Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 45,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
5,305
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53
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,224
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,155
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Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,489
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Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,433
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Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,344
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,007
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
1,587
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,478
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Year of Release:
1972
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1,442
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Total albums: 301. Page 1 of 31
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 24 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 270 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 701 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,522 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,472 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,814 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 2,155 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 74 | 1% |
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| Bob Dylan | 36 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 30 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,048 | 50% | |
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2,586 | 26% | |
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455 | 5% | |
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290 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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177 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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