Overall Chart
Explore the overall rankings of the best albums in history, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"If you have not heard her music then you have not heard the voice of GOD. Her talent is beyond comprehension. I only wish I had heard this album earlier than I did so I could have enjoyed that much more." Reply
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kingofwine | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1968
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1,416
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"You're the first person to have landed on a cold, uninhabited planet." Reply
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1974
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1,415
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"Private Psychedelic Reel. What an amazing track!" Reply
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1997
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1,414
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"Elvis Presley's second album is obviously nowhere near as significant or important as his first, but it is a more consistent record. Some great rock'n'roll classics sung with gusto serve to make this a thoroughly enjoyable album. Elvis at his early best." Reply
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1956
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1,412
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"I've eaten up the chvrches this year. This album is near-perfect synth-pop. The music is bubbly drenched in synthesizer, drum machine and effects. The lyrics are dark with omens and guns and thorns and binding tethers emotionally strapping the vocals of Lauren Mayberry. But the darkness isn't ove..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2013
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1,411
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"This album is quickly turning into my favorite of the year. It took a few listens to get into it. I definitely agree with what arthur237 said, if they made longer songs, they would be incredible." Reply
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2014
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1,407
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"This album really shocked me when I first heard it and I instantly loved it. The instrumentation is fantastic with the guitars being so diverse and unique on every track and they sometimes completely take control on some cuts. Also, the vocal performance is brilliant and full of emotion and power..." [+] Reply
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2011
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1,406
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"Suspicious Minds should on this one as well. A near perfect album." Reply
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1969
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1,406
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"A fantastic soundtrack to a fantastic movie. This record is so atmospheric and it does such a fantastic job at immersing you into the environment they are trying to create. They can create some beautiful yet disturbing images all with just the use of their instrumentation. The performances we are..." [+] Reply
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1994
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1,406
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"Dark and smoky soundtrack for a dark and smoky film. Miles was not a true virtuoso, but he sure knew how to wring a lot of mood from his horn." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1958
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1,404
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 300 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,420 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,398 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,747 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,969 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 820 | 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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5,011 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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430 | 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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