Overall Chart

Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 57,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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141.

Transformer 

 Lou Reed

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,240 charts

Rank Score:

9,798

Rank in 1972:

6

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

 83 (1,541 votes)

Comments:

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142.

Heaven Or Las Vegas 

 Cocteau Twins

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Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

841 charts

Rank Score:

9,734

Rank in 1990:

2

Rank in 1990s:

30

Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

 84 (866 votes)

Comments:

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143.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen 

 Leonard Cohen

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

1,040 charts

Rank Score:

9,715

Rank in 1967:

7

Rank in 1960s:

25

Overall Rank:

143

Average Rating:

 84 (1,117 votes)

Comments:

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144.

Mezzanine 

 Massive Attack

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

1,043 charts

Rank Score:

9,699

Rank in 1998:

2

Rank in 1990s:

31

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 83 (1,284 votes)

Comments:

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145.

Demon Days 

 Gorillaz

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,110 charts

Rank Score:

9,691

Rank in 2005:

2

Rank in 2000s:

20

Overall Rank:

145

Average Rating:

 82 (1,677 votes)

Comments:

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146.

Boxer 

 The National

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Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

997 charts

Rank Score:

9,468

Rank in 2007:

4

Rank in 2000s:

21

Overall Rank:

146

Average Rating:

 82 (1,210 votes)

Comments:

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147.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 

 John Lennon

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Year of Release:

1970

Appears in:

1,110 charts

Rank Score:

9,467

Rank in 1970:

5

Rank in 1970s:

37

Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

 83 (1,429 votes)

Comments:

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148.

Vespertine 

 Björk

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Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

836 charts

Rank Score:

9,435

Rank in 2001:

4

Rank in 2000s:

22

Overall Rank:

148

Average Rating:

 83 (1,002 votes)

Comments:

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149.

Tago Mago 

 Can

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

953 charts

Rank Score:

9,382

Rank in 1971:

7

Rank in 1970s:

38

Overall Rank:

149

Average Rating:

 83 (1,048 votes)

Comments:

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150.

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 

 The Kinks

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,057 charts

Rank Score:

9,380

Rank in 1968:

5

Rank in 1960s:

26

Overall Rank:

150

Average Rating:

 84 (1,147 votes)

Comments:

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Overall Chart composition

Top 10,000 Top 5,000 Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	2	0%
1940s	26	0%
1950s	302	3%
1960s	720	7%
1970s	1,450	15%
1980s	1,438	14%
1990s	1,624	16%
2000s	1,746	17%
2010s	2,002	20%
2020s	690	7%

Artist	Albums	%
Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	35	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
Various Artists	25	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	5,012	50%
	2,648	26%
	435	4%
	318	3%
	222	2%
	159	2%
	140	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,732	97%
Yes	268	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,882	99%
Yes	118	1%