Top-ranked artists from Japan

The top-ranked artists from Japan 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)
Japan1フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]1898.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] (315th)13,323
Japan2ボリス [Boris]40Flood (1,324th)3,192
Japan3ボアダムス [Boredoms]23Vision Creation Newsun (1,237th)2,519
Japan4瀬葉 淳 [Nujabes]4Modal Soul (1,448th)1,918
Japan5青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]140 (3,257th)1,724
Japan6山下達郎 [Tatsuro Yamashita]14For You (1,872nd)1,377
Japan7Yellow Magic Orchestra10Solid State Survivor (2,623rd)1,201
Japan8植松 伸夫 [Nobuo Uematsu]18Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack (5,521st)1,192
Japan9山岡 晃 [Akira Yamaoka]6Silent Hill 2 (2,530th)1,084
Japan10Mono16Hymn To The Immortal Wind (3,926th)1,067
Japan11Ryuichi Sakamoto36Thousand Knives (6,820th)1,021
Japan12コーネリアス [Cornelius]9Fantasma (2,000th)996
Japan13譲 久石 [Joe Hisaishi]24Spirited Away (4,931st)942
Japan14椎名 林檎 [Sheena Ringo]7加爾基 精液 栗ノ花 [Karuki Samen Kuri No Hana] (3,175th)891
Japan15吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura]10Wave Notation 1: Music For Nine Post Cards (4,744th)790
Japan16シートベルツ [The Seatbelts]7Cowboy Bebop (2,290th)748
Japan17Yoko Ono19Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band (7,663rd)716
Japan18Melt-Banana10Fetch (3,743rd)714
Japan19The Pillows21FLCL: Original Sound Track No. 3 (5,198th)691
Japan20福居良 [Ryo Fukui]5Scenery (2,618th)672
Total artists: 1,000. Page 1 of 50
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