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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"Not quite up there with those five classic albums from 72-76, still it's decent, and probably Wonder's last quality record. Good LP." Reply
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1980
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557
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"Layered harmonies, strong melodies offbeat arrangements and instrumentation add to this psychedelic album. For best results "Black Foliage" should be experienced with headphones, eyes closed and mind open." Reply
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~SMiLE~ | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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557
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"My AOTY by far. So many incredible moments. There is so much to process here. Everytime you think that you've comprehended whatever a beat was trying to do, it would switch up or you'd be focussing on a verse instead and miss something. So this is certainly worthy of repeated listens. One of my f..." [+] Reply
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2018
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557
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"For me... Tracks Of My Tears is one of the best songs ever written. Somehow it hits home for me. People think I'm all nice and happy when I don't feel that way. Problem with this record is only the hits are really worth my time. So I'll be listening to his greatest hits." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1965
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556
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"This album was released the year I went off to college. Girls really like this album, I really like girls, Do the math... I listened to this one a lot!" Reply
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1994
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556
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"If the Enz were New Zealand's version of The Beatles then this is surely their finest moment with commercial sensibilities that outweigh the artistic achievement of 'Mental Notes'." Reply
"My friend Janine was my college neighbor for three years IIRC, and for three years I did not have to keep track of Little Feat's release schedule, because I knew Janine would buy each album the instant it was available, and I'd be hearing it immediately through our shared wall. It was great." Reply
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1973
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555
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"I actually loved the contrast, first half being conscious and second half being turned up and ignorant. The second half is also AMAZING if you want to turn up your speakers and go wild!" Reply
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2013
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"Highly underrated debut from Shakey, as his style would be more defined by his next album. This record continues Neil's work he contributed to the last two Buffalo Springfield albums (produced separately before the group disbanded). It's beautiful psychedelic folk rock. I'm surprised Kanye West o..." [+] Reply
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1968
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"First half is pretty good, but after 'brand new me' it gets a little less interesting. Nonetheless does Aretha what Aretha does, sing amazingly." Reply
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tgarritsen | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1972
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 279 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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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
