Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 56,000 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 States161Wu-Tang Clan15Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (98th)13,449
United States162Soundgarden13Superunknown (176th)13,357
United Kingdom163Roxy Music19Avalon (494th)13,286
United States164Slint2Spiderland (99th)13,111
United States165Grateful Dead162American Beauty (367th)13,012
Japan166フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]20Long Season (308th)13,012
United States167The Killers11Hot Fuss (212th)12,940
United Kingdom168Pulp16Different Class (180th)12,431
United States169Eminem17The Marshall Mathers LP (303rd)12,207
United States170System Of A Down5Toxicity (267th)11,602
United States171Tom Petty32Full Moon Fever (516th)11,564
United States172Nina Simone46Pastel Blues (550th)11,518
United States173Madonna26Ray Of Light (631st)11,500
United Kingdom174Sex Pistols14Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (122nd)11,328
United Kingdom175Manic Street Preachers18The Holy Bible (480th)11,314
United States176St. Vincent9St. Vincent (487th)11,302
United States177The Shins7Chutes Too Narrow (355th)11,151
United States178Father John Misty14I Love You, Honeybear (312th)11,092
United States179MGMT9Oracular Spectacular (346th)10,996
United States180Patti Smith13Horses (186th)10,988
Total artists: 1,000. Page 9 of 50
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