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)
Canada261Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (347th)7,361
United States262Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (566th)7,343
United States263Slayer15Reign In Blood (475th)7,304
Canada264The Weeknd12House Of Balloons (898th)7,292
United States265Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (368th)7,249
United Kingdom266Mike Oldfield33Tubular Bells (510th)7,204
United States267Low20I Could Live In Hope (1,033rd)7,197
United States268Chuck Berry43Berry Is On Top (571st)7,182
United Kingdom269Morrissey24Viva Hate (1,118th)7,180
United States270Tori Amos25Little Earthquakes (614th)7,164
United States271Boston8Boston (286th)7,112
Ireland272Thin Lizzy23Jailbreak (642nd)7,071
Nigeria273Fela Kuti53Zombie (1,000th)6,972
United Kingdom274Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (546th)6,954
United Kingdom275Camel21Mirage (703rd)6,953
United Kingdom276Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (617th)6,949
United States277The Mars Volta10De-Loused In The Comatorium (481st)6,940
United States278Janelle Monáe5The ArchAndroid (467th)6,885
United Kingdom279Wishbone Ash44Argus (781st)6,879
United States280The Notorious B.I.G.7Ready To Die (310th)6,815
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