Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 56,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
21,853
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
21,810
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Year of Release:
2005
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Rank Score:
21,279
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Year of Release:
1972
Appears in:
Rank Score:
20,909
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Year of Release:
1977
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Rank Score:
20,646
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
20,080
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Year of Release:
2010
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Rank Score:
19,999
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Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
19,602
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Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
19,593
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Year of Release:
1991
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19,256
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Total albums: 10,000. Page 5 of 1,000
Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 27 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 302 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 734 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,463 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,622 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 1,769 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,020 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 608 | 6% |
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| Bob Dylan | 37 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 35 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 33 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 25 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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5,019 | 50% | |
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2,652 | 27% | |
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437 | 4% | |
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306 | 3% | |
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229 | 2% | |
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159 | 2% | |
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139 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of 1980 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Talking Heads | |
| 2. Joy Division | |
| 3. AC/DC | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Dead Kennedys | |
| 6. Peter Gabriel | |
| 7. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 8. The Cure | |
| 9. Rush | |
| 10. Pretenders | |
| 11. Dire Straits | |
| 12. The Feelies | |
| 13. The Clash | |
| 14. Black Sabbath | |
| 15. U2 | |
| 16. Motörhead | |
| 17. Genesis | |
| 18. Steely Dan | |
| 19. Elvis Costello | |
| 20. Prince |