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Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 50,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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Year of Release:
1991
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36,691
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1995
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36,419
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2001
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35,814
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Year of Release:
1977
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35,593
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1969
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34,330
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Year of Release:
1965
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33,357
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1965
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32,754
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1979
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32,650
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1980
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32,211
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1967
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31,176
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 3 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 285 3%
1960s 720 7%
1970s 1,505 15%
1980s 1,469 15%
1990s 1,719 17%
2000s 1,833 18%
2010s 2,086 21%
2020s 355 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 30 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,019 50%
United Kingdom 2,663 27%
Canada 447 4%
Mixed Nationality 286 3%
Australia 218 2%
Germany 169 2%
Sweden 141 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,709 97%
Yes 291 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,732 97%
Yes 268 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,890 99%
Yes 110 1%
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. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana (US)
12. The Smiths
13. Neil Young
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. R.E.M.
20. Bruce Springsteen
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