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)
Canada241Grimes7Art Angels (430th)7,992
United States242The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (728th)7,917
Canada243Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (291st)7,877
United States244Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (608th)7,849
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (601st)7,815
United States246Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (877th)7,765
United States247Faith No More11Angel Dust (539th)7,683
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (245th)7,675
United States249Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (371st)7,666
United States250Beyoncé11Lemonade (467th)7,649
United Kingdom251T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,633
United Kingdom252The Jam21All Mod Cons (744th)7,526
United States253Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (419th)7,510
United Kingdom254Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (559th)7,507
United Kingdom255The xx4xx (340th)7,467
United States256D'Angelo5Black Messiah (513th)7,440
United States257Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (569th)7,428
Sweden258Opeth18Blackwater Park (824th)7,400
United States259Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (592nd)7,391
United Kingdom260Burial13Untrue (351st)7,382
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