Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
44,497
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354
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
41,628
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
38,375
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
36,624
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
36,250
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23.
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
32,649
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
30,676
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
30,277
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
28,876
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Year of Release:
1966
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27,439
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Total albums: 4,993. Page 1 of 500
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 293 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 736 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,474 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,456 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,687 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,791 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,043 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 493 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,993 | 50% | |
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2,662 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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300 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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168 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. Black Sabbath | |
| 9. The Who | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Paul McCartney | |
| 13. Bob Dylan | |
| 14. Joni Mitchell | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Nick Drake | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Joy Division |