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 Kingdom61Muse18Absolution (200th)30,419
United Kingdom62The Kinks61The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (151st)29,974
United States63Michael Jackson24Thriller (77th)29,808
Canada64Rush37Moving Pictures (154th)29,195
United States65Beach House10Teen Dream (135th)29,049
United States66Charles Mingus52The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)28,994
United States67Simon & Garfunkel20Bridge Over Troubled Water (106th)28,994
United States68Modest Mouse16The Moon & Antarctica (146th)28,936
United States69Bon Iver6For Emma, Forever Ago (111th)28,209
Canada70Godspeed You! Black Emperor10Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (89th)28,178
United States71LCD Soundsystem9Sound Of Silver (96th)27,474
United States72Red Hot Chili Peppers23Blood Sugar Sex Magik (187th)27,434
United Kingdom73Depeche Mode44Violator (114th)27,293
United States74Queens Of The Stone Age10Songs For The Deaf (131st)27,159
United Kingdom75The Stone Roses9The Stone Roses (34th)27,019
United Kingdom76Talk Talk13Spirit Of Eden (134th)26,236
United States77Frank Zappa115Hot Rats (223rd)25,901
United States78Frank Ocean4Blond (90th)25,759
United States79Fleet Foxes9Fleet Foxes (133rd)25,572
United States80Vampire Weekend7Modern Vampires Of The City (120th)25,357
Total artists: 1,000. Page 4 of 50
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