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 (71st)29,496
Iceland62Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (80th)29,177
United Kingdom63The Kinks61The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (149th)28,727
United States64Charles Mingus53The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (92nd)28,472
United States65Beach House10Teen Dream (134th)27,730
United States66Simon & Garfunkel20Bridge Over Troubled Water (108th)27,671
United States67Red Hot Chili Peppers23Blood Sugar Sex Magik (183rd)27,623
United Kingdom68Depeche Mode45Violator (103rd)27,178
Canada69Rush37Moving Pictures (164th)27,079
Canada70Godspeed You! Black Emperor11Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (93rd)27,014
United States71Modest Mouse16The Moon & Antarctica (166th)26,348
United States72Frank Zappa123Hot Rats (225th)25,933
United States73Bon Iver6For Emma, Forever Ago (118th)25,778
United States74Queens Of The Stone Age10Songs For The Deaf (126th)25,527
United States75LCD Soundsystem9Sound Of Silver (107th)25,378
United Kingdom76Talk Talk13Spirit Of Eden (135th)25,019
United Kingdom77The Stone Roses9The Stone Roses (33rd)24,788
United Kingdom78Portishead6Dummy (68th)24,643
United States79Vampire Weekend7Modern Vampires Of The City (128th)24,556
United States80Marvin Gaye42What's Going On (49th)24,460
Total artists: 1,000. Page 4 of 50
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