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:
1984
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Rank Score:
3,372
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Year of Release:
1987
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2,910
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1987
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2,489
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Year of Release:
1957
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2,473
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1959
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Rank Score:
2,373
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1961
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1,787
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1979
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Rank Score:
1,689
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2010
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1,576
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2015
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1,473
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Year of Release:
1989
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1,403
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 735 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,462 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,452 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,624 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,768 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,021 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 607 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 33 | 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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5,020 | 50% | |
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2,653 | 27% | |
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437 | 4% | |
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306 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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