Overall Chart : Best Ever Albums

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Band

51.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

Year of Release:	1968	Appears in:	437 charts
Rank in 1968:	2	Rank Score:	19,005
Rank in 1960s	15	Overall Rank:	51
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52.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:	2006	Appears in:	448 charts
Rank in 2006:	1	Rank Score:	18,430
Rank in 2000s	6	Overall Rank:	52
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53.

Marquee Moon

Television

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	442 charts
Rank in 1977:	2	Rank Score:	18,219
Rank in 1970s	13	Overall Rank:	53
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54.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

Year of Release:	1975	Appears in:	454 charts
Rank in 1975:	4	Rank Score:	18,141
Rank in 1970s	14	Overall Rank:	54
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55.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

Year of Release:	1994	Appears in:	415 charts
Rank in 1994:	2	Rank Score:	18,107
Rank in 1990s	12	Overall Rank:	55
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56.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Year of Release:	2002	Appears in:	464 charts
Rank in 2002:	1	Rank Score:	17,993
Rank in 2000s	7	Overall Rank:	56
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57.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols

Year of Release:	1977	Appears in:	481 charts
Rank in 1977:	3	Rank Score:	17,860
Rank in 1970s	15	Overall Rank:	57
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58.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	434 charts
Rank in 1971:	3	Rank Score:	17,847
Rank in 1970s	16	Overall Rank:	58
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59.

Closer

Joy Division

Year of Release:	1980	Appears in:	418 charts
Rank in 1980:	1	Rank Score:	17,430
Rank in 1980s	7	Overall Rank:	59
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60.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

Year of Release:	1971	Appears in:	471 charts
Rank in 1971:	4	Rank Score:	17,407
Rank in 1970s	17	Overall Rank:	60
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Overall chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	11	1%
1960s	97	10%
1970s	231	23%
1980s	165	17%
1990s	227	23%
2000s	214	21%
2010s	55	6%

Band	Albums	%

The Beatles	13	1%
Bob Dylan	12	1%
David Bowie	10	1%
Pink Floyd	10	1%
U2	10	1%
Bruce Springsteen	9	1%
R.E.M.	8	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	529	53%
	353	35%
	31	3%
	17	2%
	17	2%
	15	2%
	11	1%
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