Top-rated albums of all time

Listed below are the top-rated albums of all time as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

21.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,779 charts

Rank Score:

45,095

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,194 votes)

Comments:

354

22.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,968 charts

Rank Score:

27,793

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

31

Average Rating:

 88 (2,331 votes)

Comments:

173

23.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

39,116

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

264

24.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,711 charts

Rank Score:

25,579

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,723 votes)

Comments:

198

25.

F# A# ∞ 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1998:

43

Rank in 1990s:

380

Overall Rank:

2,104

Average Rating:

 87 (74 votes)

Comments:

1

26.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,163 charts

Rank Score:

24,226

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,420 votes)

Comments:

169

27.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,800 charts

Rank Score:

22,095

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

13

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,376 votes)

Comments:

159

28.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,882 charts

Rank Score:

22,884

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 87 (2,681 votes)

Comments:

174

29.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,966 charts

Rank Score:

30,719

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 87 (2,223 votes)

Comments:

192

30.

98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] 
Live

 フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

5,676

Rank in 1999:

4

Rank in 1990s:

59

Overall Rank:

317

Average Rating:

 87 (344 votes)

Comments:

31

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).