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 Kingdom241The Verve8Urban Hymns (297th)7,889
United States242Herbie Hancock42Head Hunters (503rd)7,811
United States243Billie Holiday80Lady In Satin (541st)7,781
United States244Otis Redding24Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (366th)7,765
Canada245The Weeknd13House Of Balloons (899th)7,746
Canada246Grimes6Art Angels (437th)7,728
United States247My Chemical Romance10The Black Parade (327th)7,727
United States248The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (783rd)7,701
United States249Linkin Park21Hybrid Theory (552nd)7,652
United States250Chuck Berry43Berry Is On Top (498th)7,640
United States251D'Angelo5Voodoo (517th)7,601
United States252Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (891st)7,570
United Kingdom253T. Rex30Electric Warrior (352nd)7,555
United States254Slayer15Reign In Blood (459th)7,510
United States255Fugazi12Repeater (608th)7,499
United States256Low20I Could Live In Hope (1,110th)7,481
United States257Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (381st)7,446
United States258Julia Holter9Have You In My Wilderness (605th)7,423
United Kingdom259The Jam21All Mod Cons (746th)7,420
United States260Faith No More11Angel Dust (525th)7,414
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