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: 4 hours ago).
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"Groundbreaking in Its time! The Fender Stratocaster- revolution. Perhaps a little dated, but still interesting and enjoyable listening! The production here is much better than what most of the english popscene produced later in the middle of the sixties!" Reply
"Thought I would enjoy it more than I did. There seemed to be a lack of cohesion. Didn't get under my skin" Reply
"A surprising masterpiece. The most consistent and meaningful album of 2015 for me. Hypnotic minimalism, an ambient soundtrack on live instruments, beautiful and somehow sinister." Reply
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Grzywa | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"After the breakup of The Replacements, singer Paul Westerberg, an early influence for Kurt Cobain, released 14 Songs, his solo debut. It's a very cohesive and listenable album. "Knockin' On Mine" should have been a hit, but no one seemed to want Westerberg without the rest of The Replacements. Th..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Discovered this through Luke Haines hilarious and extremely cynical memoir, Post Everything: Outsider Rock and Roll. It's a melodic and very downbeat record that reminds me a little of Sparkle Horse or Eels." Reply
"Truth be told, I haven't heard a lot of albums released from the 2000s onwards but this has got to be one of the best I heard. So many beautiful, nostalgic and soothing songs..." Reply
"I meant they were like the equivalent of The Beatles in Australia for a short time, which is a compliment. They were obviously influenced by them (just look at how they dressed), but of course they did their own thing." Reply
"If you don't consider the movie & gospel albums as concept albums, this is the first concept album of Elvis. A very wide variety of country songs done perfectly. This is his best album of the seventies." Reply
""Ring Ring" was Abba's first album; released in 1973 a year before their international breakthrough with "Waterloo". Although the group at this point appear somewhat immature and without the sharp profile that would later characterize the group's sound, there are nonetheless several fine pop melo..." [+] Reply
"More talking than singing on most cuts. Good first time around but a bit tiresome when you re-listen just for the mood." Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 741 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 3 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 180 | 2% | |
| 1960s | 666 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,536 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,387 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,612 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,771 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 1,986 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 857 | 9% |
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| Bob Dylan | 36 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 26 | 0% | |
| Pink Floyd | 24 | 0% | |
| Genesis | 23 | 0% | |
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4,970 | 50% | |
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2,628 | 26% | |
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427 | 4% | |
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332 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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160 | 2% | |
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145 | 1% | |
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