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Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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OK Computer

Radiohead

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,355 charts

Rank Score:

74,765

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Average Rating:

92 (5,528 votes)

Comments:

844

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,061 charts

Rank Score:

70,098

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,650 charts

Rank Score:

64,434

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1966

Appears in:

3,499 charts

Rank Score:

55,915

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2007

Appears in:

2,850 charts

Rank Score:

50,269

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

2,929 charts

Rank Score:

50,209

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Average Rating:

91 (3,968 votes)

Comments:

309

Kid A

Radiohead

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

3,164 charts

Rank Score:

49,978

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Average Rating:

89 (4,381 votes)

Comments:

554

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Beatles

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,429 charts

Rank Score:

49,801

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Average Rating:

90 (4,510 votes)

Comments:

481

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

David Bowie

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

2,949 charts

Rank Score:

49,341

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Average Rating:

90 (3,463 votes)

Comments:

299

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,993 charts

Rank Score:

45,167

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Average Rating:

89 (3,471 votes)

Comments:

353

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Overall Chart composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	2	0%
1940s	25	0%
1950s	293	3%
1960s	736	7%
1970s	1,474	15%
1980s	1,456	15%
1990s	1,687	17%
2000s	1,791	18%
2010s	2,043	20%
2020s	493	5%

Artist	Albums	%

Bob Dylan	38	0%
The Rolling Stones	34	0%
David Bowie	32	0%
The Beatles	29	0%
Miles Davis	27	0%
Neil Young	25	0%
Various Artists	24	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	4,993	50%
	2,662	27%
	447	4%
	300	3%
	225	2%
	168	2%
	141	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	9,718	97%
Yes	282	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9,721	97%
Yes	279	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	9,886	99%
Yes	114	1%

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