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: 3 hours ago).
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"Such a beautiful album. Wonder why I hasn't blown up here in BEA." Reply
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lleon79 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2018
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"very uplifting accessible pop music" Reply
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1995
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615
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"So... who's actually heard this album, and who's just rating it low because it's Mariah Carey?" Reply
"I think It's a pretty good album, I didn't expect much from It, but It kinda surprised me. It has this hippie 60s-70s style that is influencied clearly by the Beatles in songs like "Tomorrow Never Came"." Reply
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2017
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614
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"wow, cool that nobody else likes it, because I like it so much that it offends me if somebody else likes it:-)" Reply
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1972
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614
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"One of the best records of the 1990's." Reply
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1993
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"The first 4 tracks would make a fine EP the rest is pretty ordinary." Reply
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1990
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"A truly fantastic album and my favorite from Traffic. Definitely underrated on this website, everything here is a classic, most notably the title track. If you're a fan of progressive rock, folk, jazz fusion, or any similar genre, you should probably love this album as well. I recommend it for an..." [+] Reply
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1971
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614
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"Logged as a compilation but how can a previously unreleased album of studio recordings be a compilation? Really good anyways. Possibly better than loaded but not the first 3." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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614
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"A real interesting switch up in mood and sound from last year’s ‘Laurel Hell’ and dare I say it punches just as much as an overall piece of work…" Reply
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2023
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614
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 256 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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