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:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,516
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Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,515
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Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
3,511
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
3,507
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
3,507
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
3,504
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
3,501
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Year of Release:
2017
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Rank Score:
3,486
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
3,480
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Year of Release:
1984
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3,465
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 53 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 285 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 729 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,498 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,467 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,708 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,831 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,077 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 383 | 4% |
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| Bob Dylan | 39 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 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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5,000 | 50% | |
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2,671 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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291 | 3% | |
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224 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1970 | |
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| 1. Black Sabbath | |
| 2. Neil Young | |
| 3. Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 4. George Harrison | |
| 5. Miles Davis | |
| 6. John Lennon | |
| 7. Van Morrison | |
| 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| 9. Led Zeppelin | |
| 10. The Stooges | |
| 11. The Beatles | |
| 12. The Velvet Underground | |
| 13. Grateful Dead | |
| 14. Derek & The Dominos | |
| 15. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | |
| 16. Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| 17. Deep Purple | |
| 18. Cat Stevens | |
| 19. Yusuf Islam | |
| 20. Santana |