Overall Chart
Listed below are the overall rankings for the best albums in history as determined by their aggregate positions in over 53,000 different greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com!
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
76,729
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841
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Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
71,131
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Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
65,423
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
56,920
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Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
51,339
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Year of Release:
2007
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Rank Score:
51,102
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Year of Release:
1967
Appears in:
Rank Score:
50,811
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Year of Release:
1975
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Rank Score:
50,743
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Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
50,088
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Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
46,003
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Overall Chart composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 2 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 25 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 296 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 742 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 1,472 | 15% | |
| 1980s | 1,455 | 15% | |
| 1990s | 1,684 | 17% | |
| 2000s | 1,797 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 2,053 | 21% | |
| 2020s | 474 | 5% |
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| Bob Dylan | 38 | 0% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 33 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 32 | 0% | |
| The Beatles | 29 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 27 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 25 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 24 | 0% | |
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5,000 | 50% | |
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2,656 | 27% | |
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444 | 4% | |
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303 | 3% | |
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226 | 2% | |
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167 | 2% | |
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140 | 1% | |
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