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)18,714
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (217th)18,609
United Kingdom123New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,566
United States124Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)18,440
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,315
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,137
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (233rd)17,831
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,453
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (210th)17,263
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)16,992
United States131Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (237th)16,968
United Kingdom132John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (146th)16,932
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (218th)16,818
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (192nd)16,448
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (97th)16,432
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,320
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,283
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (336th)16,032
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (356th)16,017
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,895
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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