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 (74th)38,395
United States42The National16High Violet (130th)37,712
United Kingdom43Kate Bush17Hounds Of Love (58th)37,182
United States44Tom Waits26Rain Dogs (109th)36,437
United Kingdom45Nick Drake12Pink Moon (51st)36,313
United States46Weezer27Weezer (Blue Album) (79th)35,962
United States47Stevie Wonder37Songs In The Key Of Life (86th)35,608
United Kingdom48Oasis12(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (63rd)35,183
United States49Sonic Youth40Daydream Nation (69th)35,061
United Kingdom50Van Morrison57Astral Weeks (68th)34,840
United States51Pearl Jam84Ten (50th)34,738
United States52Wilco21Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (48th)34,313
United Kingdom53Yes53Close To The Edge (90th)34,082
United Kingdom54Coldplay20A Rush Of Blood To The Head (103rd)33,846
Australia55Tame Impala8Lonerism (78th)33,550
United Kingdom56Queen51A Night At The Opera (101st)33,276
Australia57Nick Cave30Skeleton Tree (387th)32,992
Canada58Joni Mitchell34Blue (70th)31,992
United States59The Flaming Lips46Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (118th)31,954
Iceland60Sigur Rós21Ágætis Byrjun (77th)31,139
Total artists: 1,000. Page 3 of 50
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