Overall Chart

Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 57,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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3.

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,732 charts

Rank Score:

57,401

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,625 votes)

Comments:

476

4.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,587 charts

Rank Score:

49,793

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,584 votes)

Comments:

486

8.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,490 charts

Rank Score:

43,378

Rank in 1967:

1

Rank in 1960s:

3

Overall Rank:

8

Average Rating:

 90 (4,591 votes)

Comments:

491

10.

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,050 charts

Rank Score:

40,109

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,548 votes)

Comments:

354

11.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,853 charts

Rank Score:

39,125

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,275 votes)

Comments:

360

14.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,949 charts

Rank Score:

37,408

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,823 votes)

Comments:

342

25.

In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) 

 King Crimson

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

2,066 charts

Rank Score:

28,216

Rank in 1969:

2

Rank in 1960s:

7

Overall Rank:

25

Average Rating:

 89 (2,429 votes)

Comments:

221

27.

Highway 61 Revisited 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,363 charts

Rank Score:

27,404

Rank in 1965:

1

Rank in 1960s:

8

Overall Rank:

27

Average Rating:

 89 (2,817 votes)

Comments:

228

28.

The Doors 

 The Doors

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,420 charts

Rank Score:

26,911

Rank in 1967:

3

Rank in 1960s:

9

Overall Rank:

28

Average Rating:

 87 (2,848 votes)

Comments:

208

29.

Rubber Soul 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1965

Appears in:

2,346 charts

Rank Score:

26,863

Rank in 1965:

2

Rank in 1960s:

10

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 88 (3,375 votes)

Comments:

262

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Overall Chart composition

Top 10,000 Top 5,000 Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,449	14%
1980s	1,444	14%
1990s	1,632	16%
2000s	1,758	18%
2010s	2,013	20%
2020s	651	7%

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	5,010	50%
	2,650	27%
	437	4%
	322	3%
	222	2%
	161	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,734	97%
Yes	266	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,726	97%
Yes	274	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,882	99%
Yes	118	1%