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)
Canada261Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (307th)7,386
United States262Faith No More11Angel Dust (537th)7,372
United Kingdom263The xx4XX (343rd)7,320
United States264Slayer15Reign In Blood (474th)7,266
United Kingdom265Burial13Untrue (350th)7,233
United Kingdom266Mike Oldfield33Tubular Bells (512th)7,172
Nigeria267Fela Kuti56Zombie (905th)7,160
United States268James Brown92James Brown Live At The Apollo (627th)7,101
United States269Bright Eyes16I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (423rd)7,099
Canada270Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (342nd)7,072
United States271Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (359th)7,045
United States272Ray Charles58The Genius Of Ray Charles (1,051st)6,994
United Kingdom273Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (594th)6,991
United Kingdom274Franz Ferdinand8Franz Ferdinand (355th)6,989
United States275Tori Amos29Little Earthquakes (592nd)6,968
United States276Curtis Mayfield25Super Fly (526th)6,936
United Kingdom277Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (552nd)6,925
United States278Weyes Blood7Titanic Rising (319th)6,896
279Stereolab27Dots And Loops (952nd)6,889
United States280Boston9Boston (282nd)6,862
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