Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 53,000 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 States241The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (729th)7,969
Canada242Grimes7Art Angels (432nd)7,968
Canada243Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (290th)7,870
United States244Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (609th)7,863
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (593rd)7,861
United States246Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (878th)7,747
United States247Faith No More11Angel Dust (538th)7,704
United States248Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (372nd)7,658
United States249Beyoncé11Lemonade (470th)7,658
United States250Carole King26Tapestry (246th)7,656
United Kingdom251T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,644
United Kingdom252Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (559th)7,613
United Kingdom253The Jam21All Mod Cons (746th)7,506
United States254Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (423rd)7,490
United States255Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (564th)7,476
United Kingdom256The xx4xx (342nd)7,435
United States257D'Angelo5Black Messiah (513th)7,431
Sweden258Opeth18Blackwater Park (827th)7,426
United States259Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (595th)7,398
United States260Bright Eyes15I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (407th)7,357
Total artists: 1,000. Page 13 of 50
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