Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 57,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,796
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Year of Release:
1988
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1,794
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Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
1,791
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
1,788
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Year of Release:
1983
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Rank Score:
1,785
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Year of Release:
1972
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1,785
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977.
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Year of Release:
1992
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1,782
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Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
1,776
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,775
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2013
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1,774
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 98 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 26 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 303 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 720 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,447 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,437 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,625 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,743 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 2,006 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 691 | 7% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,645 | 26% | |
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434 | 4% | |
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317 | 3% | |
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223 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. Pixies | |
| 4. The Cure | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Michael Jackson | |
| 13. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 14. Iron Maiden | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Tom Waits | |
| 17. Joy Division | |
| 18. New Order | |
| 19. Talk Talk | |
| 20. Rush |
