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 (205th)18,693
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (216th)18,564
United Kingdom123New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,538
United States124Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (236th)18,466
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (244th)18,272
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,131
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (234th)17,803
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,420
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (210th)17,224
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)16,965
United States131Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (238th)16,946
United Kingdom132John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (145th)16,912
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (218th)16,791
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (192nd)16,537
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (97th)16,435
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,344
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (83rd)16,256
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (336th)16,043
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (355th)16,032
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,925
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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