Top-ranked artists from United Kingdom

The top-ranked artists from United Kingdom 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 Kingdom1The Beatles68Abbey Road (3rd)301,621
United Kingdom2Radiohead22OK Computer (1st)259,171
United Kingdom3Pink Floyd37The Dark Side Of The Moon (2nd)215,811
United Kingdom4David Bowie92The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (9th)157,316
United Kingdom5Led Zeppelin23Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) (12th)126,090
United Kingdom6The Rolling Stones99Exile On Main St. (44th)94,751
United Kingdom7The Smiths15The Queen Is Dead (17th)71,213
United Kingdom8The Cure37Disintegration (32nd)53,808
United Kingdom9King Crimson89In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) (25th)53,666
United Kingdom10The Who48Who's Next (40th)53,070
United Kingdom11The Clash19London Calling (20th)48,802
United Kingdom12Joy Division12Unknown Pleasures (38th)43,745
United Kingdom13Genesis34Selling England By The Pound (127th)43,090
United Kingdom14Black Sabbath45Paranoid (56th)42,311
United Kingdom15Arctic Monkeys10Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (66th)41,241
United Kingdom16Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (58th)37,134
United Kingdom17Nick Drake12Pink Moon (50th)36,145
United Kingdom18Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (61st)35,437
United Kingdom19Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,713
United Kingdom20Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (101st)34,120
Total artists: 1,000. Page 1 of 50
Back to Top