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 States121The Stooges14Fun House (204th)18,782
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (217th)18,684
United Kingdom123New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,596
United States124Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (235th)18,422
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,397
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,234
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (236th)17,921
United Kingdom128Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (208th)17,339
United States129OutKast8Aquemini (292nd)17,265
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)17,054
United States131Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (237th)17,003
United Kingdom132John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (147th)16,985
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (219th)16,767
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (192nd)16,533
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (98th)16,386
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,261
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,256
United States138Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (355th)16,088
United States139Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (336th)16,057
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)16,016
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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