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 States261Faith No More11Angel Dust (541st)7,364
United States262Carole King26Tapestry (243rd)7,364
United Kingdom263The xx4XX (343rd)7,282
United States264Slayer15Reign In Blood (473rd)7,253
Canada265Alanis Morissette17Jagged Little Pill (332nd)7,195
United Kingdom266Burial13Untrue (350th)7,180
United Kingdom267Mike Oldfield34Tubular Bells (516th)7,147
Nigeria268Fela Kuti56Zombie (906th)7,145
United States269James Brown92James Brown Live At The Apollo (626th)7,070
United States270Bright Eyes16I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (424th)7,057
United Kingdom271Siouxsie And The Banshees16Juju (593rd)7,011
United Kingdom272Elbow19The Seldom Seen Kid (548th)6,990
United States273Ray Charles58The Genius Of Ray Charles (1,049th)6,972
United Kingdom274Franz Ferdinand8Franz Ferdinand (355th)6,955
United States275Tori Amos29Little Earthquakes (596th)6,938
United States276Curtis Mayfield25Super Fly (527th)6,919
United States277Dead Kennedys8Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (360th)6,908
278Stereolab27Dots And Loops (955th)6,898
United States279Weyes Blood7Titanic Rising (314th)6,886
280Scott Walker24Scott 4 (765th)6,851
Total artists: 1,000. Page 14 of 50
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