# Artist you own the most albums by **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049 "2020-05-03T03:03:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/101 "2020-05-04T23:12:00Z")
Roger Clyne, both Refreshments & Peacemakers. Lots of Buffett. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/102 "2020-05-04T23:26:27Z")
Cake ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/103 "2020-05-05T00:24:05Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I’ll bet a LOT of Eagles fans only own their two greatest hits albums plus maybe ‘Hotel California’. Okay, Mr. Greatest Hits, you are NOT a fan! You might be an admirer, but just because you are someone who can listen to more than six Eagles songs in a row without getting distracted or switching to Jimmy Buffett, does not give you the right to label yourself, let alone give yourself a title like “Fan”. You canNOT call yourself a fan without some sacrifice (have you waited in line overnight and worked extra shifts to buy a ticket? Sat through the rain in a muddy field?) And, yes, you’ve got to be at least a little bit WEIRD about a band… Riffing on John Finnemore’s [“You Are NOT a Geek!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thsRk9fuIdU) sketch. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/104 "2020-05-05T12:46:58Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > As far as CDs go, probably **Hank Willimas, Jr.** Maybe 10-12 CDs. I only ever had one by him, bought circa 1985. It was called “Five-0” because it was his fiftieth album. He’s had 81 albums, over a hundred singles and a surprising number of videos. I kind of prefer his kid, to tell the truth. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/105 "2020-05-05T19:00:27Z")
Beatles: 12 albums (British) Jefferson Airplane: 10 albums Mayo Thompson/Red Crayola: at least 11 albums Moby Grape: 7 albums ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/106 "2020-05-05T19:05:06Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > …quite a lot of Eno, including one of his iOS apps. Okay, Mister Seventies Hipster, but do you own a deck of Oblique Strategies cards? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/107 "2020-05-05T19:10:51Z")
[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1018](https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1018) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/108 "2020-05-05T22:54:09Z")
[quote=“Ukulele\_Ike, post:65, topic:853049”] Oh, you should see THIS then. Bizarre remote clarinet concert of the Overture, featuring many student clarinet virtuosi. Delightful! [/QUOTE] Oh, thank you, thank you! That was wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/109 "2020-05-05T23:03:46Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Okay, Mister Seventies Hipster, but do you own a deck of Oblique Strategies cards? One can go too far, though. I did manage to listen to _An Index of Metals_ all the way through. Once. Not all of his stuff appeals to me. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/110 "2020-05-05T23:38:55Z")
If there’s anybody on planet earth whose largest number of albums is by Henry Cow then I feel really sorry for that person. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/111 "2020-05-06T00:15:23Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Oh, thank you, thank you! That was wonderful. Cool, huh? I love the sound of a good clarinet, and those players were amazing. I also love a good display of wit, and they provided enough to match the Overture to Candide, one of Bernstein’s wittiest compositions. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/112 "2020-05-06T01:35:13Z")
Dylan is certainly first, maybe 35 or so (this is all vinyl, most duplicated on CD). After that, Costello, Beatles, and Stones. Lots of Jethro Tull as well. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/113 "2020-05-06T02:36:20Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > If there’s anybody on planet earth whose largest number of albums is by Henry Cow then I feel really sorry for that person. I have a French Frith Kaiser Thompson album, that’s about as close as it gets for me. ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/114 "2020-05-06T02:44:36Z")
Metallica. I don’t have all the live albums, but I’ve got their standards. It’s been a minute since I bought an album by anyone, though. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/115 "2020-05-06T03:29:49Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I have a French Frith Kaiser Thompson album, that’s about as close as it gets for me. The closest I can get is seeing two of their members live - Chris Cutler with Pere Ubu and Fred Frith with Naked City. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/116 "2020-05-06T07:09:51Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I have a French Frith Kaiser Thompson album, that’s about as close as it gets for me. Good one! We’ve seen Richard four or five times. My wife has around 30 Richard Thompson CDs, one autographed, including a few bootlegs. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/117 "2020-05-06T13:26:37Z")
Without counting or looking up discographies, I’m going to say it’s probably Weird Al Yankovic. I have all of his studio albums, except for compilation/“greatest hits” releases (no need to buy those if I have everything already). ---
**Author:** ![Dickerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Dickerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dickerman)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/118 "2020-05-06T14:14:55Z")
Jimmy Buffett, then Bruce Springsteen. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/119 "2020-05-06T17:48:38Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Hands down, it’s Dylan for me. […] Thought so, that explains your signature 🙂 I am not going to count, but it is either Leonard Cohen, Bowie, Dylan or the Beatles. Some I have not heard for years but I am going to cling to them for as long as I can (my wife is the kind who loves to throw away superfluous things, and she is the one who defines the term. It’s a long battle. I am afraid she is winning - just… we move house too often) ---
**Author:** ![wahsahzii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@wahsahzii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wahsahzii)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049/120 "2020-05-06T23:21:56Z")
Between Frank Zappa and Miles Davis. Got to see Miles once. Zappa 3 times; all with different lineups and all different songs and styles. Also saw the Grandmothers of Invention and Captain Beefheart. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artist-you-own-the-most-albums-by/853049.md?page=7)