Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 47,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1987
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Rank Score:
3,205
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24
Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,204
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Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,204
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Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,199
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Year of Release:
2012
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,186
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,171
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Year of Release:
1958
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,166
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,165
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,162
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Year of Release:
2003
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,159
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 59 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 29 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 286 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 712 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,537 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,476 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,764 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,899 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 2,068 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 228 | 2% |
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| Bob Dylan | 35 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 31 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,047 | 50% | |
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2,635 | 26% | |
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455 | 5% | |
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301 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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143 | 1% | |
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