Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 54,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
2012
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Rank Score:
16,162
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Year of Release:
1970
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Rank Score:
16,074
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Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
16,007
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Year of Release:
1976
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Rank Score:
15,872
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Year of Release:
2004
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Rank Score:
15,736
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
15,719
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Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
14,966
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Year of Release:
1972
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14,655
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Year of Release:
2002
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Rank Score:
14,443
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Year of Release:
2000
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14,279
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 9 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 295 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 732 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,470 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,464 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,677 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,786 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,038 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 511 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 34 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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4,991 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 27% | |
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446 | 4% | |
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297 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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169 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1981 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Rush | |
| 2. Kraftwerk | |
| 3. King Crimson | |
| 4. Siouxsie And The Banshees | |
| 5. Brian Eno & David Byrne | |
| 6. Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 7. The Human League | |
| 8. The Cure | |
| 9. Black Flag | |
| 10. This Heat | |
| 11. Wipers | |
| 12. The Rolling Stones | |
| 13. The Gun Club | |
| 14. The Police | |
| 15. Glenn Branca | |
| 16. Echo & The Bunnymen | |
| 17. Phil Collins | |
| 18. Iron Maiden | |
| 19. New Order | |
| 20. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |