Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
10,239
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
10,203
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,821
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Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
9,818
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
9,559
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
9,346
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,316
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
9,244
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
9,166
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Year of Release:
2003
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9,064
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Total albums: 2,655. Page 7 of 266
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 297 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 741 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,468 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,457 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,682 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,795 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,060 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 474 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,005 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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445 | 4% | |
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304 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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168 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 11. Nirvana | |
| 12. Neil Young | |
| 13. The Smiths | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. Pixies | |
| 18. R.E.M. | |
| 19. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |