Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 46,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
2,313
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Year of Release:
1958
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Rank Score:
2,313
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Year of Release:
1989
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,310
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Year of Release:
2015
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,308
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,303
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Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,301
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Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
2,301
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
2,299
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Year of Release:
2003
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Rank Score:
2,299
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Year of Release:
1992
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2,299
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 81 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 1 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 23 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 283 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 703 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,547 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,479 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,777 | 18% | |
| 2000s | 1,907 | 19% | |
| 2010s | 2,078 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 202 | 2% |
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| Bob Dylan | 34 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 31 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 31 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 31 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,037 | 50% | |
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2,623 | 26% | |
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457 | 5% | |
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319 | 3% | |
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219 | 2% | |
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174 | 2% | |
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144 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Pixies | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. The Stone Roses | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. Kate Bush | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Tom Waits | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Iron Maiden | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Rush | |
| 20. Talk Talk |