |
| 17. Genesis | |
| 18. Elvis Costello | |
| 19. Steely Dan | |
| 20. Elvis Costello And The Attractions |