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 (123rd)18,162
United States122Love18Forever Changes (76th)18,157
United Kingdom123Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (225th)17,957
United Kingdom124Deep Purple69Machine Head (247th)17,950
United Kingdom125New Order31Power, Corruption & Lies (253rd)17,933
United Kingdom126Jethro Tull46Thick As A Brick (310th)17,678
United States127OutKast8Aquemini (278th)17,414
United States128Elvis Presley152Elvis Presley (344th)17,366
United Kingdom129Elton John56Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (204th)16,900
United Kingdom130Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (239th)16,787
United States131Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (116th)16,321
United States132Phil Elverum41The Glow Pt. 2 (197th)16,312
United States133Johnny Cash126At Folsom Prison (325th)16,174
United States134Car Seat Headrest19Teens Of Denial (220th)16,158
United States135Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (240th)16,138
United Kingdom136John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (147th)15,989
United States137Rage Against The Machine9Rage Against The Machine (113th)15,905
United Kingdom138George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (99th)15,550
United States139The War On Drugs9Lost In The Dream (166th)15,542
United Kingdom140Electric Light Orchestra42Out Of The Blue (486th)15,444
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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