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Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 58,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,433 charts

Rank Score:

63,267

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Average Rating:

92 (5,658 votes)

Comments:

859

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,141 charts

Rank Score:

59,633

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1969

Appears in:

3,744 charts

Rank Score:

56,845

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1966

Appears in:

3,595 charts

Rank Score:

49,170

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1975

Appears in:

3,014 charts

Rank Score:

44,398

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2007

Appears in:

2,928 charts

Rank Score:

43,191

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Average Rating:

90 (3,962 votes)

Comments:

397

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

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,019 charts

Rank Score:

42,938

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Average Rating:

90 (3,558 votes)

Comments:

304

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,497 charts

Rank Score:

42,870

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Average Rating:

90 (4,608 votes)

Comments:

492

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,217 charts

Rank Score:

41,691

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Average Rating:

89 (4,483 votes)

Comments:

563

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,051 charts

Rank Score:

39,441

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Average Rating:

89 (3,562 votes)

Comments:

355

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	304	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,442	14%
1980s	1,437	14%
1990s	1,614	16%
2000s	1,732	17%
2010s	2,007	20%
2020s	702	7%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	5,027	50%
	2,642	26%
	432	4%
	319	3%
	221	2%
	160	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,730	97%
Yes	270	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,732	97%
Yes	268	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,880	99%
Yes	120	1%

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