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: 41 minutes ago).
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"First of all what a great cover for the lp Pure Slovakian prog I go for that kind of thing , how about you? Try Ostrov it’s 18 minutes of Slovak bliss Bigreis Spotify" Reply
"Wanna know why the 50s is one of my favorite decades for music? Throw in some Sinatra and call it a day." Reply
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"Ornette never fails to be original and difficult to digest. Still this is a very approachable," Reply
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"A disappointing Billy joel album. It really was a come down after hitting those commercial heights with, an innocent man. The bridge, doesn't really contain any great tracks, although, a matter of trust, and, this is the time, are good. Modern woman is fine, there's baby grand, a jazz duet with t..." [+] Reply
"A beautiful fusion of acoustic folk and electronica make this a nineties classic. Trailer park, Beth Orton's lovely debut was perfect for the time and place, and features great tracks in, she cries your name, don't need a reason, and, whenever. Still her best album in my opinion." Reply
"The third of the major label releases (even though this ended up back on Drag City), Royal Trux is still flushing out their more accessible sound, and once again, it actually works. This one boogies." Reply
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"“Your feedback for We Had Good Times Together, Don't Forget That” feels more confident in its storytelling. Previous works by Sewerslvt relied on directed samples and shorter songs to convey the trademark sadness. “Don't Forget That” generates the melancholy through long atmospheric passages. Fad..." [+] Reply
"It's hard to believe that Nanci Griffith and her amazing talents never made her as big as she should have been. Though perhaps her versatile nature as a singer and songwriter prevented her from falling into a marketable niche. After two successful albums on the small Philo folk label, Nanci Griff..." [+] Reply
"This was the album that really consolidated Los Lobos' name as a modern rock band that was on level with contemporary trends, wrote great songs and who played their instruments sang their songs to pure delight. The album is once again produced by T-Bone Burnett. This time the group decided, with ..." [+] Reply
"Amazing album, wide range of instruments and sounds creates almost overwhelming wall of sound when volume is turned up. More interesting than Blade Runner ," Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 709 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,602 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,729 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,956 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 825 | 8% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 26 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,008 | 50% | |
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2,657 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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335 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 2011 | |
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| 1. Fleet Foxes | |
| 2. Bon Iver | |
| 3. PJ Harvey | |
| 4. The Beach Boys | |
| 5. Radiohead | |
| 6. The Black Keys | |
| 7. Destroyer | |
| 8. M83 | |
| 9. Adele | |
| 10. St. Vincent |
