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 Kingdom221Black Country, New Road3Ants From Up There (320th)8,925
United States222Megadeth24Rust In Peace (389th)8,885
United Kingdom223Tears For Fears11Songs From The Big Chair (340th)8,733
United States224Mark Kozelek25Benji (370th)8,726
United States225Brand New7The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me (393rd)8,701
United States226Jefferson Airplane25Surrealistic Pillow (311th)8,519
United States227Deftones10White Pony (504th)8,448
United States228Run The Jewels7Run The Jewels 2 (408th)8,418
United States229Eels24Electro-Shock Blues (690th)8,398
United States230Herbie Hancock41Head Hunters (485th)8,364
United States231Danny Brown8Atrocity Exhibition (302nd)8,332
United Kingdom232The Verve8Urban Hymns (299th)8,311
United States233Taylor Swift18Folklore (955th)8,257
United Kingdom234Primal Scream24Screamadelica (332nd)8,241
United States235Iggy Pop36Lust For Life (524th)8,234
United States236The Cars11The Cars (298th)8,230
United Kingdom237The Fall53This Nation's Saving Grace (944th)8,143
United Kingdom238Echo & The Bunnymen24Ocean Rain (469th)8,055
United States239Dave Brubeck45Time Out (266th)8,029
United States240My Chemical Romance10The Black Parade (329th)8,002
Total artists: 1,000. Page 12 of 50
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