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!
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Year of Release:
1955
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4,643
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1984
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Rank Score:
4,632
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Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
4,610
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
4,606
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Year of Release:
1987
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4,600
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Year of Release:
2011
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Rank Score:
4,578
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
4,572
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Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
4,551
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Year of Release:
2010
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4,547
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Year of Release:
1978
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4,525
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 37 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 38 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 304 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 724 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,444 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,434 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,614 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,727 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 2,001 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 712 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 33 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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5,025 | 50% | |
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2,641 | 26% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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320 | 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 1985 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kate Bush | |
| 2. Tom Waits | |
| 3. Dire Straits | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 6. Tears For Fears | |
| 7. The Cure | |
| 8. The Replacements | |
| 9. Prefab Sprout | |
| 10. The Pogues | |
| 11. Marillion | |
| 12. Hüsker Dü | |
| 13. New Order | |
| 14. The Fall | |
| 15. The Waterboys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Talking Heads | |
| 18. Prince | |
| 19. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 20. The Cult |
