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:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,244
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16
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Year of Release:
1962
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Rank Score:
1,227
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1972
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Rank Score:
1,189
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,116
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Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
1,081
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1757.
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Surfer Rosa & Come On Pilgrim
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
947
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1980
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917
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
909
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Year of Release:
1976
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891
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Total albums: 280. Page 2 of 28
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 296 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 742 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,468 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,688 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,790 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,059 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 472 | 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 | 23 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,003 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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