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 (724th)7,956
Canada242Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (289th)7,928
United States243Taylor Swift17Folklore (941st)7,869
United States244Fugazi12Repeater (601st)7,847
United States245Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (610th)7,842
United States246Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (873rd)7,797
United States247Faith No More11Angel Dust (537th)7,703
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (246th)7,702
United States249Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (371st)7,678
United Kingdom250T. Rex30Electric Warrior (352nd)7,664
United States251Beyoncé11Lemonade (472nd)7,571
United Kingdom252Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (554th)7,571
United Kingdom253The Jam21All Mod Cons (744th)7,558
United States254Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (419th)7,523
United Kingdom255The xx4xx (340th)7,513
United States256D'Angelo (US)5Black Messiah (513th)7,476
Sweden257Opeth18Blackwater Park (819th)7,446
United States258Bright Eyes15I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (403rd)7,437
United Kingdom259Burial13Untrue (347th)7,427
United States260Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (591st)7,392
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