Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 58,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com! (Chart last updated: 56 minutes ago).
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Year of Release:
1981
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Rank Score:
1,748
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Year of Release:
1959
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Rank Score:
1,748
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Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,746
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Year of Release:
2016
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,746
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Year of Release:
2020
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,734
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Year of Release:
2006
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,733
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Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,731
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
1,728
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Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
1,728
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Year of Release:
2009
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1,726
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 100 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 37 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 304 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 715 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,439 | 14% | |
| 1980s | 1,434 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 1,611 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,728 | 17% | |
| 2010s | 2,003 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 727 | 7% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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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% | |
| Various Artists | 26 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,015 | 50% | |
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2,661 | 27% | |
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430 | 4% | |
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316 | 3% | |
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222 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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138 | 1% | |
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| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. R.E.M. | |
| 16. The Beach Boys | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. The Cure | |
| 20. Pixies |
