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 States121The Stooges14Fun House (204th)18,621
United Kingdom122Cocteau Twins17Heaven Or Las Vegas (161st)18,621
United States123Paul Simon28Graceland (127th)18,618
United Kingdom124New Order30Power, Corruption & Lies (250th)18,491
United Kingdom125Deep Purple68Machine Head (246th)18,288
Germany126Kraftwerk19Trans Europa Express (312th)18,094
United Kingdom127Richard David James36Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (235th)17,531
United Kingdom128Elton John53Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (208th)17,306
United States129OutKast8Aquemini (286th)17,295
United States130Guns N' Roses9Appetite For Destruction (117th)16,969
United Kingdom131John Lennon23John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (145th)16,943
United States132Beastie Boys16Paul's Boutique (236th)16,829
United States133Car Seat Headrest18Teens Of Denial (214th)16,806
United States134Phil Elverum39The Glow Pt. 2 (193rd)16,520
United States135The War On Drugs8Lost In The Dream (159th)16,323
United Kingdom136George Harrison18All Things Must Pass (98th)16,294
137Madvillain4Madvillainy (84th)16,122
United States138Foo Fighters16The Colour And The Shape (358th)15,961
United Kingdom139The Zombies21Odessey And Oracle (87th)15,943
United States140Johnny Cash119At Folsom Prison (337th)15,919
Total artists: 1,000. Page 7 of 50
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