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Explore the overall rankings of the best albums in history, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"The moment when the Clash burst out of the punk 'bag' and captured the spirit of rock 'n' roll. Not really a punk record at all, but the many styles of music are all shot through with the punk attitude. Bought it at the time, 'Do not pay more than £4.99'; great value for a double LP and the passa..." [+] Reply
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1979
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29,354
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"Sure this is a great album, but there's no way it should be in the top 20!" Reply
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1995
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27,666
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23.
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"This is a an album I've seen very divisive views on. When an album is presented as "one of the best," listeners often look for awesome new ideas or some sort of grandeur in that album. I think a lot of people listen to this album, don't hear either of those things, and pass it off as overrated or..." [+] Reply
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2001
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27,283
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"i dont understand how people can only get into only shallow when you have to here knows when, when you sleep, sometimes and Soon etc etc.oh well." Reply
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1991
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27,007
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"Some days, I just can't stop thinking: "Why do I listen to anything else?". I mean, isn't this near perfect? Can it get much better? At least it's the best I've heard." Reply
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1969
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26,799
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"Second half doesn't quite live up to the first half but it's not too shabby. As for the first 4 tracks, they represent a kind of musical perfection, particularly "Crosseyed and Painless" and "Once In A Lifetime". No one's ever made another album that quite sounds like this." Reply
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1980
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26,789
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"One of the all time great debuts. Like The Velvet Underground's first record, it's one of those albums that took music to another level, a more atmospheric, cinematic version of pop. It's a classic from start to finish. Break on through, get things of to a great start, and it never lets up. Light..." [+] Reply
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1967
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25,829
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"What a beautiful album it is, as close to pefection as The Cure ever got simultaneously creating the definitive goth rock album. Slow-pacing of this album with its tracks lenght and long instrumental parts only gets you into a better mood to listen to this dark, magical piece of music. In the fir..." [+] Reply
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1989
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25,716
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"This is essential listening with Dylan creating one of the greatest records of his career on here. It is consistent in style and tone leading to a cohesive listen that feels extremely fulfilling by the time you reach the end of the masterpiece that is Desolation Row. This isn't the only masterpie..." [+] Reply
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1965
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25,603
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"The Beatles sixth album is where it truly begins, in terms of their artistic genius. It's really the Mersey beat sound taken to it's peak. The band's use of marijuana was now really influencing their music. It contains some of the Beatles greatest songs. In my life, Norwegian wood, Michelle, and ..." [+] Reply
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1965
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25,439
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,401 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,747 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,960 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 822 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,009 | 50% | |
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2,655 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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155 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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