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 Kingdom61Muse18Absolution (199th)30,750
United Kingdom62The Kinks60The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (151st)30,145
United States63Michael Jackson24Thriller (77th)30,078
Canada64Rush37Moving Pictures (150th)29,622
United States65Simon & Garfunkel20Bridge Over Troubled Water (106th)29,209
United States66Charles Mingus52The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)29,193
United States67Beach House10Teen Dream (135th)29,133
United States68Modest Mouse16The Moon & Antarctica (149th)28,951
United States69Bon Iver6For Emma, Forever Ago (109th)28,417
Canada70Godspeed You! Black Emperor10Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (89th)28,235
United States71Red Hot Chili Peppers23Blood Sugar Sex Magik (187th)27,536
United Kingdom72Depeche Mode44Violator (114th)27,494
United States73LCD Soundsystem9Sound Of Silver (96th)27,473
United Kingdom74The Stone Roses9The Stone Roses (34th)27,265
United States75Queens Of The Stone Age10Songs For The Deaf (131st)27,172
United Kingdom76Talk Talk13Spirit Of Eden (134th)26,406
United States77Frank Zappa115Hot Rats (222nd)26,052
United States78Frank Ocean4Blond (91st)25,897
United States79Fleet Foxes8Fleet Foxes (133rd)25,746
United States80Vampire Weekend7Modern Vampires Of The City (121st)25,168
Total artists: 1,000. Page 4 of 50
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