Overall Chart
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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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
9,349
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
9,326
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
9,298
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Year of Release:
2009
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Rank Score:
9,292
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,276
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Year of Release:
1994
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9,260
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,185
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
9,176
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,140
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Year of Release:
1968
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9,132
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 16 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 722 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,445 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,634 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,765 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,017 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 633 | 6% |
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| 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% | |
| Pink Floyd | 24 | 0% | |
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5,014 | 50% | |
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2,653 | 27% | |
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434 | 4% | |
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319 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
|---|---|
| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth | |
| 11. Def Leppard | |
| 12. New Order | |
| 13. INXS | |
| 14. The Cure | |
| 15. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 16. Pixies | |
| 17. Midnight Oil | |
| 18. Eric B. & Rakim | |
| 19. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |
