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: 5 hours ago).
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"This is their best album IMO, I like the rest too though... but why is this one rated so low!" Reply
"This is essential music, plenty of love-able songs! Listened to it as a kid and still great." Reply
"I listened to this, and I didn't ever even think about Radiohead. If anything, it reminded me of Sufjan Stevens. In any event, I enjoyed it pretty well." Reply
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craola | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One of those timeless albums where every track hangs together and as soon as it ends you just want to press play again." Reply
"For me this is one of the best Toto's album with Toto IV..." Reply
"Jan20. 1st listen. I like the opening riffs of the title track. Way to hook me in when I wasn't really looking forward to listening to this album through. This song could become one of my favourites for the year in time. 'Criminal Energy' is worth more listens, but then things turn to the straigh..." [+] Reply
"If you don't have any Budgie and like early heavy rock music the do yourself a favour and get this album and Bandolier, both classics. Budgie we a band that were just so good it was unbelievable that they never hit the really big time. I suppose they just did not get the exposure they deserved, u..." [+] Reply
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"The sound of Late of the Pier's album Fantasy Black Channel is more entertaining than any album of 2008. Best Songs: Space and the Woods ,Whitesnake,Heartbeat" Reply
"A surprising one this. It sounds a lot less like Midge Ure's Ultravox and more like Suicide. It's actually quite decent. Give it a go." Reply
"The greatest hardcore punk album of the nineties as far as I'm concerned, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes may be heavier and angrier, but punk has never been as melancholic and relatable as Black Sails in the Sunset A+." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 34 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,426 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,414 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,722 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,967 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 824 | 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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4,997 | 50% | |
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2,659 | 27% | |
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431 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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221 | 2% | |
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157 | 2% | |
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134 | 1% | |
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