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:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,622
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Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,619
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Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,617
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Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,616
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,602
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476.
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,590
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Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,583
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Year of Release:
2010
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,573
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Year of Release:
1959
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,559
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Year of Release:
1976
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,543
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 48 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 305 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 719 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,442 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,434 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,616 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,731 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,995 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 719 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,025 | 50% | |
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2,647 | 26% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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320 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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158 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 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. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Pixies | |
| 20. The Cure |
