Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 49,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
1,468
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
1,467
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Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,465
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,464
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Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,463
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Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,458
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,456
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1238.
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,452
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
1,450
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,448
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 124 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 284 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 718 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,501 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,471 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,728 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,843 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,089 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 341 | 3% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 23 | 0% | |
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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,647 | 26% | |
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453 | 5% | |
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293 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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144 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 8. The Who | |
| 9. Black Sabbath | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Stevie Wonder | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Yes | |
| 14. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 15. Paul McCartney | |
| 16. Joni Mitchell | |
| 17. Nick Drake | |
| 18. Joy Division | |
| 19. Bob Marley | |
| 20. Queen |