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 States21Talking Heads15Live On Tour (-)57,291
United States22Sufjan Stevens27Revelations (-)55,079
Ireland23U235Duals (-)54,317
United Kingdom24King Crimson89Live In Munich (September 29, 1982) (-)54,108
United States25The Doors45Live At The Bowl '68 (-)53,997
United Kingdom26The Cure37Torn Down: Mixed Up Extras (-)53,915
United Kingdom27The Who48Then And Now (-)52,852
United Kingdom28The Clash19London Calling (20th)48,572
United States29The Strokes7Is This It (24th)48,307
30Fleetwood Mac41Live At The BBC (-)44,439
United Kingdom31Joy Division12Unknown Pleasures (37th)43,771
United Kingdom32Genesis34Selling England By The Pound (125th)43,411
United Kingdom33Black Sabbath45Live... Gathered In Their Masses (-)42,476
34My Bloody Valentine9Loveless (22nd)42,022
Iceland35Björk25Homogenic (95th)41,879
United States36The Smashing Pumpkins26Live At Cabaret Metro 10-5-88 (-)41,871
United States37Neutral Milk Hotel6In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (16th)41,641
United Kingdom38Arctic Monkeys10Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (66th)41,200
United States39Metallica30Live In Las Vegas May 9, 2015 (-)40,773
United States40Prince63Indigo Nights / Live Sessions (-)39,176
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