Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 45,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
11,769
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,837
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,453
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Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
5,269
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
4,960
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Year of Release:
1981
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,519
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
3,136
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,284
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,258
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Year of Release:
1974
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2,167
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Total albums: 179. Page 1 of 18
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 23 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 278 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 706 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,559 | 16% | |
| 1980s | 1,471 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,793 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,904 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 2,097 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 168 | 2% |
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| Bob Dylan | 35 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 31 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,038 | 50% | |
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2,616 | 26% | |
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451 | 5% | |
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327 | 3% | |
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211 | 2% | |
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179 | 2% | |
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146 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. The Smiths | |
| 13. Neil Young | |
| 14. Pixies | |
| 15. Miles Davis | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. R.E.M. |