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:

2,833 charts

Rank Score:

41,981

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

12

Average Rating:

 88 (3,252 votes)

Comments:

356

22.

The Queen Is Dead 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,479 charts

Rank Score:

36,444

Rank in 1986:

1

Rank in 1980s:

1

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 88 (2,893 votes)

Comments:

265

23.

Blonde On Blonde 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,019 charts

Rank Score:

26,391

Rank in 1966:

3

Rank in 1960s:

11

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 88 (2,380 votes)

Comments:

174

24.

Animals 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,736 charts

Rank Score:

23,963

Rank in 1977:

2

Rank in 1970s:

8

Overall Rank:

36

Average Rating:

 88 (2,774 votes)

Comments:

200

25.

Led Zeppelin II 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,927 charts

Rank Score:

22,290

Rank in 1969:

3

Rank in 1960s:

13

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 87 (2,726 votes)

Comments:

174

26.

Remain In Light 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1980

Appears in:

2,016 charts

Rank Score:

29,372

Rank in 1980:

1

Rank in 1980s:

3

Overall Rank:

26

Average Rating:

 87 (2,269 votes)

Comments:

195

27.

Are You Experienced 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

2,200 charts

Rank Score:

23,110

Rank in 1967:

4

Rank in 1960s:

12

Overall Rank:

39

Average Rating:

 87 (2,473 votes)

Comments:

169

28.

Hunky Dory 

 David Bowie

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

1,840 charts

Rank Score:

20,772

Rank in 1971:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

46

Average Rating:

 87 (2,423 votes)

Comments:

159

29.

The Bends 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,654 charts

Rank Score:

31,046

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,890 votes)

Comments:

315

30.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,848 charts

Rank Score:

22,384

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,178 votes)

Comments:

167

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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).