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)7,379
United States262Slayer15Reign In Blood (474th)7,359
Canada263Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (350th)7,323
United States264Chuck Berry43Berry Is On Top (562nd)7,299
Canada265The Weeknd12House Of Balloons (903rd)7,253
United States266Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (367th)7,239
United Kingdom267Mike Oldfield33Tubular Bells (505th)7,197
United States268Low20I Could Live In Hope (1,033rd)7,177
United Kingdom269Morrissey24Viva Hate (1,119th)7,148
United States270Tori Amos25Little Earthquakes (620th)7,119
United States271Boston8Boston (286th)7,091
United Kingdom272Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (537th)7,027
Ireland273Thin Lizzy23Jailbreak (647th)7,019
Nigeria274Fela Kuti56Zombie (983rd)6,973
United Kingdom275Wishbone Ash44Argus (766th)6,954
United Kingdom276Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (619th)6,925
United Kingdom277Camel21Mirage (703rd)6,916
United States278The Mars Volta10De-Loused In The Comatorium (483rd)6,894
279Stereolab26Dots And Loops (910th)6,861
United States280Janelle Monáe5The ArchAndroid (468th)6,858
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