Top-ranked artists

The top-ranked artists that appear most prominently in over 54,000 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 States401The B-52's15The B-52's (833rd)4,429
United States402Iron & Wine17Our Endless Numbered Days (1,169th)4,425
United States403Pharoah Sanders22Karma (573rd)4,420
United States404The Mountain Goats34The Sunset Tree (1,380th)4,419
Germany405Scorpions36Blackout (1,854th)4,417
United Kingdom406The Alan Parsons Project19Eye In The Sky (1,599th)4,399
United Kingdom407Foals8Total Life Forever (1,384th)4,395
United States408Explosions In The Sky10The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place (674th)4,379
United Kingdom409Gary Numan69The Pleasure Principle (1,442nd)4,370
410M.I.A.9Kala (811th)4,365
United States411The Modern Lovers11The Modern Lovers (451st)4,357
United States412Tracy Chapman10Tracy Chapman (469th)4,352
United States413Bill Evans38Waltz For Debby (1,417th)4,347
United States414Jack White8Blunderbuss (893rd)4,341
United Kingdom415Keane8Hopes And Fears (651st)4,333
United Kingdom416Teenage Fanclub14Bandwagonesque (1,040th)4,304
Sweden417The Knife9Silent Shout (712th)4,259
United States418Lucinda Williams23Car Wheels On A Gravel Road (756th)4,257
United States419The Residents137Not Available (1,698th)4,248
United States420Cat Power13You Are Free (1,448th)4,242
Total artists: 1,000. Page 21 of 50
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