Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
7,194
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Year of Release:
2014
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Rank Score:
7,125
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
7,104
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
7,075
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
7,070
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Year of Release:
1988
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Rank Score:
7,057
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
7,020
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Year of Release:
2017
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Rank Score:
7,002
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
7,001
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Year of Release:
1983
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6,970
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 25 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 295 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 743 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,472 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,454 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,683 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,795 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,052 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 479 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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2,651 | 27% | |
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445 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. George Harrison | |
| 4. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 5. John Lennon | |
| 6. Miles Davis | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Stooges | |
| 11. The Beatles | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Santana | |
| 18. Carlos Santana | |
| 19. Cat Stevens | |
| 20. Yusuf Islam |