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:
1973
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Rank Score:
64,647
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585
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1975
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46,653
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1972
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46,511
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Year of Release:
1971
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41,509
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1979
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33,049
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1977
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32,365
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1979
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27,192
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Year of Release:
1977
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23,553
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1979
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23,091
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1971
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22,576
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Total albums: 1,459. Page 1 of 146
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 298 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 737 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,459 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,636 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,771 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,018 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 594 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,016 | 50% | |
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2,653 | 27% | |
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441 | 4% | |
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308 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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