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 (1,680th)2,781
United Kingdom602Stereophonics14Word Gets Around (1,830th)2,773
United States603Warren Zevon19Excitable Boy (1,236th)2,767
United Kingdom604UFO35Strangers In The Night (2,384th)2,765
United Kingdom605The Human League18Dare (817th)2,758
Germany606Popol Vuh (DE)19Hosianna Mantra (1,082nd)2,757
United States607Laurie Anderson12Big Science (1,056th)2,757
United Kingdom608The La's2The La's (651st)2,755
United Kingdom609Archy Marshall8The Ooz (1,412th)2,751
United Kingdom610Jessie Ware5What's Your Pleasure? (1,124th)2,747
United States611The Crickets9The "Chirping" Crickets (681st)2,747
United States612Brian Wilson15Brian Wilson Presents Smile (754th)2,738
Ireland613Damien Rice5O (909th)2,738
United Kingdom614The Pretty Things30S.F. Sorrow (990th)2,733
United States615X (US)13Los Angeles (1,036th)2,733
United Kingdom616John Martyn26Solid Air (1,136th)2,730
United States617Randy Newman35Sail Away (1,605th)2,722
Germany618Rammstein16Mutter (1,797th)2,718
United States619John Fahey24Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) (1,927th)2,717
United Kingdom620Mumford & Sons7Sigh No More (991st)2,708
Total artists: 1,000. Page 31 of 50
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