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
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Rank Score:
10,678
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,657
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
10,626
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Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,567
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Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
10,562
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
10,483
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
10,405
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
10,377
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Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
10,272
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Year of Release:
1974
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10,209
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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 | 297 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 738 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,463 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,457 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,635 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,764 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,018 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 599 | 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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5,017 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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439 | 4% | |
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308 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1990s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Nirvana | |
| 3. The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| 4. Neutral Milk Hotel | |
| 5. Oasis | |
| 6. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 7. Pearl Jam | |
| 8. R.E.M. | |
| 9. Nick Cave | |
| 10. Weezer | |
| 11. Björk | |
| 12. Richard David James | |
| 13. Pavement | |
| 14. Portishead | |
| 15. Blur | |
| 16. Jeff Buckley | |
| 17. Elliott Smith | |
| 18. Nas | |
| 19. Massive Attack | |
| 20. Red Hot Chili Peppers |