On Aug 4, 9:55 pm, "RichL" yahoo.com> wrote:

I dont trust this list. RYM is much better. It is site rating for all
genres. Jazz, classical... everything. There is a reason I picked it.
It is not BIASED to any taste.
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/cathcacr/most_albums_in_the_rym_top_1000/

There were 70 bands/artists with 3 albums in top 1000 in April this
year (the ratings and rankings are dynamic by the way).
Miles Davis

11,897 points
21 studio albums, 3 live, 2 close
3 in top 100
7 in top 250
15 in top 500
Highest ranked album: Kind of Blue (#5)
2
John Coltrane

7,279 points
11 studio albums, 3 live
3 in top 100
5 in top 250
7 in top 500
Highest ranked album: A Love Supreme (#1)
3
Charles Mingus

5,320 points
9 studio albums, 1 live
3 in top 100
6 in top 500
Highest ranked album: Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (#6)
4
Frank Zappa

3,192 points
8 studio albums, 2 live, 1 close
1 in top 250
3 in top 500
Highest ranked album: Hot Rats (#104)
5
The Beatles

6,023 points
7 albums, 1 close
5 in top 100
6 in top 250
Highest ranked album: Revolver (#2)
6
Bob Dylan

5,137 points
7 albums, 1 close
5 in top 100
Highest ranked album: Highway 61 Revisited (#4)
7
Neil Young

4,870 points
7 studio albums, 2 live
2 in top 100
5 in top 250
Highest ranked album: After the Gold Rush (#55)
8
Thelonious Monk

4,754 points
6 studio albums, 1 live
5 in top 250
6 in top 500
Highest ranked album: Brilliant Corners (#122)
9
Led Zeppelin

4,389 points
6 albums
1 in top 100
4 in top 250
5 in top 500
Highest ranked album: Led Zeppelin IV (#22)
10
Pink Floyd

4,149 points
6 studio albums, 1 live
2 in top 100
3 in top 250
5 in top 500
Highest ranked album: Dark Side of the Moon (#13)
11
Johnny Cash

3,007 points
5 albums
(#'s 51, 197, 351, 545, 854)
Highest ranked album: At Folsom Prison
12
Black Sabbath

2,982 points
5 albums, 1 close
(#'s 106, 186, 248, 619, 864)
Highest ranked album: Paranoid
13
Elvis Costello

2,650 points
5 albums
(#'s 98, 259, 549, 829, 915)
Highest ranked album: This Year's Model
14
Opeth

2,454 points
5 albums, 1 close
(#'s 152, 207, 576, 722, 894)
Highest ranked album: Blackwater Park
15
The Rolling Stones

3,728 points
4 albums, 1 close
(#'s 38, 54, 89, 95)
Highest ranked album: Sticky Fingers
16
Jimi Hendrix

3,228 points
4 studio albums, 2 live
(#'s 15, 30, 129, 602)
Highest ranked album: Are You Experienced?
17
Death

3,130 points
4 albums
(#'s 88, 124, 305, 357)
Highest ranked album: The Sound of Perseverance
18
David Bowie

3,086 points
4 albums
(#'s 14, 62, 204, 638)
Highest ranked album: Ziggy Stardust
19
The Velvet Underground

2,964 points
4 studio albums, 1 live
(#'s 7, 78, 179, 776)
Highest ranked album: The Velvet Underground & Nico
20
Tom Waits

2,956 points
4 albums, 1 close
(#'s 50, 225, 344, 429)
Highest ranked album: Rain Dogs
21
King Crimson

2,780 points
4 studio albums, 2 live
(#'s 69, 73, 327, 755)
Highest ranked album: In the Court of the Crimson King
22
John Williams

2,743 points
4 albums, 1 close
(#'s 108, 109, 517, 527)
Highest ranked albums: Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars
23
The Kinks

2,704 points
4 albums, 1 close
(#'s 23, 188, 239, 850)
Highest ranked album: The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation
Society
24
The Who

2,408 points
4 studio albums, 2 live
(#'s 34, 441, 475, 646)
Highest ranked album: Who's Next
25
Van Morrison

2,122 points
4 albums
(#'s 59, 134, 713, 976)
Highest ranked album: Astral Weeks
26
Brian Eno

2,081 points
4 albums
(#'s 174, 290, 467, 992)
Highest ranked album: Another Green World
27
Iron Maiden

1,973 points
4 albums, 2 live
(#'s 323, 395, 457, 856)
Highest ranked album: The Number of the Beast
28
Van Der Graaf Generator

1,940 points
4 albums
(#'s 215, 566, 618, 665)
Highest ranked album: Pawn Hearts
29
Joni Mitchell

1,861 points
4 albums
(#'s 125, 543, 593, 882)
Highest ranked album: Blue
30
Parliament

Along with Funkadelic
1,728 points
4 albums
(#'s 373, 422, 670, 811)
Highest ranked album: Maggot Brain
31
Funkadelic

Along with Parliament
32
Bob Marley (& The Wailers)

1,670 points
4 albums
(#'s 267, 348, 730, 989)
Highest ranked album: Exodus
33
Nick Drake

2,639 points
3 albums
(#'s 36, 85, 243)
Highest ranked album: Pink Moon
34
Radiohead

2,485 points
3 albums
(#'s 9, 224, 285)
Highest ranked album: OK Computer
35
Frank Sinatra

2,466 points
3 albums, 2 close
(#'s 130, 161, 246)
Highest ranked album: Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
36
Can

2,430 points
3 albums
(#'s 146, 170, 257)
Highest ranked album: Tago Mago
37
Stevie Wonder

2,364 points
3 albums
(#'s 60, 120, 459)
Highest ranked album: Innervisions
38
Ramones

2,354 points
3 albums, 1 live
(#'s 116, 149, 384)
Highest ranked album: Ramones
39
Genesis

2,278 points
3 albums
(#'s 127, 273, 325)
Highest ranked album: Selling England By the Pound
40
Herbie Hancock

2,254 points
3 albums
(#'s 167, 265, 317)
Highest ranked album: Empyrean Isles
41
Duke Ellington

2,164 points
3 albums, 1 live
(#'s 45, 193, 601)
Highest ranked album: Far East Suite
42
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

2,124 points
3 albums
(#'s 159, 339, 381)
Highest ranked album: Lift Your Skinny Fists
43
Metallica

2,044 points
3 albums, 1 live
(#'s 46, 227, 686)
Highest ranked album: Master of Puppets
44
The Stooges

1,980 points
3 albums
(#'s 44, 209, 770)
Highest ranked album: Fun House
45
Wire

1,971 points
3 albums
(#'s 189, 208, 635)
Highest ranked album: Pink Flag
46
Ennio Morricone

1,939 points
3 albums
(#'s 123, 324, 617)
Highest ranked album: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
47
Slayer

1,862 points
3 albums, 1 live
(#'s 42, 370, 729)
Highest ranked album: Reign in Blood
48
Current 93

1,749 points
3 albums
(#'s 318, 328, 608)
Highest ranked album: Thunder Perfect Mind
49
Sonic Youth

1,675 points
3 albums
(#'s 79, 263, 986)
Highest ranked album: Daydream Nation
50
Yes

1,669 points
3 albums
(#'s 49, 514, 771)
Highest ranked album: Close to the Edge
51
Ornette Coleman

1,657 points
3 albums
(#'s 43, 546, 757)
Highest ranked album: The Shape of Jazz to Come
52
Os Mutantes

1,518 points
3 albums
(#'s 244, 448, 793)
Highest ranked album: Os Mutantes
53
Talking Heads

1,492 points
3 albums, 1 live
(#'s 70, 548, 893)
Highest ranked album: Remain in Light
54
Ulver

1,448 points
3 albums
(#'s 200, 407, 948)
Highest ranked album: Bergtatt
55
Bruce Springsteen

1,435 points
3 albums
(#'s 187, 632, 749)
Highest ranked album: Born to Run
56
Judas Priest

1,385 points
3 albums
(#'s 286, 431, 901)
Highest ranked album: Painkiller
57
Neurosis

1,370 points
3 albums
(#'s 487, 505, 641)
Highest ranked album: Through Silver in Blood
58
Creedence Clearwater Revival

1,363 points
3 albums
(#'s 190, 524, 926)
Highest ranked album: Cosmo's Factory
59
Kraftwerk

1,296 points
3 albums
(#'s 322, 483, 902)
Highest ranked album: Die Mensch Machine
60
The Fall

1,273 points
3 albums
(#'s 449, 473, 808)
Highest ranked album: Hex Enduction Hour
61
The Byrds

1,212 points
3 albums
(#'s 445, 526, 820)
Highest ranked album: Younger Than Yesterday
62
Steely Dan

1,137 points
3 albums
(#'s 301, 624, 941)
Highest ranked album: Aja
63
Alice Cooper

1,132 points
3 albums
(#'s 536, 540, 795)
Highest ranked album: Billion Dollar Babies
64
Captain Beefheart

1,099 points
3 albums
(#'s 443, 538, 923)
Highest ranked album: Safe as Milk
65
Big Star

1,056 points
3 albums
(#'s 389, 607, 951)
Highest ranked album: Radio City
66
Howard Shore

945 points
3 albums
(#'s 585, 704, 769)
Highest ranked album: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
67
Porcupine Tree

892 points
3 albums
(#'s 590, 631, 890)
Highest ranked album: In Absentia
68
John Zorn

856 points
3 albums
(#'s 476, 818, 853)
Highest ranked album: The Circle Maker
69
Swans

792 points
3 albums
(#'s 559, 789, 863)
Highest ranked album: White Light From the Mouth of Infinity
70
Rush

716 points
3 albums
(#'s 326, 961, 1000)
Highest ranked album: Moving Pictures