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 States601Styx36The Grand Illusion (1,681st)2,779
United Kingdom602Stereophonics14Word Gets Around (1,830th)2,774
United States603Warren Zevon19Excitable Boy (1,236th)2,765
United Kingdom604UFO35Strangers In The Night (2,387th)2,762
United Kingdom605The Human League18Dare (817th)2,756
United States606Laurie Anderson12Big Science (1,057th)2,755
Germany607Popol Vuh (DE)19Hosianna Mantra (1,083rd)2,754
United Kingdom608Archy Marshall8The Ooz (1,411th)2,749
United Kingdom609The La's2The La's (652nd)2,749
United Kingdom610Jessie Ware5What's Your Pleasure? (1,125th)2,746
United States611The Crickets9The "Chirping" Crickets (680th)2,745
United States612Brian Wilson15Brian Wilson Presents Smile (754th)2,740
Ireland613Damien Rice5O (911th)2,736
United States614X (US)13Los Angeles (1,036th)2,731
United Kingdom615The Pretty Things30S.F. Sorrow (990th)2,731
United Kingdom616John Martyn26Solid Air (1,136th)2,728
United States617Randy Newman35Sail Away (1,607th)2,722
United States618John Fahey24Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) (1,925th)2,717
Germany619Rammstein16Mutter (1,796th)2,716
United States620William Basinski21The Disintegration Loops I (1,522nd)2,706
Total artists: 1,000. Page 31 of 50
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