Overall Chart
Explore the overall rankings of the best albums in history, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"The very unmistakable sound of Pat Metheny projects a feeling of warmth and happiness through a mixture of different musical styles including soft rock and free form jazz encompassing Latin American influences. A beautifully recorded and produced album, when I have the volume up on this the band ..." [+] Reply
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"I see this album goes up to 11." Reply
"Album of the year for 1955" Reply
"Compared with Hopkin's 1968 album "Postcard" this one is working much better as a whole - a true album. This time, the album is produced by her future husband Tony Visconti, and together they have managed to give the album a much more consistent feel than its predecessor, which seemed somewhat un..." [+] Reply
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"Some truely classic songs on this album. Nobody's child is probably the saddest song in history. It could easily be on Lou Reed's Berlin album!" Reply
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"It's a kind sexy album, could work as a soundtrack in a romantic dinner" Reply
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meruizh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I think the lead singer was named Pete not David." Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This album, as well as their self titled, are incredibly underrated in my opinion. I'm seriously in love with their sound. Just a shame about the fact that the single, "New Song" is such a pile of meh." Reply
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 35 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 710 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,400 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,599 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,746 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 1,961 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 823 | 8% |
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| Neil Young | 43 | 0% | |
| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,008 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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337 | 3% | |
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218 | 2% | |
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155 | 2% | |
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136 | 1% | |
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