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 States261Bright Eyes15I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (406th)7,378
United States262Slayer15Reign In Blood (474th)7,370
Canada263Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (350th)7,321
United States264Chuck Berry43Berry Is On Top (562nd)7,298
Canada265The Weeknd12House Of Balloons (903rd)7,251
United States266Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (366th)7,238
United Kingdom267Mike Oldfield33Tubular Bells (505th)7,196
United States268Low20I Could Live In Hope (1,033rd)7,176
United Kingdom269Morrissey24Viva Hate (1,118th)7,155
United States270Tori Amos25Little Earthquakes (620th)7,126
United States271Boston8Boston (286th)7,089
United Kingdom272Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (537th)7,025
Ireland273Thin Lizzy23Jailbreak (647th)7,021
Nigeria274Fela Kuti56Zombie (983rd)6,973
United Kingdom275Wishbone Ash44Argus (769th)6,953
United Kingdom276Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (619th)6,923
United Kingdom277Camel21Mirage (703rd)6,914
United States278The Mars Volta10De-Loused In The Comatorium (483rd)6,892
279Stereolab26Dots And Loops (910th)6,870
United States280Janelle Monáe5The ArchAndroid (467th)6,857
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