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 (199th)30,658
United Kingdom62The Kinks60The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (151st)30,077
United States63Michael Jackson24Thriller (77th)29,947
Canada64Rush37Moving Pictures (150th)29,464
United States65Simon & Garfunkel20Bridge Over Troubled Water (105th)29,150
United States66Beach House10Teen Dream (135th)29,084
United States67Charles Mingus52The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)29,029
United States68Modest Mouse16The Moon & Antarctica (146th)28,973
United States69Bon Iver6For Emma, Forever Ago (109th)28,371
Canada70Godspeed You! Black Emperor10Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (89th)28,254
United States71Red Hot Chili Peppers23Blood Sugar Sex Magik (187th)27,508
United States72LCD Soundsystem9Sound Of Silver (96th)27,443
United Kingdom73Depeche Mode44Violator (114th)27,404
United Kingdom74The Stone Roses9The Stone Roses (34th)27,178
United States75Queens Of The Stone Age10Songs For The Deaf (131st)27,155
United Kingdom76Talk Talk13Spirit Of Eden (134th)26,346
United States77Frank Zappa115Hot Rats (223rd)25,922
United States78Frank Ocean4Blond (91st)25,783
United States79Fleet Foxes8Fleet Foxes (133rd)25,692
United States80Vampire Weekend7Modern Vampires Of The City (121st)25,104
Total artists: 1,000. Page 4 of 50
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