Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 56,000 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 States161Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band31Trout Mask Replica (254th)13,567
United States162Soundgarden13Superunknown (177th)13,452
United Kingdom163Roxy Music19Avalon (482nd)13,418
United States164The Killers11Hot Fuss (205th)13,296
United States165Slint2Spiderland (97th)13,263
Japan166フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans]20Long Season (318th)13,107
United States167Grateful Dead161American Beauty (365th)13,100
United States168Eminem17The Marshall Mathers LP (296th)12,524
United Kingdom169Pulp15Different Class (183rd)12,166
United States170Tom Petty32Full Moon Fever (529th)11,710
United States171Nina Simone46Pastel Blues (550th)11,618
United States172Madonna26Ray Of Light (645th)11,481
United Kingdom173Sex Pistols14Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (123rd)11,459
United States174System Of A Down5Toxicity (272nd)11,387
United States175St. Vincent9St. Vincent (488th)11,343
United States176The Shins7Chutes Too Narrow (354th)11,340
United Kingdom177Manic Street Preachers18The Holy Bible (484th)11,223
United States178Father John Misty14I Love You, Honeybear (310th)11,222
United Kingdom179Boards Of Canada11Music Has The Right To Children (334th)11,065
United States180Deerhunter13Halcyon Digest (275th)11,044
Total artists: 1,000. Page 9 of 50
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