Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 45,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,787
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70
Year of Release:
1992
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,774
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,766
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Year of Release:
2012
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,761
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Year of Release:
2013
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,676
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,629
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Year of Release:
2006
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,627
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,612
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Year of Release:
2009
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,609
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Year of Release:
1973
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,593
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 23 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 24 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 270 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 696 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,516 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,463 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,824 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,986 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 2,151 | 22% | |
| 2020s | 69 | 1% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 30 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,034 | 50% | |
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2,587 | 26% | |
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457 | 5% | |
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289 | 3% | |
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229 | 2% | |
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177 | 2% | |
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154 | 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. Paul McCartney | |
| 18. Joni Mitchell | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Bob Marley |