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Best albums of all time

1,483 albums ranked according to 3,632 lists from 602 publishers

1,483 albums

1.
NevermindNirvana1991
2.
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye1971
3.
Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys1966
4.
RevolverThe Beatles1966
5.
The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground & Nico1967
6.
London CallingThe Clash1979
7.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles1967
8.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West2010
9.
OK ComputerRadiohead1997
10.
Blonde on BlondeBob Dylan1966
11.
Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones1972
12.
Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan1965
13.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDavid Bowie1972
14.
Astral WeeksVan Morrison1968
15.
Never Mind the Bollocks -Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols
16.
Are You Experienced?The Jimi Hendrix Experience1967
17.
ThrillerMichael Jackson1982
18.
Born to RunBruce Springsteen1975
19.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy1988
20.
Sign 'O' the TimesPrince1987
21.
The Beatles["White Album"]The Beatles
22.
HorsesPatti Smith1975
23.
The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd1973
24.
The DoorsThe Doors1967
25.
Abbey RoadThe Beatles1969
26.
Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience1968
27.
BlueJoni Mitchell1971
28.
Remain in LightTalking Heads1980
29.
Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin1971
30.
Marquee MoonTelevision1977
31.
Rubber SoulThe Beatles1965
32.
After the Gold RushNeil Young1970
33.
Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder1976
34.
Purple RainPrince and The Revolution1984
35.
Blood on the TracksBob Dylan1975
36.
The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths1986
37.
'Live' at the ApolloJames Brown1963
38.
TapestryCarole King1971
39.
Beggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones1968
40.
There's a Riot Goin' OnSly and the Family Stone1971
41.
RumoursFleetwood Mac1977
42.
Kind of BlueMiles Davis1959
43.
Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band1969
44.
Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones1971
45.
Appetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses1987
46.
Is This ItThe Strokes2001
47.
RamonesRamones1976
48.
Blue LinesMassive Attack1991
49.
Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A1988
50.
InnervisionsStevie Wonder1973
51.
Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones1969
52.
Who's NextThe Who1971
53.
Forever ChangesLove1967
54.
The BandThe Band1969
55.
Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen1978
56.
Hounds of LoveKate Bush1985
57.
The Joshua TreeU21987
58.
The ClashThe Clash1977
59.
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings SoulOtis Redding
60.
Hunky DoryDavid Bowie1971
61.
TransformerLou Reed1972
62.
CloserJoy Division1980
63.
Daydream NationSonic Youth1988
64.
DoolittlePixies1989
65.
Bringing It All Back HomeBob Dylan1965
66.
DummyPortishead1994
67.
LovelessMy Bloody Valentine1991
68.
Music from Big PinkThe Band1968
69.
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
70.
Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M.1992
71.
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin1967
72.
Unknown PleasuresJoy Division1979
73.
Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John1973
74.
MoondanceVan Morrison1970
75.
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
76.
GracelandPaul Simon1986
77.
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses1989
78.
Rain DogsTom Waits1985
79.
My Aim Is TrueElvis Costello1977
80.
Achtung BabyU21991
81.
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane1965
82.
Bitches BrewMiles Davis1970
83.
Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin1975
84.
GraceJeff Buckley1994
85.
Layla and Other Assorted Love SongsDerek and The Dominos1970
86.
3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul1989
87.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
88.
This Year's ModelElvis Costello1978
89.
Off the WallMichael Jackson1979
90.
Parallel LinesBlondie1978
91.
At Fillmore EastThe Allman Brothers Band1971
92.
AftermathThe Rolling Stones1966
93.
Dusty in MemphisDusty Springfield1969
94.
Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan
95.
The ChronicDr. Dre1992
96.
Court and SparkJoni Mitchell1974
97.
TommyThe Who1969
98.
Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin1969
99.
At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash1968
100.
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill1998
101.
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
102.
Talking BookStevie Wonder1972
103.
Back in BlackAC/DC1980
104.
The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails1994
105.
The Marshall Mathers LPEminem2000
106.
Lady SoulAretha Franklin1968
107.
Sweetheart of the RodeoThe Byrds1968
108.
For Your PleasureRoxy Music1973
109.
SwordfishtrombonesTom Waits1983
110.
OdelayBeck1996
111.
Live at the RegalB.B. King1965
112.
The StoogesThe Stooges1969
113.
DebutBjörk1993
114.
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis1995
115.
LowDavid Bowie1977
116.
ParanoidBlack Sabbath1970
117.
Raw PowerIggy and The Stooges1973
118.
HarvestNeil Young1972
119.
Definitely MaybeOasis1994
120.
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin1969
121.
Kid ARadiohead2000
122.
The BlueprintJay-Z2001
123.
Songs of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen1967
124.
Cheap ThrillsBig Brother and The Holding Company1968
125.
Fun HouseThe Stooges1970
126.
Cosmo's FactoryCreedence Clearwater Revival1970
127.
Every Picture Tells a StoryRod Stewart1971
128.
Electric WarriorT. Rex1971
129.
Back to BlackAmy Winehouse2006
130.
A Night at the OperaQueen1975
131.
Trans Europa Express/Trans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk
132.
ExodusBob Marley and The Wailers1977
133.
Entertainment!Gang of Four1979
134.
The WallPink Floyd1979
135.
MurmurR.E.M.1983
136.
Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen1984
137.
PsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain1985
138.
Rum, Sodomy & the LashThe Pogues1985
139.
Surfer RosaPixies1988
140.
Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys1989
141.
ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream1991
142.
TenPearl Jam1991
143.
Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers1991
144.
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest1991
145.
Slanted and EnchantedPavement1992
146.
Siamese DreamSmashing Pumpkins1993
147.
DookieGreen Day1994
148.
Endtroducing.....DJ Shadow1996
149.
BerlinLou Reed1973
150.
The Freewheelin' Bob DylanBob Dylan1963
151.
SoPeter Gabriel1986
152.
Live!Bob Marley and The Wailers1975
153.
The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground1969
154.
White Light /White HeatThe Velvet Underground
155.
Disraeli GearsCream1967
156.
Exile in GuyvilleLiz Phair1993
157.
NebraskaBruce Springsteen1982
158.
Rust Never SleepsNeil Young & Crazy Horse1979
159.
PretendersPretenders1980
160.
SuicideSuicide1977
161.
StankoniaOutKast2000
162.
Metallica["The Black Album"]Metallica
163.
Master of PuppetsMetallica1986
164.
Tonight's the NightNeil Young1975
165.
SuperflyCurtis Mayfield1972
166.
New York DollsNew York Dolls1973
167.
Axis:Bold As LoveThe Jimi Hendrix Experience
168.
69 Love SongsThe Magnetic Fields1999
169.
IllmaticNas1994
170.
Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane1967
171.
The Gilded Palace of SinThe Flying Burrito Bros1969
172.
Kick Out the JamsMC51969
173.
The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd1967
174.
Stand!Sly and the Family Stone1969
175.
In UteroNirvana1993
176.
MaxinquayeTricky1995
177.
1999Prince and The Revolution1982
178.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine1992
179.
Rid of MePJ Harvey1993
180.
The Who Sell OutThe Who1967
181.
Let It BeThe Replacements1984
182.
Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds1965
183.
Licensed to IllBeastie Boys1986
184.
Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye1973
185.
Fear of MusicTalking Heads1979
186.
Yankee Hotel FoxtrotWilco2002
187.
Live at LeedsThe Who1970
188.
FuneralArcade Fire2004
189.
PearlJanis Joplin1971
190.
The BendsRadiohead1995
191.
VoodooD'Angelo2000
192.
The RiverBruce Springsteen1980
193.
Fear of a Black PlanetPublic Enemy1990
194.
Speakerboxxx /The Love BelowOutKast
195.
Five Leaves LeftNick Drake1969
196.
Déjà VuCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young1970
197.
Pink MoonNick Drake1972
198.
SynchronicityThe Police1983
199.
The SmithsThe Smiths1984
200.
Tago MagoCan1971