Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 53,000 greatest album charts on BestEverAlbums.com are listed below:

N.B. Artist from before the mid-1960s may not be as well represented in this chart, because this chart only takes into account their albums. (Before that time, singles were far more prevalent than albums).

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Rank Artist Albums The number of albums by this artist featuring in the greatest album charts. Top Ranked Album The top ranked album by this artist and where it ranks in the overall chart. Score Total rank score for this artist (made up of the total rank score from all of their albums)
United States41John Coltrane81A Love Supreme (73rd)38,184
United States42The National16High Violet (129th)38,044
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (59th)37,287
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (108th)36,769
United Kingdom45Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,282
United States46Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (80th)36,186
United Kingdom47Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (60th)35,510
United States48Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,451
United States49Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,268
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)35,021
United States51Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,672
United States52Pearl Jam84Ten (50th)34,573
United Kingdom53Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,351
United Kingdom54Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (100th)34,279
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (78th)33,684
Australia56Nick Cave30The Boatman's Call (387th)33,059
United Kingdom57Queen51A Night At The Opera (102nd)33,056
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,441
Canada59Joni Mitchell33Blue (75th)31,676
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (71st)31,545
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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