Top-ranked artists from United Kingdom

The top-ranked artists from United Kingdom 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 Kingdom1The Beatles68Abbey Road (3rd)304,334
United Kingdom2Radiohead22OK Computer (1st)261,894
United Kingdom3Pink Floyd37The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)218,192
United Kingdom4David Bowie91The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (9th)158,618
United Kingdom5Led Zeppelin23Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)127,398
United Kingdom6The Rolling Stones99Exile On Main St. (44th)94,822
United Kingdom7The Smiths15The Queen Is Dead (17th)71,740
United Kingdom8The Cure37Disintegration (31st)54,270
United Kingdom9King Crimson88In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (25th)54,226
United Kingdom10The Who48Who's Next (40th)53,464
United Kingdom11The Clash18London Calling (20th)49,337
United Kingdom12Joy Division12Unknown Pleasures (38th)44,154
United Kingdom13Genesis34Selling England By The Pound (127th)43,438
United Kingdom14Black Sabbath45Paranoid (55th)42,618
United Kingdom15Arctic Monkeys10Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (66th)41,408
United Kingdom16Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (59th)37,397
United Kingdom17Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,337
United Kingdom18Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (60th)35,583
United Kingdom19Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)35,079
United Kingdom20Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,454
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