Top-rated albums of all time

Listed below are the top-rated albums of all time as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

21.

Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,804 charts

Rank Score:

44,153

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,214 votes)

Comments:

354

22.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,442 charts

Rank Score:

37,622

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 88 (2,861 votes)

Comments:

265

23.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

1,983 charts

Rank Score:

27,224

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,339 votes)

Comments:

173

24.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,727 charts

Rank Score:

24,947

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,737 votes)

Comments:

200

25.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,896 charts

Rank Score:

22,697

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 87 (2,691 votes)

Comments:

174

26.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,178 charts

Rank Score:

23,698

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,432 votes)

Comments:

169

27.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

1,987 charts

Rank Score:

30,169

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,236 votes)

Comments:

195

28.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,818 charts

Rank Score:

21,322

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,391 votes)

Comments:

159

29.

The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,634 charts

Rank Score:

32,318

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,854 votes)

Comments:

313

30.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,828 charts

Rank Score:

23,137

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,142 votes)

Comments:

166

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).