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!
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,742
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Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,606
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Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,598
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Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,585
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,576
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Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,563
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,537
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,464
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,433
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Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,425
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 25 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 305 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 719 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,442 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,434 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,731 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,995 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 719 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,025 | 50% | |
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2,647 | 26% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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320 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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