Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 46,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
14,267
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84
Year of Release:
1992
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14,202
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Year of Release:
2013
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14,085
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
Rank Score:
14,033
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Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,796
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Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,770
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,647
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Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,629
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Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,616
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Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
Rank Score:
13,413
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 13 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 270 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 694 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,543 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,487 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,813 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,945 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 2,141 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 81 | 1% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,019 | 50% | |
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2,601 | 26% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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314 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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179 | 2% | |
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154 | 2% | |
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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. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Smiths | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Neil Young | |
| 14. The Beach Boys | |
| 15. Pixies | |
| 16. Miles Davis | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. The Who |