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Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 55,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,380 charts

Rank Score:

71,201

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Average Rating:

92 (5,572 votes)

Comments:

846

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,093 charts

Rank Score:

66,817

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1969

Appears in:

3,681 charts

Rank Score:

62,162

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1966

Appears in:

3,535 charts

Rank Score:

54,308

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2007

Appears in:

2,882 charts

Rank Score:

48,096

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,956 charts

Rank Score:

48,005

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Average Rating:

91 (4,007 votes)

Comments:

309

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

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,972 charts

Rank Score:

47,838

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Average Rating:

90 (3,492 votes)

Comments:

300

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,453 charts

Rank Score:

47,793

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Average Rating:

90 (4,541 votes)

Comments:

484

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,189 charts

Rank Score:

47,536

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Average Rating:

89 (4,406 votes)

Comments:

556

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,020 charts

Rank Score:

43,691

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Average Rating:

89 (3,497 votes)

Comments:

353

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	27	0%
1950s	296	3%
1960s	739	7%
1970s	1,465	15%
1980s	1,453	15%
1990s	1,650	17%
2000s	1,768	18%
2010s	2,014	20%
2020s	586	6%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	37	0%
The Rolling Stones	34	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Various Artists	27	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Elvis Presley	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,002	50%
	2,651	27%
	445	4%
	301	3%
	228	2%
	166	2%
	139	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,721	97%
Yes	279	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,887	99%
Yes	113	1%

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