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 (306th)7,392
United States262Faith No More11Angel Dust (537th)7,377
United Kingdom263The xx4XX (342nd)7,325
United States264Slayer15Reign In Blood (474th)7,270
United Kingdom265Burial13Untrue (350th)7,222
United Kingdom266Mike Oldfield33Tubular Bells (512th)7,177
Nigeria267Fela Kuti56Zombie (905th)7,161
United States268Bright Eyes16I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (423rd)7,104
United States269James Brown92James Brown Live At The Apollo (627th)7,102
Canada270Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (343rd)7,078
United States271Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (359th)7,049
United Kingdom272Franz Ferdinand8Franz Ferdinand (355th)6,994
United Kingdom273Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (593rd)6,994
United States274Ray Charles58The Genius Of Ray Charles (1,051st)6,991
United States275Tori Amos29Little Earthquakes (592nd)6,971
United States276Curtis Mayfield25Super Fly (527th)6,939
United Kingdom277Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (552nd)6,929
United States278Weyes Blood7Titanic Rising (318th)6,897
279Stereolab27Dots And Loops (952nd)6,869
280Scott Walker24Scott 4 (769th)6,859
Total artists: 1,000. Page 14 of 50
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