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 Kingdom161XTC30Skylarking (377th)13,425
United States162Soundgarden13Superunknown (176th)13,312
United Kingdom163Roxy Music19Avalon (494th)13,229
United States164Grateful Dead162American Beauty (368th)13,013
United States165Slint2Spiderland (99th)13,006
United States166The Killers11Hot Fuss (212th)12,983
Japan167フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]20Long Season (304th)12,978
United Kingdom168Pulp16Different Class (177th)12,500
United States169Eminem17The Marshall Mathers LP (303rd)12,137
United States170System Of A Down5Toxicity (263rd)11,672
United States171Tom Petty32Full Moon Fever (518th)11,562
United States172Nina Simone46Pastel Blues (551st)11,541
United States173Madonna27Ray Of Light (631st)11,539
United Kingdom174Manic Street Preachers18The Holy Bible (481st)11,312
United Kingdom175Sex Pistols14Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (122nd)11,256
United States176St. Vincent9St. Vincent (493rd)11,218
United States177Father John Misty14I Love You, Honeybear (313th)11,163
United States178The Shins7Chutes Too Narrow (355th)11,130
United States179Patti Smith13Horses (184th)11,018
United States180MGMT10Oracular Spectacular (344th)10,991
Total artists: 1,000. Page 9 of 50
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