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)
United States261Carole King26Tapestry (243rd)7,377
United States262Faith No More11Angel Dust (541st)7,361
United Kingdom263The xx4XX (344th)7,280
United States264Slayer15Reign In Blood (473rd)7,252
Canada265Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (332nd)7,228
United Kingdom266Mike Oldfield34Tubular Bells (511th)7,179
United Kingdom267Burial13Untrue (350th)7,178
Nigeria268Fela Kuti56Zombie (905th)7,166
United States269James Brown92James Brown Live At The Apollo (626th)7,069
United States270Bright Eyes16I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (424th)7,055
United Kingdom271Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (592nd)7,010
United Kingdom272Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (548th)6,987
United States273Ray Charles58The Genius Of Ray Charles (1,049th)6,972
United Kingdom274Franz Ferdinand8Franz Ferdinand (355th)6,954
United States275Tori Amos29Little Earthquakes (596th)6,936
276Stereolab27Dots And Loops (956th)6,929
United States277Curtis Mayfield25Super Fly (528th)6,920
United States278Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (360th)6,904
United States279Weyes Blood7Titanic Rising (312th)6,890
280Scott Walker24Scott 4 (765th)6,850
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