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 States41John Coltrane81A Love Supreme (73rd)38,165
United States42The National16High Violet (129th)38,035
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (59th)37,277
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (108th)36,760
United Kingdom45Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,270
United States46Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (80th)36,212
United Kingdom47Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (60th)35,497
United States48Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,441
United States49Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,259
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)35,010
United States51Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,662
United States52Pearl Jam84Ten (50th)34,563
United Kingdom53Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,340
United Kingdom54Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (100th)34,266
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (78th)33,660
Australia56Nick Cave30The Boatman's Call (387th)33,053
United Kingdom57Queen51A Night At The Opera (102nd)33,047
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,432
Canada59Joni Mitchell33Blue (75th)31,667
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (71st)31,535
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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