Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 55,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
6,288
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Year of Release:
2003
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6,255
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Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
6,208
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,205
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
6,201
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Year of Release:
1977
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6,181
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Year of Release:
2001
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6,165
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Year of Release:
2005
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6,164
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1970
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6,162
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Year of Release:
1971
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6,161
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 28 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 298 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 739 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,465 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,455 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,646 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,767 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 587 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,007 | 50% | |
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2,650 | 27% | |
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444 | 4% | |
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300 | 3% | |
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227 | 2% | |
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166 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1960s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. The Velvet Underground | |
| 3. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 4. Bob Dylan | |
| 5. The Beach Boys | |
| 6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience | |
| 7. The Velvet Underground & Nico | |
| 8. Led Zeppelin | |
| 9. The Doors | |
| 10. The Rolling Stones | |
| 11. John Coltrane | |
| 12. King Crimson | |
| 13. Frank Zappa | |
| 14. The Kinks | |
| 15. Love | |
| 16. Neil Young | |
| 17. Van Morrison | |
| 18. Charles Mingus | |
| 19. Miles Davis | |
| 20. The Zombies |