Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 54,000 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 Coltrane84A Love Supreme (74th)37,996
United States42The National16High Violet (128th)37,038
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (56th)36,739
United States44Stevie Wonder39Songs In The Key Of Life (84th)36,234
United States45Tom Waits27Rain Dogs (107th)36,016
United Kingdom46Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)35,456
United States47Weezer26Weezer (Blue Album) (80th)34,853
United Kingdom48Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (64th)34,398
United Kingdom49Van Morrison59Astral Weeks (68th)34,343
United States50Sonic Youth39Daydream Nation (71st)34,127
United States51Pearl Jam84Ten (49th)34,009
United Kingdom52Yes53Close To The Edge (88th)33,737
United States53Wilco22Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (54th)33,101
Australia54Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (386th)33,081
United Kingdom55Coldplay21A Rush Of Blood To The Head (108th)32,640
Australia56Tame Impala8Lonerism (81st)32,407
United Kingdom57Queen51A Night At The Opera (106th)32,176
Canada58Joni Mitchell34Blue (70th)31,974
United States59The Flaming Lips46Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (120th)31,323
United Kingdom60Muse18Absolution (198th)30,799
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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