Overall Chart
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! (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
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"A lot of people complain about its "pretentiousness", and its pompous nature, but quite frankly I don't see it working without these traits. All the emotions and the rage towards the world of one person packaged in an incredibly expressive piece of work. It ranges from melancholic to angry to apa..." [+] Reply
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1979
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24,518
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"The way I feel about this album is best represented by the scene in High Fidelity in which Jack Black's character, Barry, describes not owning it as "perverse." That about sums it up. Song for song, this is finest folk rock album ever made. "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is probably the highligh..." [+] Reply
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1966
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24,449
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"Not many albums can be said to have created a generation. This did. From the opening bass of I wanna be adored not a single thing could be improved upon. utter absolute perfection." Reply
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1989
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22,384
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34.
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"I totally get why a lot of people have the conception of Kanye that they do, but if part of that conception is that he's not a real artist, they probably just haven't heard this album yet." Reply
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2010
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22,071
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"Roger Waters plays this whole thing live in support of his new album and this just shoots up the charts, funny how that works but it still has some climbing to do. It'd be a lot higher if it weren't competing so directly with Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall, it deserves to..." [+] Reply
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1977
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21,930
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"Yeah, I'm totally sold. This record is an instant classic. It's got everything going for it, great beats, great flow, amazing lyrics, an awesome concept that is very well executed, great character arc, etc. it really impressed me the first time listening to it. Then I listened again and it was ev..." [+] Reply
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2012
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21,721
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"So, this album. I have a bit of a strange relationship with this album, I first listened to it a year or so ago, and it was my first jazz album ever. Needless to say, I was a bit confused. Not because of the music, since that isn't really that abstract or anything, no, I was confused about why th..." [+] Reply
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1959
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21,569
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"A simply phenomenal album. The American version, and yes, the American cover, are superior." Reply
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1967
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21,268
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"A brooding masterpiece. Like Jim Morrison and The Doors captured L.A in their music and lyrics, so Ian Curtis and Joy Division do the same with Manchester. Unknown pleasures, is a dark record of alienation, loneliness and foreboding. You cannot fail to be drawn into the eerie atmosphere as Curtis..." [+] Reply
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1979
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21,105
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"Who's next, derived from the aborted 'lifehouse' project, another Pete Townshend rock opera that he was unable to complete. In a way, that was a blessing in disguise, as it leaves us with a classic album full of fantastic songs. Who's next, had a strut and swagger about, it's obvious the band are..." [+] Reply
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1971
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20,845
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 716 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,435 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,727 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,998 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 727 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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5,010 | 50% | |
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2,667 | 27% | |
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429 | 4% | |
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316 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. George Harrison | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. John Lennon | |
| 6. Miles Davis | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Beatles | |
| 11. The Stooges | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Santana | |
| 18. Carlos Santana | |
| 19. Deep Purple | |
| 20. Cat Stevens |





