Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 56,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,456
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
2,455
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Year of Release:
2012
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2,455
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
2,452
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Year of Release:
2006
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2,448
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Year of Release:
2016
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2,444
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Year of Release:
1964
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2,432
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Year of Release:
1968
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2,430
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Year of Release:
1978
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2,428
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Year of Release:
2005
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 73 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 298 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 737 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,460 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,458 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,636 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,769 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,019 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 594 | 6% |
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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% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,016 | 50% | |
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2,654 | 27% | |
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440 | 4% | |
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308 | 3% | |
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228 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Kanye West | |
| 3. Tame Impala | |
| 4. Arcade Fire | |
| 5. Beach House | |
| 6. Frank Ocean | |
| 7. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 8. The National | |
| 9. Radiohead | |
| 10. Nick Cave | |
| 11. Vampire Weekend | |
| 12. Lana Del Rey | |
| 13. Car Seat Headrest | |
| 14. David Bowie | |
| 15. Bon Iver | |
| 16. The War On Drugs | |
| 17. Death Grips | |
| 18. Arctic Monkeys | |
| 19. Swans | |
| 20. Tyler, The Creator |