diff --git a/lib/models/music_brainz/artist.rb b/lib/models/music_brainz/artist.rb
index 447b8df..fe1aa03 100644
--- a/lib/models/music_brainz/artist.rb
+++ b/lib/models/music_brainz/artist.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ module MusicBrainz
           :mbid => self.safe_get_attr(a, nil, 'id')
         }
         aliases = a.css('alias-list > alias').map{ |item| item.text }
-        if aliases.include? name
+        if artist[:name] == name
+          artist[:weight] += 100
+        elsif artist[:name].downcase == name.downcase
+          artist[:weight] += 50
+        elsif artist[:name].downcase.gsub(/\s/, '') == name.downcase.gsub(/\s/, '')
+          artist[:weight] += 25
+        elsif aliases.include? name
           artist[:weight] += 20
         elsif aliases.map{ |item| item.downcase }.include? name.downcase
           artist[:weight] += 10
diff --git a/test/test_musicbrainz_artist.rb b/test/test_musicbrainz_artist.rb
index df21a4f..6977c88 100644
--- a/test/test_musicbrainz_artist.rb
+++ b/test/test_musicbrainz_artist.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ class TestMusicbrainzArtist < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_operator(0, :<, matches.length)
       assert_equal("Kasabian", matches.first[:name])
     end
+
+    should "find name first than alias" do
+      matches = MusicBrainz::Artist.search('Chris Martin')
+      assert_operator(0, :<, matches.length)
+      assert_equal("Chris Martin", matches.first[:name])
+    end
     
     should "get correct result by name" do
       @artist = MusicBrainz::Artist.find_by_name('Kasabian')