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)18,650
United Kingdom122Cocteau Twins17Heaven Or Las Vegas (161st)18,637
United States123Lana Del Rey11Norman Fucking Rockwell! (233rd)18,618
United Kingdom124New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,442
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (246th)18,325
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (311th)18,133
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (239th)17,545
United States128OutKast8Aquemini (285th)17,377
United Kingdom129Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (207th)17,284
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)17,066
United Kingdom131John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (145th)17,003
United States132Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (236th)16,894
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (217th)16,733
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (194th)16,528
United Kingdom135George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (98th)16,360
United States136The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,246
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (84th)16,175
United States138Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (337th)15,996
United States139Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (358th)15,977
United Kingdom140The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,919
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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