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 States161Wu-Tang Clan15Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (95th)13,583
United States162Soundgarden13Superunknown (175th)13,505
United Kingdom163Roxy Music19Avalon (485th)13,318
United States164Slint2Spiderland (98th)13,204
United States165The Killers11Hot Fuss (207th)13,078
United States166Grateful Dead162American Beauty (368th)13,031
Japan167フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]20Long Season (321st)12,968
United States168Eminem17The Marshall Mathers LP (298th)12,401
United Kingdom169Pulp16Different Class (181st)12,177
United States170System Of A Down5Toxicity (265th)11,675
United States171Tom Petty32Full Moon Fever (518th)11,607
United States172Nina Simone46Pastel Blues (551st)11,577
United States173Madonna26Ray Of Light (623rd)11,497
United Kingdom174Sex Pistols14Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (122nd)11,352
United States175St. Vincent9St. Vincent (489th)11,316
United States176The Shins7Chutes Too Narrow (353rd)11,276
United States177Father John Misty14I Love You, Honeybear (309th)11,205
United Kingdom178Manic Street Preachers18The Holy Bible (483rd)11,129
United States179The Byrds26The Notorious Byrd Brothers (717th)11,021
United States180Dinosaur Jr.21You're Living All Over Me (300th)11,006
Total artists: 1,000. Page 9 of 50
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