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)7,988
Canada242Grimes7Art Angels (432nd)7,956
United States243Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (611th)7,869
Canada244Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (290th)7,868
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (600th)7,827
United States246Beyoncé11Lemonade (456th)7,826
United States247Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (877th)7,817
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (242nd)7,770
United States249Faith No More11Angel Dust (540th)7,671
United States250Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (372nd)7,638
United Kingdom251Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (556th)7,633
United Kingdom252T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,622
United States253D'Angelo5Black Messiah (526th)7,536
United States254Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (424th)7,506
United Kingdom255The Jam21All Mod Cons (748th)7,487
United States256Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (564th)7,482
United Kingdom257The xx4xx (344th)7,419
Sweden258Opeth18Blackwater Park (829th)7,413
United States259Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (597th)7,393
United States260Slayer15Reign In Blood (476th)7,352
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