Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 49,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,529
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28
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,528
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Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,527
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Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,524
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Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,517
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Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,513
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
2,508
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
2,504
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
2,499
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
2,497
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 74 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 290 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,513 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,469 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,733 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,860 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 2,069 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 325 | 3% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 27 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,037 | 50% | |
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2,640 | 26% | |
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450 | 5% | |
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292 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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165 | 2% | |
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142 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1985 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Kate Bush | |
| 2. Tom Waits | |
| 3. Dire Straits | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. The Jesus And Mary Chain | |
| 6. Tears For Fears | |
| 7. The Cure | |
| 8. The Replacements | |
| 9. Prefab Sprout | |
| 10. Marillion | |
| 11. New Order | |
| 12. The Pogues | |
| 13. Hüsker Dü | |
| 14. The Waterboys | |
| 15. The Fall | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Talking Heads | |
| 18. Prince | |
| 19. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 20. The Cult |