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 States121Paul Simon28Graceland (127th)18,631
United Kingdom122Cocteau Twins17Heaven Or Las Vegas (161st)18,626
United States123Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (233rd)18,604
United Kingdom124New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (249th)18,510
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (246th)18,293
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (312th)18,108
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (238th)17,530
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,337
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (210th)17,310
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)17,033
United Kingdom131John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (145th)16,958
United States132Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (235th)16,873
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (215th)16,782
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (193rd)16,510
United States135The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,312
United Kingdom136George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (98th)16,304
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (84th)16,130
United States138Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (358th)15,982
United States139Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (337th)15,967
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,960
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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