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).
You can customise how this chart is generated, browse the individual charts constituting the overall rankings from The Charts page, or submit your own chart from the My Charts page!
View chart at point in time
 Show this chart as it was on the following date
(... Or view the overall chart history).
Share this chart
  • RSS feed: RSS
  • Download CSV file: Log in / register
  • Play on Spotify:
  • URL to this chart:
Collector's summary (top 1,000) Help The maximum rank used by the Collector's Summary is configurable from your profile (top 1,000 is currently selected). Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort Sort by
Share your opinion and help others discover this album. The top-voted comments are showcased in our aggregate charts!
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1957
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1957:
Rank in 1950s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"One of the bigest musical suprises you will ever find, there are musical gems around every corner. Anyone who has taken drugs, longed for missing loved ones, gone on an adventure or dreamt of travelling on the road would be amazed at the energy and sincerity captured in every song."  Reply
- Jasperjames | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 2002:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Another effort from Roger with another bit of concept - appears to be some kinda protest about the government and big business through the eyes of Billy, a disabled Welsh boy. Roger isn't everyone's cup of tea and many won't like mixing politics so overtly with music but put it aside and you have..."  [+]  Reply
- PeterSmith | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Fantastic album! Some bands sophomore albums aren't as good as their first but man oh man is this one excellent. Shuttered Room is quite the album but Reach the Beach is easily one of the best and most underrated of the 80s."  Reply
- ExTeaSea | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1983:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Mental. Me and a pal were crying with laughter when we first heard this in the 6th form common room. People actually make records like this? It still makes me laugh but it's also an amazing record. Punk funk at its best. Way better than bummed production wise, cale actually did a good job. Crazy ..."  [+]  Reply
- Graeme2 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 2000:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
209
Rank in 1968:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 10,000. Page 634 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Popular  Charts
1. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
2. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
3. 100 Best Albums - 2024 Edition by Apple Music (2024)
4. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
5. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
6. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
7. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
8. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
9. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
10. Los 48 mejores discos de la historia by Esquire España (2022)