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 Kingdom401Fairport Convention41Liege & Lief (973rd)4,498
Canada402Tim Hecker18Ravedeath, 1972 (1,188th)4,475
United States403The Residents137Not Available (1,586th)4,475
United States404Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,401st)4,455
United States405Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (517th)4,443
United States406The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (450th)4,434
United Kingdom407Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,349th)4,416
United States408Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (746th)4,405
United Kingdom409Foals8Total Life Forever (1,332nd)4,382
United States410Paramore8Riot! (1,662nd)4,367
United States411Sun Ra87Lanquidity (1,971st)4,345
United States412Blue Öyster Cult32Secret Treaties (1,506th)4,332
Sweden413The Knife9Silent Shout (703rd)4,325
United Kingdom414Emerson, Lake & Palmer14Brain Salad Surgery (1,244th)4,299
United States415Garbage9Garbage (795th)4,297
United Kingdom416Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,077th)4,294
United States417Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,280th)4,292
United Kingdom418Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (754th)4,290
United States419American Football3American Football (463rd)4,282
United States420Janis Joplin11Pearl (618th)4,265
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