Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 51,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
4,798
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Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,780
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Year of Release:
2006
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,773
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,725
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,720
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Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,707
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
4,705
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Year of Release:
1964
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,704
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Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,692
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Year of Release:
1979
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,687
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 39 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 290 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 729 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,485 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,459 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,713 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,819 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,069 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 407 | 4% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,006 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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448 | 4% | |
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299 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1976 | |
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| 1. Stevie Wonder | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Ramones | |
| 4. Eagles | |
| 5. Boston | |
| 6. Genesis (UK) | |
| 7. Rush (CA) | |
| 8. Bob Dylan | |
| 9. The Modern Lovers | |
| 10. Joni Mitchell | |
| 11. Thin Lizzy | |
| 12. Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 13. Rainbow (UK) | |
| 14. AC/DC | |
| 15. Led Zeppelin | |
| 16. Queen | |
| 17. Aerosmith | |
| 18. Steely Dan | |
| 19. Jean Michel Jarre | |
| 20. Jorge Ben |