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:
1994
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Rank Score:
9,711
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1999
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5,674
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1968
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Rank Score:
5,411
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1979
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4,572
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1984
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4,472
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1971
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4,202
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1963
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2,679
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1970
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2,626
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1975
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2,063
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1970
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 297 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 742 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,466 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,459 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,685 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,796 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,054 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 474 | 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 | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,002 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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445 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| 1. John Coltrane | |
| 2. Miles Davis | |
| 3. Etta James | |
| 4. Charles Mingus | |
| 5. Elvis Presley | |
| 6. Joan Baez | |
| 7. Max Roach | |
| 8. The Everly Brothers | |
| 9. Muddy Waters | |
| 10. Wes Montgomery | |
| 11. Hank Mobley | |
| 12. Bill Evans | |
| 13. Bill Evans Trio | |
| 14. Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 15. Johnny Cash | |
| 16. John Lee Hooker | |
| 17. Eddie Cochran | |
| 18. Miriam Makeba | |
| 19. Bo Diddley | |
| 20. Olatunji |