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 States41John Coltrane81A Love Supreme (75th)38,141
United States42The National16High Violet (128th)37,839
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (57th)37,273
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (108th)36,623
United States45Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (78th)36,294
United Kingdom46Nick Drake12Pink Moon (50th)36,188
United Kingdom47Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (61st)35,470
United States48Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,395
United States49Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,110
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,841
United States51Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,550
United States52Pearl Jam84Ten (51st)34,488
United Kingdom53Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (100th)34,290
United Kingdom54Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,188
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (79th)33,627
Australia56Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (387th)33,005
United Kingdom57Queen51A Night At The Opera (103rd)32,915
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,291
Canada59Joni Mitchell33Blue (76th)31,648
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (71st)31,377
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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