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:
1983
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Rank Score:
8,235
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Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
8,175
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
8,151
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
8,128
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
8,115
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
8,106
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
7,966
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Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
7,965
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
7,940
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Year of Release:
1994
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7,937
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 21 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 294 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 741 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,476 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,457 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,684 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,795 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,049 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 489 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 28 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 24 | 0% | |
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5,001 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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456 | 5% | |
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301 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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142 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. The Who | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Yes | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 16. Joni Mitchell | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Nick Drake | |
| 19. Joy Division | |
| 20. Queen |