Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,736
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Year of Release:
1970
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,730
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Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
3,707
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,705
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
3,703
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Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
3,691
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
3,684
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,677
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
3,665
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Year of Release:
2017
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3,664
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 49 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 294 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 743 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,471 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,684 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,798 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,051 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 479 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,001 | 50% | |
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2,650 | 27% | |
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445 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1984 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Prince | |
| 2. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 3. The Smiths | |
| 4. Metallica | |
| 5. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 6. The Replacements | |
| 7. Minutemen | |
| 8. Talking Heads | |
| 9. Cocteau Twins | |
| 10. Hüsker Dü | |
| 11. Iron Maiden | |
| 12. U2 | |
| 13. Echo & The Bunnymen | |
| 14. Bob Marley & The Wailers | |
| 15. Bob Marley | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Sade | |
| 18. Van Halen | |
| 19. Lloyd Cole And The Commotions | |
| 20. Meat Puppets |