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 States241The Decemberists17The Crane Wife (725th)7,981
Canada242Grimes7Art Angels (434th)7,952
United States243Thelonious Monk53Brilliant Corners (610th)7,861
Canada244Broken Social Scene13You Forgot It In People (290th)7,859
United States245Fugazi12Repeater (599th)7,827
United States246Beyoncé11Lemonade (456th)7,825
United States247Tim Buckley15Goodbye And Hello (877th)7,810
United States248Carole King26Tapestry (242nd)7,759
United States249Faith No More11Angel Dust (540th)7,682
United States250Otis Redding23Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul (372nd)7,629
United Kingdom251Steven Wilson39Hand. Cannot. Erase. (556th)7,626
United Kingdom252T. Rex30Electric Warrior (353rd)7,619
United States253D'Angelo5Black Messiah (526th)7,535
United States254Billie Holiday77Lady In Satin (563rd)7,479
United Kingdom255The Jam21All Mod Cons (749th)7,477
United States256Funkadelic19Maggot Brain (420th)7,423
United Kingdom257The xx4xx (344th)7,412
Sweden258Opeth18Blackwater Park (829th)7,405
United States259Julia Holter8Have You In My Wilderness (597th)7,386
United States260Slayer15Reign In Blood (475th)7,350
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