Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 59,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
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"The most essential record in years. A catalogue of insanely catchy socio-political anthems that tap right into the heart of the struggles and problems modern Britain faces in the most happy-angry way possible. The impact this album is going to have cannot be predicted, but I do have these thought..." [+] Reply
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2018
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3,300
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"Blueprint for rap and hip-hop of the 90s, sadly it havent aged well and the lyrics feel less impactful now than in the 80s. But the good songs, are REALLY good." Reply
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1988
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3,293
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"A top album. Not heard this album for over 30 years and just got it again. Sooooo many great tracks - Free Fallin is such an excellent track." Reply
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1989
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3,288
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"Great Album ....but it is a best of package ... and compilations shouldn't count in a greatest album chart." Reply
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1984
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3,270
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"Why does this album get shat on so much? I always thought this was their magnum opus before looking online to see really what people thought. It's such a solid record, it has a really cool alternative space rock sound to it, very dramatic. It's fantastic." Reply
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2005
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3,264
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"I feel perverse for even listening to this album. It is so deeply personal and heartbreaking that it feels strange to just put in my headphones and listen to it like it is any other album. I believe this to be a great album, but I am having a hard time determining just how great given how difficu..." [+] Reply
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2017
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3,262
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"jazzy funk or funky jazz neither fazzy junk nor junky fazz" Reply
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1973
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3,252
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"This album is incredibly underrated. It takes everything that I love anout hil hop and uses it in some of the most interestings ways possible. The first thing that I want to talk about is how diverse MF DOOM can be, while also sounding incredibly consistent. He relentlessly spits energetic and hi..." [+] Reply
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2004
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3,245
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"As a traditionally structured guitar-pop album, this couldn't be much better. Because its melodies are so perfect and unsentimental, I haven't tired of it after more than 30 years. I think it helps that the songs are not explicit, because in that way they keep the listener's imagination active. I..." [+] Reply
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1984
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3,231
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"I felt heartbroken by the imperfection of her voice on this one every time I listened to this... For Heaven's Sake is one of the most beautiful love ballads I've ever heard." Reply
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1958
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3,226
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,601 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,721 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,995 | 50% | |
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2,658 | 27% | |
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433 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 2012 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Tame Impala | |
| 3. Frank Ocean | |
| 4. Beach House | |
| 5. Death Grips | |
| 6. alt-J | |
| 7. Fiona Apple | |
| 8. Lana Del Rey | |
| 9. Swans | |
| 10. Grimes | |
| 11. Mac DeMarco | |
| 12. Grizzly Bear | |
| 13. Jack White | |
| 14. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | |
| 15. Cloud Nothings | |
| 16. Muse | |
| 17. Deftones | |
| 18. Japandroids | |
| 19. Taylor Swift | |
| 20. Dirty Projectors |
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