Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 56,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1966
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,541
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
1,540
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,538
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Year of Release:
1992
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,537
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
1,536
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
1,532
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Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,531
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,530
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
1,528
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Year of Release:
1990
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1,523
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 116 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 298 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 737 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,636 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,769 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,019 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 594 | 6% |
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,016 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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440 | 4% | |
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308 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1979 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Clash | |
| 2. Pink Floyd | |
| 3. Joy Division | |
| 4. Talking Heads | |
| 5. Neil Young | |
| 6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse | |
| 7. Michael Jackson | |
| 8. Supertramp | |
| 9. Gang Of Four | |
| 10. AC/DC | |
| 11. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 12. The Police | |
| 13. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers | |
| 14. Tom Petty | |
| 15. Gary Numan | |
| 16. Public Image Ltd. | |
| 17. Brian Eno | |
| 18. Buzzcocks | |
| 19. The B-52's | |
| 20. The Specials |