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Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 51,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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1979
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2009
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1976
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2016
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1984
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 290 3%
1960s 730 7%
1970s 1,488 15%
1980s 1,459 15%
1990s 1,711 17%
2000s 1,823 18%
2010s 2,070 21%
2020s 403 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 0%
The Rolling Stones 34 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 30 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,009 50%
United Kingdom 2,660 27%
Canada 447 4%
Mixed Nationality 299 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,720 97%
Yes 283 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,726 97%
Yes 277 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,892 99%
Yes 111 1%
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