Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 51,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
1,478
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,476
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,476
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
1,476
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
1,475
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Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
1,474
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,471
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
1,471
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Year of Release:
1977
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1,471
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Year of Release:
1968
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1,470
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 122 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 287 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 726 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,500 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,466 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,710 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,829 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,076 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 385 | 4% |
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| Bob Dylan | 39 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,003 | 50% | |
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2,669 | 27% | |
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446 | 4% | |
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295 | 3% | |
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225 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 11. Nirvana (US) | |
| 12. The Smiths | |
| 13. Neil Young | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. Pixies | |
| 18. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 19. R.E.M. | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |