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 (76th)38,188
United States42The National16High Violet (129th)37,793
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (59th)37,114
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (109th)36,521
United Kingdom45Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,168
United States46Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (79th)36,047
United States47Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,470
United States48Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,275
United Kingdom49Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (62nd)35,274
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,782
United States51Pearl Jam84Ten (50th)34,728
United States52Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,513
United Kingdom53Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,207
United Kingdom54Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (102nd)33,962
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (78th)33,727
United Kingdom56Queen51A Night At The Opera (101st)33,213
Australia57Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (387th)33,059
United States58The Flaming Lips46The Soft Bulletin (118th)32,127
Canada59Joni Mitchell34Blue (75th)31,709
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (74th)31,253
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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