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 States41John Coltrane82To The Beat Of A Different Drum (-)38,198
United States42The National16High Violet (130th)37,780
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (58th)37,182
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (109th)36,482
United Kingdom45Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,238
United States46Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (79th)35,995
United States47Stevie Wonder37Love Songs - 20 Classic Hits (-)35,489
United Kingdom48Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (63rd)35,196
United States49Sonic Youth40Simon Werner A Disparu (Original Enregistrement Sonore) (-)35,110
United States50Pearl Jam847.7.06 San Diego (-)34,767
United Kingdom51Van Morrison57Brown Eyed Girl (-)34,761
United States52Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,363
United Kingdom53Yes53Highlights: The Very Best Of Yes (-)34,137
United Kingdom54Coldplay20Trouble – Norwegian Live EP (-)33,891
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (78th)33,606
United Kingdom56Queen51On Air (-)33,324
Australia57Nick Cave30Distant Sky (Live In Copenhagen) (-)33,025
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Flaming Lips (-)31,995
Canada59Joni Mitchell34The Beginning Of Survival (-)31,937
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Variations On Darkness (-)31,168
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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