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)
Germany401Scorpions36Blackout (1,803rd)4,494
United States402Duke Ellington73Ellington At Newport (1,208th)4,490
United States403Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,411th)4,447
United States404Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (518th)4,439
United States405The Residents137Not Available (1,612th)4,431
United States406The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (450th)4,412
United Kingdom407Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,353rd)4,404
United Kingdom408Foals8Total Life Forever (1,339th)4,375
United States409Howlin' Wolf23Moanin' In The Moonlight (748th)4,375
United States410Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,260th)4,372
United Kingdom411Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,047th)4,371
United States412Sun Ra86Lanquidity (1,986th)4,334
United States413Paramore8Riot! (1,670th)4,309
United States414Garbage9Garbage (795th)4,304
United Kingdom415Public Image Ltd.17Metal Box (759th)4,269
Sweden416The Knife9Silent Shout (713th)4,266
United States417Janis Joplin11Pearl (620th)4,242
United Kingdom418Charli XCX12How I'm Feeling Now (1,190th)4,241
United States419American Football3American Football (469th)4,240
United Kingdom420Emerson, Lake & Palmer14Brain Salad Surgery (1,249th)4,239
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