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 (405th)7,387
United States262Slayer15Reign In Blood (475th)7,350
Canada263Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (351st)7,323
Canada264The Weeknd12House Of Balloons (904th)7,250
United States265Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (367th)7,231
United States266Chuck Berry43Berry Is On Top (570th)7,228
United Kingdom267Mike Oldfield33Tubular Bells (505th)7,196
United States268Low20I Could Live In Hope (1,033rd)7,181
United Kingdom269Morrissey24Viva Hate (1,118th)7,150
United States270Tori Amos25Little Earthquakes (619th)7,126
United States271Boston8Boston (286th)7,099
United Kingdom272Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (536th)7,028
Ireland273Thin Lizzy23Jailbreak (646th)7,025
United Kingdom274Wishbone Ash44Argus (766th)6,959
United Kingdom275Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (618th)6,935
Nigeria276Fela Kuti56Zombie (1,003rd)6,926
United Kingdom277Camel21Mirage (703rd)6,924
United States278The Mars Volta10De-Loused In The Comatorium (483rd)6,900
United States279Janelle Monáe5The ArchAndroid (467th)6,861
United States280The Notorious B.I.G.7Ready To Die (309th)6,817
Total artists: 1,000. Page 14 of 50
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