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:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,624
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
10,577
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
10,552
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Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,498
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,468
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
10,460
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
10,347
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
10,336
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
10,294
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Year of Release:
2005
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10,272
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 14 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 298 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 733 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,465 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,454 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,630 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,773 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,017 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 601 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 33 | 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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5,018 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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440 | 4% | |
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306 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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