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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40,658
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Year of Release:
1991
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39,519
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Year of Release:
1998
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34,792
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Year of Release:
1989
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33,243
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Year of Release:
2015
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33,193
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Year of Release:
2001
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29,867
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1980
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28,573
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
28,279
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Year of Release:
1967
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27,527
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Year of Release:
1966
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25,989
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Total albums: 5,019. Page 1 of 502

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 303 3%
1960s 735 7%
1970s 1,460 15%
1980s 1,452 15%
1990s 1,623 16%
2000s 1,769 18%
2010s 2,020 20%
2020s 609 6%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 35 0%
David Bowie 33 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 25 0%
Neil Young 25 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,017 50%
United Kingdom 2,654 27%
Canada 437 4%
Mixed Nationality 307 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 158 2%
Sweden 139 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,730 97%
Yes 270 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,724 97%
Yes 276 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,885 99%
Yes 115 1%
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