Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 52,000 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 States121The Stooges14Fun House (204th)18,779
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (216th)18,729
United Kingdom123New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,644
United Kingdom124Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,493
United States125Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (237th)18,450
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,303
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (236th)17,981
United Kingdom128Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (208th)17,380
United States129OutKast8Aquemini (291st)17,250
United States130Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (235th)17,082
United States131Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (118th)17,070
United Kingdom132John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (147th)17,013
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (219th)16,715
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (193rd)16,483
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (99th)16,431
136Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,344
United States137The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (160th)16,295
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (334th)16,091
United Kingdom139The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)16,084
United States140Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (355th)16,067
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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