Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 46,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
11,402
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Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,260
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Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,234
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Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,198
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
11,183
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Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,182
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Year of Release:
2014
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Rank Score:
11,124
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
11,096
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Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,990
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Year of Release:
2001
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10,824
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 17 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 269 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 696 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,520 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,480 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,825 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,964 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 2,145 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 75 | 1% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,056 | 51% | |
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2,575 | 26% | |
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449 | 4% | |
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311 | 3% | |
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220 | 2% | |
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175 | 2% | |
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153 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
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| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. The Who | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Black Sabbath | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Stevie Wonder | |
| 14. Yes | |
| 15. Joy Division | |
| 16. Nick Drake | |
| 17. Joni Mitchell | |
| 18. Paul McCartney | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Bob Marley |