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 .
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Year of Release:
2004
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32,395
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Top rated album (88/100 - 3695 votes)  88 (3,695 votes)
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
23,938
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2427 votes)  88 (2,427 votes)
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
31,988
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2954 votes)  88 (2,954 votes)
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
21,351
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2834 votes)  88 (2,834 votes)
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
20,474
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2782 votes)  87 (2,782 votes)
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Year of Release:
1980
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Rank Score:
26,794
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2319 votes)  87 (2,319 votes)
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
20,894
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2527 votes)  87 (2,527 votes)
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1967-1970 
Compilation
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
751
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Top rated album (87/100 - 513 votes)  87 (513 votes)
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
18,549
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2466 votes)  87 (2,466 votes)
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Year of Release:
1995
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27,659
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Top rated album (87/100 - 3963 votes)  87 (3,963 votes)
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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).