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 Kingdom401Fairport Convention41Liege & Lief (970th)4,501
United States402The Residents137Not Available (1,565th)4,501
United States403Duke Ellington73Ellington At Newport (1,194th)4,486
United States404The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (445th)4,465
United States405Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,407th)4,437
United Kingdom406Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,353rd)4,404
United States407Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (749th)4,398
United States408Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (531st)4,382
United Kingdom409Foals8Total Life Forever (1,337th)4,371
Sweden410The Knife9Silent Shout (694th)4,365
United States411Paramore8Riot! (1,654th)4,352
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,959th)4,314
United Kingdom413Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (750th)4,312
United States414Janis Joplin11Pearl (612th)4,305
United States415Garbage9Garbage (802nd)4,293
United Kingdom416Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,078th)4,286
United States417American Football3American Football (466th)4,274
United States418Jimmy Eat World12Bleed American (1,067th)4,245
United States419Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,339th)4,243
United Kingdom420Emerson, Lake & Palmer14Brain Salad Surgery (1,264th)4,242
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