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)7,978
Canada242Grimes7Art Angels (435th)7,943
United States243Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (610th)7,867
Canada244Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (291st)7,847
United States245Beyoncé11Lemonade (456th)7,825
United States246Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (877th)7,804
United States247Fugazi12Repeater (604th)7,803
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (242nd)7,745
United States249Faith No More11Angel Dust (540th)7,663
United Kingdom250Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (556th)7,629
United States251Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (372nd)7,622
United Kingdom252T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,619
United States253D'Angelo5Black Messiah (525th)7,532
United Kingdom254The Jam21All Mod Cons (750th)7,472
United States255Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (563rd)7,460
Canada256The Weeknd12House Of Balloons (928th)7,436
United States257Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (419th)7,413
United Kingdom258The xx4xx (343rd)7,404
Sweden259Opeth18Blackwater Park (831st)7,397
United States260Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (598th)7,379
Total artists: 1,000. Page 13 of 50
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