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 States121Love18Forever Changes (74th)18,116
United Kingdom122Dire Straits16Brothers In Arms (223rd)18,086
United States123Paul Simon29Graceland (123rd)18,059
United Kingdom124Deep Purple69Machine Head (249th)17,983
United Kingdom125New Order31Power, Corruption & Lies (255th)17,859
United Kingdom126Jethro Tull46Aqualung (311th)17,662
United States127OutKast8Aquemini (279th)17,323
United States128Elvis Presley152Elvis Presley (342nd)17,320
United Kingdom129Elton John56Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (207th)16,935
United Kingdom130Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (239th)16,640
United States131Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (116th)16,359
United States132Phil Elverum41The Glow Pt. 2 (197th)16,272
United States133Johnny Cash125At Folsom Prison (325th)16,146
United States134Car Seat Headrest19Teens Of Denial (220th)16,029
United States135Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (240th)16,001
United States136Rage Against The Machine9Rage Against The Machine (112th)15,968
United Kingdom137John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (147th)15,934
United States138The War On Drugs9Lost In The Dream (166th)15,485
United Kingdom139George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (100th)15,442
United States140Foo Fighters17The Colour And The Shape (355th)15,351
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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