Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 47,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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2003
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1,825
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Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
1,822
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,821
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Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
1,821
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Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
1,820
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,819
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Year of Release:
2008
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Rank Score:
1,815
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Year of Release:
2021
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Rank Score:
1,812
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,810
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Year of Release:
1984
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1,808
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 103 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 29 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 286 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 712 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,537 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,476 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,764 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,899 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 2,068 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 228 | 2% |
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| Bob Dylan | 35 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 31 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,047 | 50% | |
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2,635 | 26% | |
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455 | 5% | |
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301 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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143 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Pixies | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. The Stone Roses | |
| 10. R.E.M. | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Tom Waits | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Iron Maiden | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Rush | |
| 20. Talk Talk |