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 States241Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (612th)7,798
Canada242Grimes6Art Angels (439th)7,797
United States243Herbie Hancock42Head Hunters (498th)7,789
United States244Billie Holiday80Lady In Satin (543rd)7,777
United States245Otis Redding24Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (364th)7,771
United States246The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (772nd)7,769
United States247Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (900th)7,764
United States248My Chemical Romance10The Black Parade (330th)7,650
Canada249The Weeknd13House Of Balloons (913th)7,622
United States250Chuck Berry43Berry Is On Top (496th)7,616
United Kingdom251T. Rex30Electric Warrior (352nd)7,585
United States252D'Angelo5Black Messiah (517th)7,567
United States253Fugazi12Repeater (620th)7,508
United Kingdom254The Jam21All Mod Cons (745th)7,474
United States255Linkin Park20Hybrid Theory (556th)7,471
United States256Low20I Could Live In Hope (1,106th)7,459
United States257Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (385th)7,453
United Kingdom258Steven Wilson44Hand. Cannot. Erase. (566th)7,431
United States259Julia Holter9Have You In My Wilderness (588th)7,404
United States260Carole King26Tapestry (244th)7,389
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