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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11.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,854 charts

Rank Score:

38,643

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,289 votes)

Comments:

360

12.

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,159 charts

Rank Score:

38,454

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (4,007 votes)

Comments:

306

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,225 charts

Rank Score:

37,724

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,343 votes)

Comments:

413

14.

The Beatles (The White Album) 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

2,955 charts

Rank Score:

37,060

Rank in 1968:

1

Rank in 1960s:

6

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 89 (3,835 votes)

Comments:

342

15.

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,887 charts

Rank Score:

33,922

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,672 votes)

Comments:

401

16.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,488 charts

Rank Score:

33,620

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,928 votes)

Comments:

265

17.

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,429 charts

Rank Score:

32,455

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,965 votes)

Comments:

431

18.

Doolittle 

 Pixies

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,546 charts

Rank Score:

31,400

Rank in 1989:

1

Rank in 1980s:

2

Overall Rank:

18

Average Rating:

 88 (2,962 votes)

Comments:

293

19.

To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,851 charts

Rank Score:

31,277

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,311 votes)

Comments:

371

20.

Rumours 

 Fleetwood Mac

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

2,312 charts

Rank Score:

30,732

Rank in 1977:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

20

Average Rating:

 87 (2,654 votes)

Comments:

188

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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	303	3%
1960s	719	7%
1970s	1,448	14%
1980s	1,438	14%
1990s	1,620	16%
2000s	1,740	17%
2010s	2,010	20%
2020s	694	7%

Artist	Albums	%
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	%
	5,015	50%
	2,648	26%
	433	4%
	317	3%
	223	2%
	159	2%
	140	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,730	97%
Yes	270	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,880	99%
Yes	120	1%