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)38,091
United States42The National16High Violet (128th)37,850
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (58th)37,156
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (108th)36,597
United States45Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (78th)36,185
United Kingdom46Nick Drake12Pink Moon (50th)36,168
United Kingdom47Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (61st)35,443
United States48Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,322
United States49Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,145
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,745
United States51Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,532
United States52Pearl Jam84Ten (51st)34,359
United Kingdom53Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (100th)34,128
United Kingdom54Yes53Close To The Edge (91st)34,095
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (79th)33,602
Australia56Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (386th)33,030
United Kingdom57Queen51A Night At The Opera (102nd)32,961
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,214
Canada59Joni Mitchell33Blue (76th)31,604
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (70th)31,371
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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