Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums of All-Time

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Artists with the most appearances on the 2020 version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

Artist	# of Albums	Average Rank
The Beatles	9	130.2
Bob Dylan	8	198
Kanye West (eligible in 2027)	6	154.2
The Rolling Stones	6	190.3
Neil Young	6	246.3
Led Zeppelin	5	140.8
Bruce Springsteen	5	149.8
David Bowie	5	165.8
Stevie Wonder	4	111.8
Joni Mitchell	4	126
Prince	4	127.3
Aretha Franklin	4	157.5
The Velvet Underground	4	170
Pink Floyd	4	175.3
Radiohead	4	181.3
The Who	4	227.5
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	58.3
Michael Jackson	3	80.7
Bob Marley	3	86.3
Jay-Z	3	90.7
Kendrick Lamar (eligible in 2034)	3	103
Outkast	3	134.3
The Clash	3	147
Nirvana	3	152.7
Sly and the Family Stone	3	181.3
James Brown	3	186
Beastie Boys	3	192.7
D'Angelo (eligible in 2021)	3	202
Madonna	3	230.3
Black Sabbath	3	242.7
Elvis Presley	3	244
Fiona Apple (eligible in 2022)	3	255
Janet Jackson	3	256
Joy Division/New Order (eligible in 2004)	3	260.7
Parliament-Funkadelic	3	286.3
The Beach Boys	3	292.7
Pavement (eligible in 2015)	3	299.3
Marvin Gaye	3	305.3
Big Star (eligible in 1998)	3	372.7
Al Green	3	396.3
Beyoncé (eligible in 2027)	2	56.5
Miles Davis	2	59
The Band	2	78.5
Van Morrison	2	90
Public Enemy	2	95.5
Notorious B.I.G.	2	100.5
Frank Ocean (eligible in 2036)	2	113.5
Steely Dan	2	115.5
A Tribe Called Quest	2	122
Erykah Badu (eligible in 2022)	2	123.5
U2	2	129.5
R.E.M.	2	130.5
John Coltrane (eligible in 1982)	2	149
John Lennon	2	154
The Eagles	2	162.5
De La Soul (eligible in 2014)	2	165.5
Metallica	2	166
Ray Charles	2	168.5
Curtis Mayfield	2	175.5
Elton John	2	181.5
Oasis (eligible in 2020)	2	187
Crosby, Stills and Nash	2	190.5
Mary J. Blige	2	198.5
Talking Heads	2	201.5
Ramones	2	216
Sade (eligible in 2010)	2	223.5
Drake (eligible in 2034)	2	231
PJ Harvey (eligible in 2017)	2	233
Paul Simon	2	235.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	236
Björk (eligible in 2003)	2	245.5
Taylor Swift (eligible in 2031)	2	246
Eminem	2	248.5
Tom Petty (solo) (eligible in 2015)	2	256
Lucinda Williams (eligible in 2005)	2	262
Sonic Youth (eligible in 2008)	2	264.5
Daft Punk (eligible in 2020)	2	265.5
Pixies (eligible in 2013)	2	265.5
Blondie	2	273.5
Sam Cooke	2	273.5
Elvis Costello & the Attractions	2	275.5
The Byrds	2	280.5
Nine Inch Nails	2	287.5
Lil Wayne (eligible in 2024)	2	289
The Stooges	2	291
Run DMC	2	293.5
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	303
Green Day	2	311.5
The Grateful Dead	2	312
Massive Attack (eligible in 2014)	2	312
Otis Redding	2	313
Bill Withers	2	318.5
Brian Eno (eligible in 2000)	2	323
Roxy Music	2	343.5
The Kinks	2	431
Fleetwood Mac	1	7
Lauryn Hill (eligible in 2023)	1	10
Carole King	1	25
Patti Smith	1	26
Wu-Tang Clan (eligible in 2018)	1	27
Amy Winehouse (eligible in 2028)	1	33
Dr. Dre (eligible in 2018)	1	37
Nas (eligible in 2018)	1	44
Chuck Berry	1	51
Liz Phair (eligible in 2019)	1	56
Eric B. & Rakim (eligible in 2012)	1	61
Guns N' Roses	1	62
Kate Bush	1	68
Alanis Morissette (eligible in 2017)	1	69
N.W.A	1	70
My Bloody Valentine (eligible in 2011)	1	73
Sex Pistols	1	80
Dusty Springfield	1	83
AC/DC	1	84
The Doors	1	86
Missy Elliott	1	93
The Allman Brothers Band	1	105
Hole (eligible in 2016)	1	106
Television (eligible in 2001)	1	107
Lou Reed	1	109
The Smiths (eligible in 2009)	1	113
The Strokes (eligible in 2026)	1	114
The Cure	1	116
Queen	1	128
Portishead (eligible in 2020)	1	131
Hank Williams	1	132
Fugees (eligible in 2019)	1	134
Adele (eligible in 2032)	1	137
Jeff Buckley (eligible in 2019)	1	147
John Prine (eligible in 1997)	1	149
George Michael	1	151
The Pretenders	1	152
The Replacements (eligible in 2007)	1	156
The Police	1	159
Pearl Jam	1	160
Pulp (eligible in 2009)	1	162
The Bee Gees	1	163
Johnny Cash	1	164
Buddy Holly	1	166
Depeche Mode	1	167
Billy Joel	1	169
Cream	1	170
Simon and Garfunkel	1	172
Jimmy Cliff	1	174
Rod Stewart	1	177
Love (eligible in 1992)	1	180
James Taylor	1	182
Cyndi Lauper	1	184
Ice Cube (eligible in 2016)	1	187
T. Rex	1	188
Sleater-Kinney (eligible in 2020)	1	189
Etta James	1	191
Leonard Cohen	1	195
Robyn (eligible in 2021)	1	196
The B-52's (eligible in 2004)	1	198
Nick Drake (eligible in 1995)	1	203
Cat Stevens	1	205
Nina Simone	1	212
Elliott Smith (eligible in 2020)	1	216
TLC (eligible in 2018)	1	218
Raekwon (eligible in 2020)	1	219
Rage Against the Machine	1	221
The Chicks (eligible in 2018)	1	224
Wilco (eligible in 2020)	1	225
Derek and the Dominos (eligible in 1996)	1	226
Little Richard	1	227
Patsy Cline (eligible in 1983)	1	229
Rihanna (eligible in 2030)	1	230
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	1	231
Tori Amos (eligible in 2017)	1	233
Willie Nelson	1	237
Kraftwerk	1	238
Boogie Down Productions (eligible in 2013)	1	239
The Zombies	1	243
Cocteau Twins (eligible in 2008)	1	245
LL Cool J	1	246
Whitney Houston	1	249
The Buzzcocks (eligible in 2003)	1	250
Devo (eligible in 2003)	1	252
Herbie Hancock (eligible in 1982)	1	254
Tracy Chapman (eligible in 2014)	1	256
Dolly Parton	1	257
Janis Joplin	1	259
The Slits (eligible in 2005)	1	260
Minutemen (eligible in 2006)	1	267
Randy Newman	1	268
Kacey Musgraves (eligible in 2037)	1	270
Gang of Four (eligible in 2004)	1	273
Alicia Keys (eligible in 2026)	1	277
50 Cent (eligible in 2024)	1	280
Harry Nilsson (eligible in 1993)	1	281
Frank Sinatra (eligible in 1965)	1	282
Donna Summer	1	283
Merle Haggard (eligible in 1991)	1	284
The Modern Lovers (eligible in 2002)	1	288
Destiny's Child (eligible in 2023)	1	291
Van Halen	1	292
The Breeders (eligible in 2016)	1	293
Weezer (eligible in 2020)	1	294
Peter Gabriel	1	297
B. B. King	1	299
Shania Twain (eligible in 2019)	1	300
New York Dolls (eligible in 1999)	1	301
ABBA	1	303
KISS	1	305
Wire (eligible in 2003)	1	310
Solange (eligible in 2027)	1	312
Aaliyah (eligible in 2020)	1	314
Rosalia (eligible in 2041)	1	315
Billie Holiday	1	317
Stone Roses (eligible in 2011)	1	319
X (eligible in 2004)	1	320
Lana Del Rey (eligible in 2033)	1	321
Coldplay (eligible in 2023)	1	324
Jerry Lee Lewis	1	325
Vampire Weekend (eligible in 2032)	1	328
DJ Shadow (eligible in 2018)	1	329
Santana	1	334
Snoop Dogg (eligible in 2019)	1	340
Smashing Pumpkins (eligible in 2016)	1	341
Toots & the Maytals (eligible in 1988)	1	344
Arctic Monkeys (eligible in 2030)	1	346
GZA (eligible in 2017)	1	347
Gillian Welch (eligible in 2022)	1	348
MC5	1	349
The Cars	1	353
X-Ray Spex (eligible in 2003)	1	354
Dr. John	1	356
Tom Waits	1	357
My Chemical Romance (eligible in 2027)	1	361
Luther Vandross (eligible in 2007)	1	362
Madvillain (eligible in 2029)	1	365
Aerosmith	1	366
George Harrison	1	368
Mobb Deep (eligible in 2018)	1	369
The Temptations	1	371
Big Brother & the Holding Company (eligible in 1993)	1	372
Isaac Hayes	1	373
Robert Johnson	1	374
Neutral Milk Hotel (eligible in 2019)	1	376
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (eligible in 2026)	1	377
Rush	1	379
Charles Mingus (eligible in 1978)	1	380
Lynyrd Skynyrd	1	381
Tame Impala (eligible in 2033)	1	382
J Dilla (eligible in 2026)	1	386
Mariah Carey (eligible in 2016)	1	389
Kelis (eligible in 2024)	1	391
Ike and Tina Turner	1	392
Diana Ross (eligible in 1996)	1	394
Todd Rundgren	1	396
Billie Eilish (eligible in 2041)	1	397
The Raincoats (eligible in 2005)	1	398
Brian Wilson (eligible in 1992)	1	399
The Go-Go's	1	400
Fela Kuti (eligible in 1996)	1	402
Ghostface Killah (eligible in 2022)	1	403
Anita Baker (eligible in 2009)	1	404
The Magnetic Fields (eligible in 2017)	1	406
Motörhead (eligible in 2003)	1	408
The Miracles	1	412
Chic (eligible in 2003)	1	414
The Meters (eligible in 1995)	1	415
The Roots (eligible in 2019)	1	416
Ornette Coleman (eligible in 1984)	1	417
Dire Straits	1	418
Eric Church (eligible in 2031)	1	419
Earth, Wind & Fire	1	420
M.I.A. (eligible in 2028)	1	421
Yo La Tengo (eligible in 2012)	1	423
Beck (eligible in 2019)	1	424
Hüsker Dü (eligible in 2007)	1	428
The Four Tops	1	429
Los Lobos (eligible in 2004)	1	431
Usher (eligible in 2019)	1	432
LCD Soundsystem (eligible in 2027)	1	433
Pet Shop Boys (eligible in 2010)	1	435
2Pac	1	436
Primal Scream (eligible in 2011)	1	437
Blur (eligible in 2016)	1	438
Loretta Lynn (eligible in 1989)	1	440
Britney Spears (eligible in 2023)	1	441
The Weeknd (eligible in 2036)	1	442
Yes	1	445
Alice Coltrane (eligible in 1994)	1	446
Bad Bunny (eligible in 2041)	1	447
The White Stripes	1	449
Paul McCartney	1	450
Roberta Flack (eligible in 1995)	1	451
The Supremes	1	452
Can (eligible in 1994)	1	454
Bo Diddley	1	455
Sinead O'Connor (eligible in 2013)	1	457
Jason Isbell (eligible in 2032)	1	458
Kid Cudi (eligible in 2033)	1	459
Lorde (eligible in 2037)	1	460
Bon Iver (eligible in 2032)	1	461
The Flying Burrito Brothers (eligible in 1995)	1	462
Laura Nyro	1	463
The Isley Brothers	1	464
King Sunny Adé (eligible in 2008)	1	465
Maxwell (eligible in 2022)	1	467
Manu Chao (eligible in 2023)	1	469
Juvenile (eligible in 2021)	1	470
Jefferson Airplane	1	471
SZA (eligible in 2039)	1	472
Daddy Yankee (eligible in 2021)	1	473
Sheryl Crow	1	475
Sparks (eligible in 1997)	1	476
Howlin' Wolf	1	477
Selena (eligible in 2015)	1	479
Miranda Lambert (eligible in 2026)	1	480
Belle & Sebastian (eligible in 2022)	1	481
The Pharcyde (eligible in 2018)	1	482
Muddy Waters	1	483
Lady Gaga (eligible in 2033)	1	484
Richard Thompson (eligible in 1998)	1	485
John Mayer (eligible in 2024)	1	486
Black Flag (eligible in 2004)	1	487
Phil Spector	1	489
Linda Ronstadt	1	490
Harry Styles (eligible in 2042)	1	491
Bonnie Raitt	1	492
The Ronettes	1	494
Boyz II Men (eligible in 2017)	1	495
Shakira (eligible in 2016)	1	496
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (eligible in 1999)	1	497
Suicide (eligible in 2003)	1	498
Rufus with Chaka Khan (eligible in 1999)	1	499
Arcade Fire (eligible in 2028)	1	500

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Artists with the most appearances on the 2012 version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

Artist	# of Albums	Average Rank
Bob Dylan	11	175
The Beatles	10	115.5
The Rolling Stones	10	140.6
Bruce Springsteen	8	219.6
The Who	7	185.3
Led Zeppelin	5	79.6
Bob Marley	5	168.2
Radiohead	5	199.2
David Bowie	5	199.4
U2	5	202
Neil Young	5	209.4
Elton John	5	240.4
Stevie Wonder	4	114
Sly and the Family Stone	4	116.8
Prince	4	134.5
The Byrds	4	162.8
Pink Floyd	4	172
The Velvet Underground	4	183
Elvis Costello & the Attractions	4	226.8
The Grateful Dead	4	265
Talking Heads	4	287
The Smiths (eligible in 2009)	4	339
The Police	4	392.8
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	3	51
Elvis Presley	3	85.7
Michael Jackson	3	97
Cream	3	140.3
Ray Charles	3	141.3
James Brown	3	143
Miles Davis	3	155
Simon and Garfunkel	3	162.3
Otis Redding	3	164.3
The Clash	3	165.3
The Stooges	3	168
Marvin Gaye	3	209
Al Green	3	209.3
The Beach Boys	3	218
Muddy Waters	3	222.7
Black Sabbath	3	224.7
Nirvana	3	255
Kanye West (eligible in 2027)	3	256.3
Steely Dan	3	257
The Kinks	3	259.7
Madonna	3	263.3
The Doors	3	271.7
Jay-Z	3	283.7
R.E.M.	3	302.7
Parliament-Funkadelic	3	310.7
Randy Newman	3	357.3
Tom Waits	3	384.7
Jackson Browne	3	405.3
Big Star (eligible in 1998)	3	429.3
The Band	2	39.5
Van Morrison	2	42.5
John Lennon	2	51.5
Ramones	2	69.5
Joni Mitchell	2	71.5
John Coltrane (eligible in 1982)	2	75
Aretha Franklin	2	84.5
Fleetwood Mac	2	104
Curtis Mayfield	2	125
AC/DC	2	138.5
Paul Simon	2	169.5
Pavement (eligible in 2015)	2	173.5
Public Enemy	2	175
Santana	2	178
The Meters (eligible in 1995)	2	179.5
Run DMC	2	182.5
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	184
Beastie Boys	2	187.5
The Replacements (eligible in 2007)	2	189
Howlin' Wolf	2	195.5
Aerosmith	2	202.5
The Eagles	2	202.5
Crosby, Stills and Nash	2	204.5
Frank Sinatra (eligible in 1965)	2	204.5
Green Day	2	209
Metallica	2	211
Billy Joel	2	212
Willie Nelson	2	221.5
Johnny Cash	2	227
Buddy Holly	2	256
Eminem	2	259.5
Jefferson Airplane	2	259.5
Joy Division/New Order (eligible in 2004)	2	260
Janet Jackson	2	268
Lou Reed	2	269
The Mothers of Invention (eligible in 1992)	2	271.5
Pixies (eligible in 2013)	2	272
Sam Cooke	2	273
Dr. John	2	273.5
Notorious B.I.G.	2	305
X (eligible in 2004)	2	310
B. B. King	2	320
KISS	2	324
Pearl Jam	2	347
The Yardbirds	2	352.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	355.5
Bonnie Raitt	2	362.5
Eric Clapton	2	368
MC5	2	370
Beck (eligible in 2019)	2	371
The Cure	2	382
Roxy Music	2	385
Richard Thompson (eligible in 1998)	2	401.5
PJ Harvey (eligible in 2017)	2	418.5
Mott the Hoople (eligible in 1995)	2	427
Brian Eno (eligible in 2000)	2	430.5
Outkast	2	430.5
Cheap Trick	2	434.5
The White Stripes	2	443.5
ZZ Top	2	444
Chuck Berry	1	21
Robert Johnson	1	22
Carole King	1	36
Love (eligible in 1992)	1	40
Sex Pistols	1	41
Patti Smith	1	44
The Allman Brothers Band	1	49
Little Richard	1	50
Captain Beefheart (eligible in 1992)	1	60
Guns N' Roses	1	62
Phil Spector	1	65
Dusty Springfield	1	89
Hank Williams	1	94
The Zombies	1	100
James Taylor	1	104
The Mamas and the Papas	1	112
Derek and the Dominos (eligible in 1996)	1	117
Etta James	1	119
Jimmy Cliff	1	122
Moby Grape (eligible in 1993)	1	124
Janis Joplin	1	125
Television (eligible in 2001)	1	130
The Bee Gees	1	132
Dr. Dre (eligible in 2018)	1	138
Blondie	1	140
N.W.A	1	144
Arcade Fire (eligible in 2028)	1	151
The B-52's (eligible in 2004)	1	152
A Tribe Called Quest	1	154
The Pretenders	1	155
T. Rex	1	160
Linda Ronstadt	1	164
Rod Stewart	1	172
Todd Rundgren	1	173
The Carpenters (eligible in 1995)	1	175
ABBA	1	179
Peter Gabriel	1	187
Buffalo Springfield	1	188
Quicksilver Messenger Service (eligible in 1994)	1	189
The Flying Burrito Brothers (eligible in 1995)	1	192
John Mayall	1	195
Little Walter	1	198
The Strokes (eligible in 2026)	1	199
Nine Inch Nails	1	201
Cat Stevens	1	208
Ike and Tina Turner	1	214
New York Dolls (eligible in 1999)	1	215
Bo Diddley	1	216
Bobby "Blue" Bland	1	217
My Bloody Valentine (eligible in 2011)	1	221
Professor Longhair	1	222
Neil Diamond	1	224
Eric B. & Rakim (eligible in 2012)	1	228
Queen	1	231
Patsy Cline (eligible in 1983)	1	235
Jackie Wilson	1	236
Jerry Lee Lewis	1	245
Ornette Coleman (eligible in 1984)	1	248
Kraftwerk	1	256
Whitney Houston	1	257
Tracy Chapman (eligible in 2014)	1	263
Blood, Sweat & Tears (eligible in 1994)	1	266
The Jesus and Mary Chain (eligible in 2010)	1	269
Sleater-Kinney (eligible in 2020)	1	272
The Miracles	1	273
LaBelle (eligible in 1997)	1	274
Mary J. Blige	1	281
Barry White (eligible in 1989)	1	283
The Cars	1	284
Leonard Cohen	1	295
Weezer (eligible in 2020)	1	299
Dolly Parton	1	301
Jeff Buckley (eligible in 2019)	1	304
Lucinda Williams (eligible in 2005)	1	305
Jane's Addiction (eligible in 2013)	1	312
Lauryn Hill (eligible in 2023)	1	314
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	1	315
The O'Jays	1	318
Nick Drake (eligible in 1995)	1	321
Liz Phair (eligible in 2019)	1	327
Sonic Youth (eligible in 2008)	1	328
Graham Parker and the Rumour (eligible in 2003)	1	334
Soundgarden	1	335
Jethro Tull (eligible in 1994)	1	337
Big Brother & the Holding Company (eligible in 1993)	1	338
Black Flag (eligible in 2004)	1	340
Moby (eligible in 2016)	1	341
Depeche Mode	1	342
Meat Loaf (eligible in 1997)	1	343
De La Soul (eligible in 2014)	1	346
Dire Straits	1	352
The Buzzcocks (eligible in 2003)	1	360
Smashing Pumpkins (eligible in 2016)	1	362
Rage Against the Machine	1	365
Arctic Monkeys (eligible in 2030)	1	371
Björk (eligible in 2003)	1	376
John Lee Hooker	1	377
Oasis (eligible in 2020)	1	378
TLC (eligible in 2018)	1	379
Toots & the Maytals (eligible in 1988)	1	380
The Modern Lovers (eligible in 2002)	1	382
Wu-Tang Clan (eligible in 2018)	1	387
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (eligible in 1999)	1	388
Don Henley (eligible in 2008)	1	389
M.I.A. (eligible in 2028)	1	393
LCD Soundsystem (eligible in 2027)	1	395
Massive Attack (eligible in 2014)	1	397
The Temptations	1	400
Nas (eligible in 2018)	1	402
Lynyrd Skynyrd	1	403
Sinead O'Connor (eligible in 2013)	1	408
Wire (eligible in 2003)	1	412
Minutemen (eligible in 2006)	1	413
The Go-Go's	1	414
Van Halen	1	415
Wings (eligible in 1997)	1	418
Portishead (eligible in 2020)	1	419
The Ronettes	1	422
The Supremes	1	423
Gram Parsons (eligible in 1993)	1	425
Peter Wolf (eligible in 2010)	1	427
Vampire Weekend (eligible in 2032)	1	430
George Harrison	1	433
Lil Wayne (eligible in 2024)	1	437
The Pogues (eligible in 2010)	1	440
Suicide (eligible in 2003)	1	441
Devo (eligible in 2003)	1	442
War (eligible in 1996)	1	444
Steve Miller	1	445
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (eligible in 1990)	1	447
Amy Winehouse (eligible in 2028)	1	451
John Prine (eligible in 1997)	1	452
EPMD (eligible in 2013)	1	453
Alice Cooper	1	454
Los Lobos (eligible in 2004)	1	455
My Morning Jacket (eligible in 2024)	1	457
The Drifters	1	459
Hole (eligible in 2016)	1	460
Public Image Ltd. (eligible in 2004)	1	461
Echo and the Bunnymen (eligible in 2005)	1	463
Def Leppard	1	464
The Magnetic Fields (eligible in 2017)	1	465
Coldplay (eligible in 2023)	1	466
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band	1	468
Fugees (eligible in 2019)	1	469
LL Cool J	1	470
George Michael	1	472
Manu Chao (eligible in 2023)	1	474
Merle Haggard (eligible in 1991)	1	477
Loretta Lynn (eligible in 1989)	1	478
Raekwon (eligible in 2020)	1	480
D'Angelo (eligible in 2021)	1	481
Steve Earle (eligible in 2008)	1	482
Gang of Four (eligible in 2004)	1	483
Earth, Wind & Fire	1	486
Cyndi Lauper	1	487
Hüsker Dü (eligible in 2007)	1	488
Albert King	1	491
Eurythmics	1	492
Wilco (eligible in 2020)	1	493
MGMT (eligible in 2030)	1	494
Boz Scaggs (eligible in 1991)	1	496
Stone Roses (eligible in 2011)	1	498

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