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)38,080
United States42The National16High Violet (128th)37,864
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (58th)37,163
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (108th)36,591
United States45Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (78th)36,197
United Kingdom46Nick Drake12Pink Moon (50th)36,155
United Kingdom47Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (61st)35,438
United States48Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,329
United States49Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,156
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,755
United States51Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,546
United States52Pearl Jam84Ten (51st)34,355
United Kingdom53Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (100th)34,137
United Kingdom54Yes53Close To The Edge (91st)34,110
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (79th)33,603
Australia56Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (386th)33,022
United Kingdom57Queen51A Night At The Opera (102nd)32,973
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,222
Canada59Joni Mitchell33Blue (76th)31,550
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (71st)31,357
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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