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)8,923
United States222Megadeth24Rust In Peace (389th)8,886
United Kingdom223Tears For Fears11Songs From The Big Chair (340th)8,727
United States224Mark Kozelek25Benji (370th)8,705
United States225Brand New7The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me (394th)8,703
United States226Jefferson Airplane25Surrealistic Pillow (311th)8,515
United States227Deftones10White Pony (503rd)8,444
United States228Run The Jewels7Run The Jewels 2 (408th)8,413
United States229Eels24Electro-Shock Blues (688th)8,408
United States230Herbie Hancock41Head Hunters (485th)8,362
United States231Danny Brown8Atrocity Exhibition (301st)8,329
United Kingdom232The Verve8Urban Hymns (299th)8,300
United States233The Cars11The Cars (297th)8,234
United States234Iggy Pop36Lust For Life (524th)8,233
United Kingdom235Primal Scream24Screamadelica (333rd)8,217
United States236Taylor Swift18Folklore (953rd)8,187
United Kingdom237The Fall53This Nation's Saving Grace (940th)8,137
United Kingdom238Echo & The Bunnymen24Ocean Rain (468th)8,044
United States239Dave Brubeck45Time Out (266th)8,007
United States240My Chemical Romance10The Black Parade (328th)7,999
Total artists: 1,000. Page 12 of 50
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