| September 2026 site update |
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From  albummaster on Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
| Now coming out of the summer lull in good shape following all of the changes since the start of the summer. After a year's worth of work, the site is finally getting into decent shape for the busiest time of year and the lead-up to the year end. ... |
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Discover the best albums of all time.
BestEverAlbums.com calculates the definitive ranking of the best albums of all time from over 60,000 album charts, based on critical and community acclaim.
Explore the best albums of 2026 (so far) and the best albums of the 2020s (so far), or browse our rankings for any year or decade since 1940.
Welcome to BestEverAlbums!
- What's been happening on Best Ever Albums:
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🔥 2 albums entered the top 40 best albums of 2026:
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Cry Baby by
Vince Staples is now ranked 32nd
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It's The Long Goodbye by
The Twilight Sad is now ranked 33rd
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📈 Biggest climbers in the top 1,000 of the Overall Chart:
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You Want It Darker by
Leonard Cohen
climbed 81 places to 966th
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Technique by
New Order
climbed 59 places to 729th
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Bayou Country by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
climbed 59 places to 980th
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- 552 new albums have been added to the database for you to explore. (Total albums now 300,000)
- 1,078 new charts have been curated by the community. (Total charts now 60,000)
- 426 new forum posts have been made. (Total forum posts now 800,000)
- 7,664 new ratings have been submitted. (Total ratings now 10 million)
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| Was It Always This Way by Real Numbers is ranked 1,136th in the best albums of 2026. (Released 08/14/2026 04:00). |
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