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 States401Duke Ellington73Ellington At Newport (1,200th)4,505
Germany402Scorpions36Blackout (1,801st)4,496
United States403Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,413th)4,454
United States404Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (518th)4,440
United States405The Residents137Not Available (1,614th)4,435
United States406The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (451st)4,414
United Kingdom407Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,355th)4,403
United States408Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (744th)4,395
United States409Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,249th)4,394
United Kingdom410Foals8Total Life Forever (1,338th)4,369
United Kingdom411Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,051st)4,367
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,984th)4,335
United States413Paramore8Riot! (1,671st)4,306
United States414Garbage9Garbage (795th)4,303
United Kingdom415Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (758th)4,274
Sweden416The Knife9Silent Shout (713th)4,270
United States417Janis Joplin11Pearl (619th)4,245
United Kingdom418Emerson, Lake & Palmer14Brain Salad Surgery (1,250th)4,242
United States419American Football3American Football (471st)4,239
United Kingdom420Charli XCX12How I'm Feeling Now (1,191st)4,234
Total artists: 1,000. Page 21 of 50
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