Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 56,000 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 States121Paul Simon29Graceland (122nd)18,150
United States122Love18Forever Changes (75th)18,141
United Kingdom123Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (225th)17,934
United Kingdom124Deep Purple69Machine Head (248th)17,928
United Kingdom125New Order31Power, Corruption & Lies (253rd)17,919
United Kingdom126Jethro Tull46Thick As A Brick (310th)17,732
United States127OutKast8Aquemini (278th)17,396
United States128Elvis Presley152Elvis Presley (343rd)17,359
United Kingdom129Elton John56Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (204th)16,980
United Kingdom130Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (239th)16,779
United States131Phil Elverum41The Glow Pt. 2 (197th)16,297
United States132Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (116th)16,295
United States133Car Seat Headrest19Teens Of Denial (220th)16,165
United States134Johnny Cash126At Folsom Prison (326th)16,155
United States135Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (240th)16,089
United Kingdom136John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (148th)15,967
United States137Rage Against The Machine9Rage Against The Machine (113th)15,884
United Kingdom138George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (99th)15,529
United States139The War On Drugs9Lost In The Dream (166th)15,528
United Kingdom140Electric Light Orchestra42Out Of The Blue (486th)15,429
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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