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 .)

41.

Pink Moon 

 Nick Drake

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,502 charts

Rank Score:

20,137

Rank in 1972:

3

Rank in 1970s:

15

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 87 (1,805 votes)

Comments:

142

42.

The Wall 

 Pink Floyd

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,204 charts

Rank Score:

30,109

Rank in 1979:

2

Rank in 1970s:

7

Overall Rank:

29

Average Rating:

 87 (3,412 votes)

Comments:

261

43.

Unknown Pleasures 

 Joy Division

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

1,917 charts

Rank Score:

24,936

Rank in 1979:

3

Rank in 1970s:

9

Overall Rank:

38

Average Rating:

 87 (2,273 votes)

Comments:

189

44.

Electric Ladyland 

 The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

1,628 charts

Rank Score:

18,728

Rank in 1968:

2

Rank in 1960s:

15

Overall Rank:

63

Average Rating:

 86 (1,919 votes)

Comments:

108

45.

Led Zeppelin 

 Led Zeppelin

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Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

1,736 charts

Rank Score:

18,650

Rank in 1969:

5

Rank in 1960s:

16

Overall Rank:

64

Average Rating:

 86 (2,521 votes)

Comments:

143

46.

Marquee Moon 

 Television

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Year of Release:

1977

Appears in:

1,723 charts

Rank Score:

21,719

Rank in 1977:

3

Rank in 1970s:

14

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 86 (1,832 votes)

Comments:

144

47.

Disintegration 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

1,761 charts

Rank Score:

27,773

Rank in 1989:

2

Rank in 1980s:

4

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 86 (1,966 votes)

Comments:

150

48.

Who's Next 

 The Who

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Year of Release:

1971

Appears in:

2,130 charts

Rank Score:

24,164

Rank in 1971:

2

Rank in 1970s:

10

Overall Rank:

40

Average Rating:

 86 (2,487 votes)

Comments:

200

49.

Illmatic 

 Nas

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

18,501

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,536 votes)

Comments:

109

50.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1963

Appears in:

938 charts

Rank Score:

14,033

Rank in 1963:

1

Rank in 1960s:

22

Overall Rank:

92

Average Rating:

 86 (991 votes)

Comments:

73

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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).