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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"Good is a testament to how surreal reality really is. It sounds like the clouds or water, like it's coming from a submerged level of consciousness. It's both tough and poetic, mystically concise, like remembering bits pieces of an important dream." Reply
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1992
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634
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"Frankly, I don't know what Lambchop could have done best than Nixon (and particularly "Up with People") to get some love. Delicious orchestral country-soul is one of the best LPs of the 00s, try it." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2000
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633
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"Best FKA TWIGS album, creative, with a unique voice, this album makes me feel with good energy." Reply
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2025
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633
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"My vote for the greatest live album in history. The banter is particularly great." Reply
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1982
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633
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2485.
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"Death Grips are one of the best new groups, that have risen up this decade and really stood up from the crowd. They got this abrasive, hard sound, in combination with somewhat dirty lyrics, which really make me excited for the future. I hope that a whole movement will erect from their ideas and w..." [+] Reply
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2012
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633
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"Oh, this is a great album! Don't let Pitchfork fool you, this album may not be as technically accomplished as his first two but it is brimming with all this emotion, its so beautiful. All of his previous album covers have his face obscured or distorted, and for Assume Form its the exact opposite ..." [+] Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2019
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633
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"If you like eccentric off-beat post-punk then check this stuff out. My reaction: "where has this been all my life!! Why doesn't this get a ton more respect!?"" Reply
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1981
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632
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"App, what happened with me is that I started out loving it and it slowly started to irritate me the more I listened. So it might go the opposite direction with you :)" Reply
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40footwolf | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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632
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"This is an overlooked masterpiece, it's just incredible." Reply
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1967
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632
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"I remember to this day the first I listened to this album and immediately fell in love. A perfect folk album, and my #1 of all times." Reply
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1969
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632
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 249 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 | 1,436 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,432 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,610 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,736 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,994 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,014 | 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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