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 States121The Stooges14Fun House (204th)18,735
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (217th)18,613
United Kingdom123New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,585
United States124Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)18,445
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,319
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,141
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (233rd)17,836
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,458
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (210th)17,267
United States130Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (237th)16,975
United States131Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)16,970
United Kingdom132John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (146th)16,931
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (218th)16,822
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (192nd)16,452
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (97th)16,438
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,323
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,289
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (336th)16,034
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (356th)16,021
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,891
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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