Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 51,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
80,730
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838
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
74,565
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
67,423
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
58,865
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Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
53,953
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
53,632
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
53,279
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
52,449
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
51,811
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Year of Release:
1971
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45,800
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Total albums: 2,660. Page 1 of 266
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 28 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 290 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 731 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,488 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,710 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,822 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,070 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 402 | 4% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,007 | 50% | |
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2,662 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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299 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
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| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. The Who | |
| 9. Black Sabbath | |
| 10. Genesis (UK) | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Yes | |
| 15. Paul McCartney | |
| 16. Joni Mitchell | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Nick Drake | |
| 19. Joy Division | |
| 20. Queen |