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 Kingdom381Rainbow16Rising (675th)4,753
Sweden382The Tallest Man On Earth11The Wild Hunt (686th)4,687
United States383Janet Jackson15Rhythm Nation 1814 (1,165th)4,674
United States384Duke Ellington78Ellington At Newport (1,199th)4,665
United Kingdom385The Chemical Brothers25Dig Your Own Hole (1,156th)4,657
United Kingdom386Duran Duran23Rio (580th)4,621
United States387Perfume Genius8No Shape (1,196th)4,604
United Kingdom388Eric Clapton60Unplugged (1,520th)4,603
Canada389Tim Hecker19Ravedeath, 1972 (1,211th)4,579
United Kingdom390Foals8Total Life Forever (1,327th)4,567
United Kingdom391Sting21...Nothing Like The Sun (1,239th)4,565
United States392My Morning Jacket16Z (817th)4,559
393Stan Getz & João Gilberto3Getz/Gilberto (386th)4,535
Germany394Scorpions36Blackout (1,892nd)4,486
United States395Jack White8Blunderbuss (891st)4,471
United States396Kids See Ghosts1Kids See Ghosts (388th)4,466
United States397Pharoah Sanders22Karma (583rd)4,457
United States398Freddie Gibbs & Madlib6Piñata (504th)4,455
United States399Tracy Chapman10Tracy Chapman (452nd)4,447
United Kingdom400Fairport Convention42Liege & Lief (958th)4,425
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