Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 59,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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"Not only do I need this in my collection, I really need to listen to Grouper. Beautiful music. Will be in my top 10 of 2011 and hopefully be in my decade chart. Can't believe we are almost done with this decade." Reply
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2011
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"Amazing voice, boring songs" Reply
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2015
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"This is THE Pretenders album. Pretty incredible they were able to regroup after losing half their original lineup to overdoses and put out of the best record of their career. Filled with long-surviving classics (Middle of the Road, Back on the Chain Gang, My City Was Gone, 2000 Miles) and really ..." [+] Reply
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1984
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"This is my favorite album by Low. Kicks off with the wonderful Sunflower before plodding along nicely. Then just when you feel the album needs a bit of an injection you get it with July which starts a run of incredible songs all the way to the end. great stuff" Reply
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2001
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"brilliant from start to end ! very different from Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, but at least as good. This must be higher in the overall chart !" Reply
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cartoken | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1982
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"My favourite prog album after Genesis' Foxtrot and SEBTP. Actually there is no 19 minutes electric caribbean viola jam in 15/4 on this album, just simple rock songs, but which all have a clear prog trajectory, with unusual instruments, some time signatures changes, and many structure variations i..." [+] Reply
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drakonium | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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"After the genius of the previous 4 albums, goat's head soup was always going to be a disappointment. This is where the stones lifestyle's started to affect their music. Having said that, it's still a good album. Opener dancing with Mr.D goes for menace but it is more funny than scary. Better is 1..." [+] Reply
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1973
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"Just in time before the end of the decade, Michael Kiwanuka provides us with one of the most culturally aware records that we've been gifted. No doubt the message may take a few listens to permeate but when it does you really begin to understand just how important this album will be for years to ..." [+] Reply
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2019
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"Albums like Children of God are the true classics of the 80s. Brilliant album that definitely stands strong even at 28 years of age." Reply
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1987
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"It is the best record of the year. It serves as a great conclusion to the trilogy, particularly in the last two songs. This record is sadder and more contemplative than the other two, seemingly settling the tension and anger found in the previous two records (respectively) with a sense of accepta..." [+] Reply
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2016
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 178 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 3 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 180 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 666 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,536 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,387 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,612 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,771 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1,986 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 857 | 9% |
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| Bob Dylan | 36 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 26 | 0% | |
| Pink Floyd | 24 | 0% | |
| Genesis | 23 | 0% | |
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4,970 | 50% | |
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2,628 | 26% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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332 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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145 | 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. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
