Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 59,000 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 Help The number of albums by this artist featuring on this site. Top Ranked Album Help The top-ranked album by this artist and where it ranks in the overall chart (N.B. some artists might not have a top-ranked album, if their albums are ranked outside the top 100,000) Score Help Total rank score for this artist (made up of the total rank score from all of their albums)
United Kingdom43Arctic Monkeys10Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (65th)23,946
United Kingdom44Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (51st)23,318
United Kingdom45Yes69Close To The Edge (75th)23,205
United Kingdom46Van Morrison62Astral Weeks (71st)22,197
Canada47Joni Mitchell36Blue (59th)21,968
United Kingdom48Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (56th)21,910
United States49The National18High Violet (133rd)21,606
United States50Pearl Jam85Ten (52nd)20,881
United States51John Coltrane90A Love Supreme (76th)20,852
United Kingdom52Nick Drake13Pink Moon (53rd)20,761
United States53Weezer26Weezer (Blue Album) (80th)20,378
United States55Tom Waits27Rain Dogs (115th)19,798
United Kingdom56Queen52A Night At The Opera (102nd)19,791
United States57Sonic Youth42Daydream Nation (79th)19,363
United Kingdom58Muse19Absolution (171st)19,174
United States59Wilco23Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (64th)18,870
United States60Michael Jackson24Thriller (69th)18,855
Australia61Tame Impala12Lonerism (89th)18,777
United Kingdom62Coldplay21A Rush Of Blood To The Head (107th)18,399
Australia63Nick Cave30The Boatman's Call (427th)18,173
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