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)4,492
United States402Duke Ellington73Ellington At Newport (1,194th)4,486
United States403The Residents137Not Available (1,577th)4,479
United States404The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (445th)4,452
United States405Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,405th)4,422
United Kingdom406Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,356th)4,416
United States407Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (748th)4,386
United Kingdom408Foals8Total Life Forever (1,330th)4,381
United States409Paramore8Riot! (1,658th)4,367
United States410Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (533rd)4,357
Sweden411The Knife9Silent Shout (699th)4,340
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,962nd)4,308
United Kingdom413Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (750th)4,298
United States414Garbage9Garbage (799th)4,284
United States415Janis Joplin11Pearl (614th)4,280
United Kingdom416Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,080th)4,263
United States417American Football3American Football (470th)4,238
United States418Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,340th)4,232
United States419Jimmy Eat World12Bleed American (1,065th)4,228
United States420Blue Öyster Cult32Secret Treaties (1,595th)4,220
Total artists: 1,000. Page 21 of 50
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