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:
2009
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Rank Score:
9,611
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Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
9,591
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
9,555
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,529
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
9,506
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
9,429
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Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
9,415
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
9,391
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
9,369
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Year of Release:
1977
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9,334
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 16 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 732 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,457 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,630 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,769 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,016 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 612 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 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 | % | |
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5,017 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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436 | 4% | |
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309 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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137 | 1% | |
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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. Nirvana | |
| 10. The Velvet Underground | |
| 11. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. Neil Young | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. R.E.M. | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |