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) (97th)13,516
United States162Soundgarden13Superunknown (175th)13,472
United Kingdom163Roxy Music19Avalon (490th)13,281
United States164Slint2Spiderland (99th)13,158
United States165The Killers11Hot Fuss (209th)13,094
United States166Grateful Dead162American Beauty (367th)13,064
Japan167フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]20Long Season (323rd)12,927
United States168Eminem17The Marshall Mathers LP (300th)12,323
United Kingdom169Pulp16Different Class (182nd)12,163
United States170Tom Petty32Full Moon Fever (514th)11,621
United States171System Of A Down5Toxicity (270th)11,562
United States172Nina Simone46Pastel Blues (552nd)11,553
United States173Madonna26Ray Of Light (622nd)11,512
United Kingdom174Sex Pistols14Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (122nd)11,351
United States175St. Vincent9St. Vincent (484th)11,319
United States176The Shins7Chutes Too Narrow (353rd)11,242
United States177Father John Misty14I Love You, Honeybear (309th)11,182
United Kingdom178Manic Street Preachers18The Holy Bible (486th)11,091
United States179The Byrds26The Notorious Byrd Brothers (717th)11,029
United States180Dinosaur Jr.21You're Living All Over Me (301st)10,966
Total artists: 1,000. Page 9 of 50
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