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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Year of Release:
1961
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1,073
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Year of Release:
2023
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1,072
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Year of Release:
2022
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1,071
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Year of Release:
1987
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1,070
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,068
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Year of Release:
2010
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1,068
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Year of Release:
1996
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1,067
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Year of Release:
2020
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Year of Release:
1992
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1,067
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Year of Release:
1971
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 160 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 724 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,454 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,447 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,633 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,766 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,018 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 627 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,009 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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436 | 4% | |
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319 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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139 | 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. Neil Young | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
