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 (723rd)7,990
Canada242Grimes7Art Angels (435th)7,940
Canada243Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (291st)7,842
United States244Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (611th)7,830
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (605th)7,796
United States246Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (874th)7,795
United States247Beyoncé11Lemonade (457th)7,779
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (242nd)7,732
United States249Faith No More11Angel Dust (540th)7,660
United Kingdom250Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (556th)7,638
United Kingdom251T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,605
United States252Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (373rd)7,597
United States253D'Angelo5Black Messiah (524th)7,518
United Kingdom254The Jam21All Mod Cons (749th)7,470
United States255Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (566th)7,446
Canada256The Weeknd12House Of Balloons (928th)7,440
United States257Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (420th)7,408
United Kingdom258The xx4xx (343rd)7,400
Sweden259Opeth18Blackwater Park (831st)7,395
United States260Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (598th)7,377
Total artists: 1,000. Page 13 of 50
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