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:
1955
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4,534
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2017
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4,528
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Year of Release:
2005
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4,512
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Year of Release:
1990
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4,504
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Year of Release:
1978
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4,497
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Year of Release:
1978
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4,495
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1985
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4,467
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2010
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4,459
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Year of Release:
2014
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4,451
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2016
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4,450
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 38 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 722 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,449 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,444 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,629 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,762 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,012 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 651 | 7% |
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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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5,010 | 50% | |
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2,650 | 27% | |
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437 | 4% | |
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321 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Dylan | |
| 17. Bob Marley | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
