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).

Customise chart
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 States121Paul Simon28Graceland (127th)18,641
United Kingdom122Cocteau Twins17Heaven Or Las Vegas (161st)18,632
United States123Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (233rd)18,616
United Kingdom124New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,434
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (246th)18,321
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,129
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (237th)17,548
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (286th)17,357
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (208th)17,347
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)17,064
United Kingdom131John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (145th)16,994
United States132Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (236th)16,888
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (217th)16,725
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (194th)16,522
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (98th)16,351
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,240
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (84th)16,163
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (337th)15,992
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (357th)15,973
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,905
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
Back to Top