Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 58,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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"A very interesting record. Challenging and angry not for all tastes." Reply
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1960
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"Another strong album from one of music's most underrated artists. It's similar to her debut, but the songs are just as strong as they were on her first record with the beautiful, the donor, the standout track. A lovely album." Reply
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1973
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703
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"The first of the Gil Evans collaborations. Years ago, I would get baked during baseball's playoffs and watch the games with the sound off and Miles Ahead playing. It was uncanny how many times the ebb and flow of the game matched the music. Or maybe it was just the weed." Reply
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1957
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703
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"I’d recommend people getting into the band to start here. They finally deliver some very good songs such as Happy House, Hybrid, Christine which is the best track & Red Light and the whole album is worth a listen." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1980
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703
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"This is an outstanding compilation. It perfectly captures both the Stones best songs and their early evolution." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1971
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"Magma is the J.R.R. Tolkien of the music world. Sung completely in Christian Vander's contructed "Kobaian" language, K.M.D. tells the tale of Nebehr Güdahtt's prophecy of a doomed earth, a warning that the people of earth do not heed right away. The music is a dark, progressive march of piano, ma..." [+] Reply
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1973
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"Big L is arguably a better emcee than Biggie, if we woulda been able to see Big L release 1 or 2 more LPs he might have made that argument very easy to make." Reply
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1995
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702
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""jackson cannery" is good, but the ben folds five debut album doesn't truly kick in until "philosophy" ("go ahead, you can laugh all you want, but i've got my philosophy"), a sort-of- parody of all the alternative artists taking themselves and their "angst" so serious. They only bring piamo (ben ..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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"Certainly better than, the song remains the same. Finally, Led Zeppelin release a live album worthy of their legendary status. Great performances, still, Moby dick, is as boring, as dull, and as tortuous as ever. The rest? Brilliant." Reply
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2003
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702
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"An excellent album. Miles Davis really stretches his musical pallet in this funky masterpiece. Some superb tracks here, especially, rated x, and, Billy Preston. Good stuff." Reply
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1974
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701
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 229 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 719 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,437 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,432 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,611 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,735 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,993 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 731 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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5,012 | 50% | |
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2,664 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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317 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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136 | 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 |
