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 States401Duke Ellington73Ellington At Newport (1,194th)4,493
Canada402Tim Hecker18Ravedeath, 1972 (1,187th)4,493
United States403The Residents137Not Available (1,578th)4,477
United States404The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (446th)4,449
United States405Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,406th)4,421
United Kingdom406Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,357th)4,414
United States407Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (748th)4,389
United Kingdom408Foals8Total Life Forever (1,328th)4,385
United States409Paramore8Riot! (1,659th)4,366
United States410Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (533rd)4,359
Sweden411The Knife9Silent Shout (699th)4,339
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,962nd)4,306
United States413Blue Öyster Cult32Secret Treaties (1,498th)4,298
United Kingdom414Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (750th)4,296
United Kingdom415Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,074th)4,289
United States416Garbage9Garbage (799th)4,285
United States417Janis Joplin11Pearl (614th)4,278
United States418American Football3American Football (470th)4,235
United States419Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,339th)4,233
United States420Jimmy Eat World12Bleed American (1,065th)4,226
Total artists: 1,000. Page 21 of 50
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