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 (968th)4,491
United States402Duke Ellington73Ellington At Newport (1,195th)4,486
United States403The Residents137Not Available (1,577th)4,478
United States404The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (445th)4,450
United States405Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,405th)4,421
United Kingdom406Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,357th)4,415
United States407Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (748th)4,390
United Kingdom408Foals8Total Life Forever (1,329th)4,382
United States409Paramore8Riot! (1,659th)4,367
United States410Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (534th)4,356
Sweden411The Knife9Silent Shout (699th)4,340
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,962nd)4,307
United States413Blue Öyster Cult32Secret Treaties (1,498th)4,299
United Kingdom414Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (750th)4,297
United States415Garbage9Garbage (799th)4,286
United Kingdom416Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,073rd)4,285
United States417Janis Joplin11Pearl (614th)4,279
United States418American Football3American Football (469th)4,237
United States419Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,339th)4,234
United States420Jimmy Eat World12Bleed American (1,065th)4,227
Total artists: 1,000. Page 21 of 50
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