Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 52,000 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 States401The Residents137Not Available (1,565th)4,511
United Kingdom402Fairport Convention41Liege & Lief (968th)4,509
United States403The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (445th)4,477
United States404Duke Ellington70Ellington At Newport (1,194th)4,467
United States405Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,409th)4,438
United Kingdom406Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,354th)4,411
United States407Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (749th)4,406
United States408Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (530th)4,396
Sweden409The Knife9Silent Shout (692nd)4,376
United Kingdom410Foals8Total Life Forever (1,335th)4,370
United Kingdom411Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (750th)4,320
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,952nd)4,319
United States413Paramore8Riot! (1,650th)4,319
United States414Janis Joplin11Pearl (612th)4,315
United States415Garbage9Garbage (801st)4,302
United States416American Football3American Football (460th)4,300
United Kingdom417Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,079th)4,277
United Kingdom418Emerson, Lake & Palmer14Brain Salad Surgery (1,258th)4,255
United States419Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,336th)4,247
United Kingdom420Thom Yorke8The Eraser (818th)4,205
Total artists: 1,000. Page 21 of 50
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