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 States41John Coltrane82A Love Supreme (75th)38,307
United States42The National16High Violet (129th)37,764
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (59th)37,121
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (109th)36,506
United Kingdom45Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,119
United States46Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (79th)36,050
United States47Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,446
United States48Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,244
United Kingdom49Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (62nd)35,240
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,841
United States51Pearl Jam84Ten (50th)34,697
United States52Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,481
United Kingdom53Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,190
United Kingdom54Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (103rd)33,941
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (78th)33,664
United Kingdom56Queen51A Night At The Opera (101st)33,307
Australia57Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (387th)33,045
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,101
Canada59Joni Mitchell34Blue (74th)31,732
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (76th)31,222
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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