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)
Canada241Grimes7Art Angels (430th)7,994
United States242The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (728th)7,910
Canada243Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (291st)7,872
United States244Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (608th)7,842
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (599th)7,815
United States246Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (876th)7,760
United States247Faith No More11Angel Dust (539th)7,685
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (245th)7,684
United States249Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (371st)7,657
United States250Beyoncé11Lemonade (466th)7,650
United Kingdom251T. Rex30Electric Warrior (352nd)7,639
United Kingdom252The Jam21All Mod Cons (743rd)7,532
United Kingdom253Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (559th)7,522
United States254Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (418th)7,516
United Kingdom255The xx4xx (340th)7,455
United States256D'Angelo5Black Messiah (512th)7,450
United States257Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (570th)7,429
Sweden258Opeth18Blackwater Park (824th)7,407
United Kingdom259Burial13Untrue (349th)7,391
United States260Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (591st)7,387
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