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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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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,419 charts

Rank Score:

63,818

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Average Rating:

92 (5,635 votes)

Comments:

854

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,129 charts

Rank Score:

60,215

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1969

Appears in:

3,732 charts

Rank Score:

57,325

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1966

Appears in:

3,587 charts

Rank Score:

49,717

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1975

Appears in:

3,007 charts

Rank Score:

44,828

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2007

Appears in:

2,921 charts

Rank Score:

43,970

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Average Rating:

90 (3,943 votes)

Comments:

395

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,015 charts

Rank Score:

43,580

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Average Rating:

90 (3,540 votes)

Comments:

304

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,490 charts

Rank Score:

43,309

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Average Rating:

90 (4,591 votes)

Comments:

491

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,215 charts

Rank Score:

42,471

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Average Rating:

89 (4,461 votes)

Comments:

561

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,050 charts

Rank Score:

40,056

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Average Rating:

89 (3,548 votes)

Comments:

354

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,449	14%
1980s	1,444	14%
1990s	1,630	16%
2000s	1,762	18%
2010s	2,011	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%
Neil Young	25	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,010	50%
	2,650	27%
	437	4%
	321	3%
	222	2%
	160	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,734	97%
Yes	266	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,728	97%
Yes	272	3%

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

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