Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 57,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,623
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
5,621
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
5,609
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
5,591
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
5,584
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Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
5,582
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Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
5,578
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
5,577
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Year of Release:
2017
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Rank Score:
5,572
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Year of Release:
1983
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 31 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 726 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,448 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,634 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,766 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,016 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 626 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,012 | 50% | |
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2,649 | 26% | |
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436 | 4% | |
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319 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
