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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61.

Let It Bleed 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,787 charts

Rank Score:

17,023

Rank in 1969:

4

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

61

Average Rating:

 85 (2,114 votes)

Comments:

140

62.

Low 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,541 charts

Rank Score:

16,790

Rank in 1977:

4

Rank in 1970s:

18

Overall Rank:

62

Average Rating:

 86 (2,087 votes)

Comments:

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63.

Sticky Fingers 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,647 charts

Rank Score:

16,776

Rank in 1971:

5

Rank in 1970s:

19

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (1,933 votes)

Comments:

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64.

Led Zeppelin 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,799 charts

Rank Score:

16,752

Rank in 1969:

5

Rank in 1960s:

16

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (2,598 votes)

Comments:

145

65.

Dummy 

 Portishead

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

16,491

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 84 (1,728 votes)

Comments:

107

66.

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,653 charts

Rank Score:

16,343

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

8

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 82 (2,179 votes)

Comments:

162

67.

Astral Weeks 

 Van Morrison

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,538 charts

Rank Score:

16,118

Rank in 1968:

3

Rank in 1960s:

17

Overall Rank:

67

Average Rating:

 84 (1,715 votes)

Comments:

138

68.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,377 charts

Rank Score:

16,100

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 86 (1,597 votes)

Comments:

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69.

Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,251 charts

Rank Score:

16,066

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

69

Average Rating:

 86 (1,486 votes)

Comments:

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70.

Blue 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,382 charts

Rank Score:

16,032

Rank in 1971:

6

Rank in 1970s:

20

Overall Rank:

70

Average Rating:

 84 (1,515 votes)

Comments:

114

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Overall Chart composition

Top 10,000 Top 5,000 Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	2	0%
1940s	38	0%
1950s	303	3%
1960s	722	7%
1970s	1,442	14%
1980s	1,435	14%
1990s	1,616	16%
2000s	1,732	17%
2010s	2,005	20%
2020s	705	7%

Artist	Albums	%
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	%
	5,025	50%
	2,642	26%
	433	4%
	320	3%
	222	2%
	160	2%
	138	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,727	97%
Yes	273	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,731	97%
Yes	269	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,880	99%
Yes	120	1%