Top-ranked artists from United Kingdom

The top-ranked artists from United Kingdom 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 Kingdom1The Beatles68Abbey Road (3rd)303,457
United Kingdom2Radiohead22OK Computer (1st)261,012
United Kingdom3Pink Floyd37The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)217,470
United Kingdom4David Bowie91The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (9th)158,025
United Kingdom5Led Zeppelin23Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)127,038
United Kingdom6The Rolling Stones99Exile On Main St. (44th)94,581
United Kingdom7The Smiths15The Queen Is Dead (17th)71,573
United Kingdom8King Crimson88In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (25th)54,104
United Kingdom9The Cure37Disintegration (31st)54,090
United Kingdom10The Who48Who's Next (40th)53,341
United Kingdom11The Clash19London Calling (20th)49,127
United Kingdom12Joy Division12Unknown Pleasures (38th)44,064
United Kingdom13Genesis34Selling England By The Pound (127th)43,307
United Kingdom14Black Sabbath45Paranoid (56th)42,493
United Kingdom15Arctic Monkeys10Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (66th)41,366
United Kingdom16Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (59th)37,287
United Kingdom17Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,282
United Kingdom18Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (60th)35,510
United Kingdom19Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)35,021
United Kingdom20Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,351
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