Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 56,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
40,622
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
39,494
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
34,744
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
33,246
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
33,175
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24.
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
29,853
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
28,548
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
28,261
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
27,497
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
25,911
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Total albums: 5,021. Page 1 of 503
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 734 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,623 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,771 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,018 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 609 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,021 | 50% | |
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2,651 | 27% | |
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436 | 4% | |
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307 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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