Overall Chart
Explore the overall rankings of the best albums in history, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"The kid has lyrical chops for sure. It's just hard not to say: for country. As in, this is pretty good for country. It's a genre full of cornpone lyrics, formula-driven music and iconography, etc. But this girl is quite good, period." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2013
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"Fun album to listen to while doing some gymnastics or having a shower. I totally agree with nitomano's track picks." Reply
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1997
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598
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"The only reason I can think of that this isn't in my top 10 is that I haven't listened to it recently. Rend It is the main highlight, but the album is full of them." Reply
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1993
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598
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"Nothing groundbreaking but undeniably likeable..." Reply
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1988
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598
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"I'm not a huge jazz fan, so this is my personal rating, not what I think the quality of it is. Having said that I really enjoyed the live crowd interaction and slightly less conventional salt peanuts." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1956
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598
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"Most solid Slipknot work, achieving what the band tries to do the best. Still, not the greatest thing you've ever heard, that's for sure." Reply
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2001
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598
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"CONTEXT: In the middle of the early '90s grunge era, Sweet created 2 of the best pop rock albums of the decade. The production is a bit too squeaky-clean, but the songs are undeniable: they hook you in, and then keep getting better with repeated listens. MUSIC: A surprisingly diverse collection o..." [+] Reply
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GuitarDan | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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597
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"If you're accustomed to and love Captain Beefheart's sound and unorthodoxies, you'll love Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller). Fantastic arrangements, no instrument is too prevalent in the mix, it all blends into a beautiful mass. And if you're like me and saw synthesizer in the credits and said to yo..." [+] Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1978
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597
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"I've never heard anything like this :O" Reply
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thirstyDog | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2017
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"My number one album of 1974, this is the epitome of all that soulful blues rock can be. A genuine classic that deserves to stand alongside the greatest albums in the golden era of rock." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 266 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 301 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 711 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,399 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,745 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,965 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 821 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,007 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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338 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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155 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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