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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:
1999
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2,264
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Year of Release:
2019
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2,263
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Year of Release:
1992
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2,251
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Year of Release:
1972
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2,248
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1978
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2,244
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2000
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2,242
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2016
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2,241
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Year of Release:
1972
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2,238
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1971
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2,237
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1998
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2,234
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 81 of 1,000

Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 2 0%
1940s 27 0%
1950s 290 3%
1960s 729 7%
1970s 1,487 15%
1980s 1,459 15%
1990s 1,712 17%
2000s 1,821 18%
2010s 2,068 21%
2020s 406 4%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 38 0%
The Rolling Stones 34 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 30 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 27 0%
Neil Young 24 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,003 50%
United Kingdom 2,660 27%
Canada 448 4%
Mixed Nationality 300 3%
Australia 228 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 140 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,719 97%
Yes 282 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,724 97%
Yes 277 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,888 99%
Yes 113 1%
Best Artists of the 1980s
1. The Smiths
2. Pixies
3. Prince
4. The Cure
5. Talking Heads
6. U2
7. Metallica
8. Kate Bush
9. R.E.M.
10. The Stone Roses
11. Sonic Youth
12. Michael Jackson
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Iron Maiden
15. Tom Waits
16. Prince And The Revolution
17. Joy Division
18. New Order
19. Talk Talk
20. Rush (CA)
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