Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 59,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
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"I'm sorry, but this is just too messed up for me. And this is coming from someone who sometimes thinks Trout Mask Replica is too mainstream." Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (3 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1968
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"I like to crank this up on my ipod when I'm feeling paricularly misanthropic, usually at work. It rocks hard and although it's a long way from being in my top 100 there are times in life when nothing's better than having this thundering through my brain." Reply
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1992
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638
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"This is an ok release but feels quite a bit dated today. One of the two songs not included on the previous UK releases are good, the other one is bad." Reply
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Bork | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1964
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637
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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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637
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"A fantastic live album that is very easy to just rock out too and have a great time. This is mainly due to the guitar playing which is out of this world and completely steals the show. It is a 1hour 16 minute lesson in how phenomenal the guitar can sound and this makes it a must listen just for t..." [+] Reply
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1979
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637
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"To me, My War is the story of side 2 of Damaged taken to its final bleak conclusion. Not a pretty picture I'm afraid. A lot harder to route for our protagonist at this point. From a completely musical point of view, Damaged is a far more varied and thus to me more interesting. Quite unique to see..." [+] Reply
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1984
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636
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"Very "elstjewsom";) Picked this up on their recommendations. No complaint - another amazing musical experience ; I'd never heard anything like it !" Reply
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CellarDoor | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is the dumbest smart album I've ever heard. Dumb in that the vocals are brash and are not subtle at all. The lyrics are not exactly complex and poetic either. However this album tackles societal ills with such precision. It's also very funny. The biggest themes of this album are violence, te..." [+] Reply
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AvalancheGrips | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2022
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636
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"I really like how minimalistic and raw this feels, paired with the screeching, dissonant VU-esque violins in here every so often, it really has this really great quirky vibe to it. I can imagine just a bunch of friends jamming in a garage and thinking "fuck it, let's get it recorded". Also it's p..." [+] Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (3 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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1979
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"Robert Forster has gone on record to say that his favourite Go-Betweens albums from the 1980s were the even numbered ones, so fourth album Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express is one of the good ones by his reckoning. Forster who dominates this record with the singles ‘Head Full Of Steam’ ..." [+] Reply
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1986
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634
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,424 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,415 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,601 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,725 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,964 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 8% |
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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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5,002 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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336 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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