Overall Chart

Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 49,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!

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1977
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2017
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1982
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1969
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Overall Chart composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 1 0%
1940s 25 0%
1950s 284 3%
1960s 718 7%
1970s 1,501 15%
1980s 1,471 15%
1990s 1,728 17%
2000s 1,843 18%
2010s 2,089 21%
2020s 341 3%
Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 37 0%
The Rolling Stones 33 0%
David Bowie 31 0%
The Beatles 29 0%
Miles Davis 27 0%
Various Artists 26 0%
Neil Young 23 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 5,015 50%
United Kingdom 2,647 26%
Canada 453 5%
Mixed Nationality 293 3%
Australia 219 2%
Germany 167 2%
Sweden 144 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 9,714 97%
Yes 287 3%
Live? Albums %
No 9,732 97%
Yes 269 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 9,891 99%
Yes 110 1%
Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. Kid A by Radiohead
6. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
7. In Rainbows by Radiohead
8. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
14. Funeral by Arcade Fire
15. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
16. Nevermind by Nirvana (US)
17. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
18. Doolittle by Pixies
19. London Calling by The Clash
20. To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
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