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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63,919
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1975
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46,460
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1972
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45,800
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1971
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41,332
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1979
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32,753
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1977
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32,101
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1979
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26,964
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1977
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23,488
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1979
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22,928
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Total albums: 1,464. Page 1 of 147
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 299 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 733 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,464 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,629 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,772 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,015 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 606 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 33 | 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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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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439 | 4% | |
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306 | 3% | |
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229 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1986 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Metallica | |
| 3. Paul Simon | |
| 4. Peter Gabriel | |
| 5. XTC | |
| 6. Talk Talk | |
| 7. Slayer | |
| 8. R.E.M. | |
| 9. Beastie Boys | |
| 10. Depeche Mode | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Bon Jovi | |
| 13. Megadeth | |
| 14. Prince | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 17. Nick Cave | |
| 18. Run-D.M.C. | |
| 19. Iron Maiden | |
| 20. Genesis |