Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 59,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 2 hours ago).
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"Absolutely underrated and beautiful. Musically extremely similar to Cocteau Twins, which was intentional, especially since they helped to contribute a couple instrumentals for the album. Faye Wong brings a different flavor to Liz Fraser of the aforementioned group, and I am immediately obsessed w..." [+] Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"THE Goth album for all those who like the morbid side of life! Favourite Track: 'Kick in the Eye'" Reply
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1981
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444
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"Not a bad album at all. I quite enjoyed it. I wouldn't call it amazing, but I'd listen to it again!" Reply
"This is really good. Like really good. Gotta love a great debut album." Reply
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ExTeaSea | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2024
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"On Electr-O-Pura, Yo La Tengo produce what I consider their most consistent and cohesive album to date. Nowhere near as sprawling as their upcoming albums, Electr-O-Pura is a strong and focused alternative rock album unparalleled by many other bands. With highlights too numerous to list, I will i..." [+] Reply
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ghosttomost | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Hearts and bones, was a huge commercial disappointment for Paul Simon, and was mainly written during his breakup with Carrie Fisher. Hearts and bones, had a contemporary sound, and contained some of Simon's greatest songs. The title track, is one of these, a beautiful acoustic song, it is one of ..." [+] Reply
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1983
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443
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"Terrific solo effort from the Husker Du alumi. Stand outs include Poision years and Heartbreak a Stranger." Reply
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1989
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"Depeche Mode's debut album is full of throwaway pop with Vince Clarke at the helm. Obviously, just can't get enough, is a classic pop song, the rest is a combination of not bad and forgettable. It's funny listening to some of these songs, I mean, can you imagine Depeche Mode playing, what's your ..." [+] Reply
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1981
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"40footwolf summed it up pretty well. It's kind of like a heavy metal band listened to a Brian Eno album and went "well this is fucking boring, I bet we can liven this up a bit." and so they did and 'twas good." Reply
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Cymro2011 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"While you were busy painting your masterpiece, a five year old sat down with some crayons and made something far more creative and emotional than your work can ever become." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 340 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,425 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,413 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,720 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 8% |
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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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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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432 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 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. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 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 |
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