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)13,595
United States162Soundgarden13Superunknown (174th)13,516
United Kingdom163Roxy Music19Avalon (485th)13,309
United States164Slint2Spiderland (98th)13,221
United States165The Killers11Hot Fuss (207th)13,089
United States166Grateful Dead162American Beauty (368th)13,041
Japan167フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]20Long Season (321st)12,978
United States168Eminem17The Marshall Mathers LP (298th)12,413
United Kingdom169Pulp16Different Class (182nd)12,181
United States170System Of A Down5Toxicity (266th)11,745
United States171Tom Petty32Full Moon Fever (518th)11,612
United States172Nina Simone46Pastel Blues (550th)11,579
United States173Madonna26Ray Of Light (623rd)11,505
United Kingdom174Sex Pistols14Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (123rd)11,355
United States175St. Vincent9St. Vincent (489th)11,318
United States176The Shins7Chutes Too Narrow (353rd)11,283
United States177Father John Misty14I Love You, Honeybear (309th)11,212
United Kingdom178Manic Street Preachers18The Holy Bible (483rd)11,134
United States179The Byrds26The Notorious Byrd Brothers (717th)11,026
United States180Dinosaur Jr.21You're Living All Over Me (300th)11,009
Total artists: 1,000. Page 9 of 50
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