Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 51,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
2,389
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15
Year of Release:
1980
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,386
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Year of Release:
1968
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,383
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Year of Release:
1969
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,380
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,380
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Year of Release:
2008
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,380
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Year of Release:
1978
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,374
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Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,372
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,371
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Year of Release:
2006
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Rank Score:
2,359
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 77 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 285 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 729 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,498 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,467 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,708 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,831 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,077 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 383 | 4% |
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| Bob Dylan | 39 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 30 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,000 | 50% | |
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2,671 | 27% | |
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447 | 4% | |
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291 | 3% | |
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224 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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141 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 11. Nirvana (US) | |
| 12. The Smiths | |
| 13. Neil Young | |
| 14. Miles Davis | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
| 17. Pixies | |
| 18. Jimi Hendrix | |
| 19. R.E.M. | |
| 20. Bruce Springsteen |