Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 56,000 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 States61Michael Jackson24Thriller (72nd)29,737
Iceland62Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (79th)29,472
United Kingdom63The Kinks61The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (148th)29,009
United States64Charles Mingus53The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)28,491
United States65Beach House10Teen Dream (134th)27,930
United States66Simon & Garfunkel20Bridge Over Troubled Water (108th)27,680
Canada67Rush37Moving Pictures (162nd)27,478
United States68Red Hot Chili Peppers23Blood Sugar Sex Magik (182nd)27,470
Canada69Godspeed You! Black Emperor11Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (93rd)27,037
United Kingdom70Depeche Mode45Violator (106th)26,941
United States71Modest Mouse16The Moon & Antarctica (170th)26,448
United States72Frank Zappa122Hot Rats (225th)26,053
United States73Bon Iver6For Emma, Forever Ago (118th)25,862
United States74LCD Soundsystem9Sound Of Silver (101st)25,723
United States75Queens Of The Stone Age10Songs For The Deaf (129th)25,640
United Kingdom76Talk Talk13Spirit Of Eden (133rd)25,189
United Kingdom77The Stone Roses9The Stone Roses (33rd)25,005
United States78Vampire Weekend7Modern Vampires Of The City (125th)24,876
United Kingdom79Portishead6Dummy (69th)24,830
United States80Marvin Gaye42What's Going On (48th)24,691
Total artists: 1,000. Page 4 of 50
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