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 Kingdom121Cocteau Twins17Heaven Or Las Vegas (160th)18,705
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (216th)18,599
United Kingdom123New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,558
United States124Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)18,432
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,303
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,152
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (234th)17,820
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,444
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (210th)17,255
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)16,964
United States131Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (237th)16,960
United Kingdom132John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (146th)16,922
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (218th)16,810
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (192nd)16,440
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (97th)16,423
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,332
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,270
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (336th)16,027
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (356th)16,010
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,886
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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