Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 46,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
41,854
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290
Year of Release:
2001
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Rank Score:
41,386
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Year of Release:
2015
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Rank Score:
41,068
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Year of Release:
1965
Appears in:
Rank Score:
39,715
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Year of Release:
1979
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Rank Score:
39,046
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Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
38,365
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
38,196
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
38,139
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
36,575
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Year of Release:
1980
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35,715
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 3 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 271 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 696 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,535 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,486 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,816 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,952 | 20% | |
| 2010s | 2,140 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 78 | 1% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,043 | 50% | |
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2,593 | 26% | |
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448 | 4% | |
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307 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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177 | 2% | |
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152 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
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| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. The Who | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Black Sabbath | |
| 10. Genesis | |
| 11. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 12. Bob Dylan | |
| 13. Stevie Wonder | |
| 14. Yes | |
| 15. Joy Division | |
| 16. Nick Drake | |
| 17. Paul McCartney | |
| 18. Joni Mitchell | |
| 19. Queen | |
| 20. Bob Marley |