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 Kingdom281Morrissey24Viva Hate (1,134th)6,874
Canada282Alvvays3Alvvays (672nd)6,853
Ireland283Thin Lizzy25Jailbreak (649th)6,849
United Kingdom284Franz Ferdinand8Franz Ferdinand (360th)6,844
United States285Boston8Boston (289th)6,786
United Kingdom286Camel21Mirage (671st)6,777
United States287The Mars Volta10De-Loused In The Comatorium (502nd)6,770
United States288Janelle Monáe6The ArchAndroid (479th)6,731
United States289Ornette Coleman34The Shape Of Jazz To Come (446th)6,715
Canada290Destroyer18Kaputt (464th)6,691
United States291The Notorious B.I.G.7Ready To Die (300th)6,643
Brazil292Jorge Ben20A Tábua De Esmeralda (608th)6,638
United States293Guided By Voices63Bee Thousand (542nd)6,543
Germany294Nico16Chelsea Girl (609th)6,536
United Kingdom295Wishbone Ash44Argus (828th)6,487
United States296Kings Of Leon11Only By The Night (873rd)6,447
United States297Lauryn Hill2The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (270th)6,402
United Kingdom298The Prodigy11The Fat Of The Land (514th)6,376
United States299Red House Painters9Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) (705th)6,341
Sweden300ABBA24Arrival (1,217th)6,292
Total artists: 1,000. Page 15 of 50
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