If The BEA Overall Chart Had A One Album Per Artist Rule...
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I made this chart 10 years ago...figured it was time for an update. I absolutely do not agree with the concept of allowing one album per artist on my chart...I believe that doing so omits a large number of albums that are among the 100 best from being shown and correctly counted simply because one only wants to show one per artist. I believe that this kind of chart is what custom charts was created for...but it shouldn't be ones overall chart. That's just my opinion.

With that said. this is what the BEA Overall Chart top 100 would look like if there was a one album per artist rule. Why? Because it's an interesting exercise. The number in the album comments is where the album sits as of today in the actual BEA Overall Chart. Note that when I did this in 2015, album #100 (All Things Must Pass by George Harrison) was at #155 on the actual overall chart.

• Chart updated: 11/28/2025 16:15
• (Created: 03/29/2015 15:05).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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1. (=)

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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#1 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,476 charts

Rank Score:

59,057

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,689 votes)

Comments:

866

2. (=)

The Dark Side Of The Moon 

 Pink Floyd

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#2 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1973

Appears in:

4,178 charts

Rank Score:

55,826

Rank in 1973:

1

Rank in 1970s:

1

Overall Rank:

2

Average Rating:

 92 (5,383 votes)

Comments:

596

3. NEW

Abbey Road 

 The Beatles

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#3 (note: in 2015, this spot was held by Revolver by The Beatles. That album falls off of this chart.)

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

3,779 charts

Rank Score:

53,422

Rank in 1969:

1

Rank in 1960s:

1

Overall Rank:

3

Average Rating:

 92 (4,682 votes)

Comments:

479

4. (13) 9

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 

 David Bowie

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#7 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

3,049 charts

Rank Score:

40,395

Rank in 1972:

1

Rank in 1970s:

3

Overall Rank:

6

Average Rating:

 90 (3,596 votes)

Comments:

305

5. (7) 2

The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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#10 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,072 charts

Rank Score:

37,110

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,588 votes)

Comments:

357

6. (9) 3

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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#11 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,889 charts

Rank Score:

36,297

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,323 votes)

Comments:

362

7. (5) 2

Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) 

 Led Zeppelin

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#12 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

3,189 charts

Rank Score:

36,000

Rank in 1971:

1

Rank in 1970s:

4

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 90 (4,039 votes)

Comments:

308

8. (4) 4

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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#13 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,260 charts

Rank Score:

35,852

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,375 votes)

Comments:

414

9. (6) 3

Funeral 

 Arcade Fire

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#15 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

2004

Appears in:

2,941 charts

Rank Score:

31,532

Rank in 2004:

1

Rank in 2000s:

3

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 88 (3,700 votes)

Comments:

404

10. (14) 4

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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#16 [First added to this chart: 11/28/2025]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,505 charts

Rank Score:

31,216

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,959 votes)

Comments:

266

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If The BEA Overall Chart Had A One Album Per Artist Rule... composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	1	1%
1960s	12	12%
1970s	23	23%
1980s	16	16%
1990s	25	25%
2000s	16	16%
2010s	7	7%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
The Smiths	1	1%
Wilco	1	1%
Coldplay	1	1%
Bruce Springsteen	1	1%
The National	1	1%
The Doors	1	1%
R.E.M.	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	52	52%
	34	34%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	99	99%
Yes	1	1%

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100/100  !	11/29/2025 16:21	craola	219	96/100
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80/100  !	03/30/2023 09:22	pedro1976	108	85/100

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This chart is rated in the top 2% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 90.9/100, a mean average of 91.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 10.3.

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If The BEA Overall Chart Had A One Album Per Artist Rule... forum mentions

From BestEverAlbums 12/07/2025 09:00 in Chart of the day (#5154): By Romanelli

“Today's chart of the day If The BEA Overall Chart Had A One Album Per Artist Rule... by ) 1. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) 3. Abbey Road by The Beatles (1969) 4. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (1972)…”

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From Romanelli 11/28/2025 16:18 in One Album Per Artist: The Chart

“This is a chart that I made ten years ago, in March of 2015. I figured it was time for an update. Note that the chart also includes, in the album notes, where the album is on the actual overall chart as of today. So this chart is what the BEA overall chart would look like if the site had this rule:…”

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From RoundTheBend 09/17/2020 02:24 in Re-Ranking BEA's Top 100

“Yeah would be fun. I liked Romanelli's take on if only one album per artist was a thing too. Oh wow... time flies. 2015, sounds like someone should update that or something if they want. I'd probably get halfway through and then start throwing my monitor. hehe.”

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From HazeyTwilight TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/29/2015 15:17 | #138134

needs more beatles

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From Goliath 07/03/2020 16:16 | #254982

I cannot get my head around why one album per artist is a good idea! This chart is not showing the 100 best albums, it's simply a list of each artist's best album.

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From JoaoMoreira 01/13/2017 04:59 | #182417

Beatles' revolver. yes. off course.

Arcade fire are not my cup of tea… and i tried a few times. but its destined not to happen :D

Petsounds. yep yep yep yep!

I wasnt expecting in the aeroplane over the sea to chart so high. it is indeed a great album with a superb inner force.

The first doors album… from the moment that i started to smoke weed & hash when i was young to the sober & happy nowadays me i've always admired them. brilliant band.

I still have not invested time in exile on main street. i'm starting to in the rolling stones post-60s discog.

Besides the top 20, what's going on is my favorite album of the past year, i have a very friendly relation with after the gold rush :), started to ear modest mouse's music very recently, fleet foxes s/t and joni mitchell's blue are two beautiful albums, lou's transformer makes part of my life, a love supreme does too and american idiot? what? :D

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From Mercury TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/29/2015 15:25 | #138136

First off, Dylan still can't make it in the top 10? For shame...
Next, wow! Touché on making this mo so quick! DAMN!
Next, this is interesting enough.
Finally, I'm gutted Kendrick still didn't quite make it in the top 100, he was just one spot behind All Things Must Pass. So close...

Cheers, homey.

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From manurock 08/03/2015 11:45 | #146972

I don't like the album per artist rule because I find it unfair with the artists which produce more than one great album against those who only make it "right" once (I don't like 8 Beatles either), still I find it a very interesting chart and it benefits from the intrinsic variety.

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