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 States241The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (724th)7,985
Canada242Grimes7Art Angels (432nd)7,955
United States243Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (610th)7,867
Canada244Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (290th)7,864
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (600th)7,825
United States246Beyoncé11Lemonade (456th)7,825
United States247Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (877th)7,814
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (242nd)7,764
United States249Faith No More11Angel Dust (540th)7,667
United States250Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (372nd)7,632
United Kingdom251Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (556th)7,630
United Kingdom252T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,626
United States253D'Angelo5Black Messiah (526th)7,533
United States254Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (420th)7,517
United Kingdom255The Jam21All Mod Cons (748th)7,482
United States256Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (564th)7,480
United Kingdom257The xx4xx (344th)7,415
Sweden258Opeth18Blackwater Park (829th)7,409
United States259Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (597th)7,393
United States260Slayer15Reign In Blood (476th)7,349
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