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)18,647
United Kingdom122New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,502
United Kingdom123Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (218th)18,480
United States124Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (235th)18,449
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,199
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (312th)18,101
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (229th)17,810
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,378
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (215th)17,188
United States130Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (236th)16,917
United Kingdom131John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (146th)16,899
United States132Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)16,885
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (216th)16,778
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (193rd)16,519
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (97th)16,429
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,312
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,237
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (336th)16,017
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (357th)15,997
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,996
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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