Best albums of all time
12,181 albums ranked according to 4,434 lists from 831 publishers
1.
Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys1966
2.
The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground & Nico1967
3.
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye1971
4.
RevolverThe Beatles1966
5.
NevermindNirvana1991
6.
Never Mind the Bollocks -Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols1977
7.
London CallingThe Clash1979
8.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles1967
9.
Blonde on BlondeBob Dylan1966
10.
The Beatles["White Album"]The Beatles1968
11.
Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones1972
12.
ThrillerMichael Jackson1982
13.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy1988
14.
Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan1965
15.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDavid Bowie1972
16.
Astral WeeksVan Morrison1968
17.
Are You Experienced?The Jimi Hendrix Experience1967
18.
Born to RunBruce Springsteen1975
19.
HorsesPatti Smith1975
20.
Sign 'O' the TimesPrince1987
21.
The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd1973
22.
Marquee MoonTelevision1977
23.
Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin1971
24.
Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience1968
25.
The DoorsThe Doors1967
26.
OK ComputerRadiohead1997
27.
Forever ChangesLove1967
28.
Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder1976
29.
Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band1969
30.
BlueJoni Mitchell1971
31.
Remain in LightTalking Heads1980
32.
Blood on the TracksBob Dylan1975
33.
The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths1986
34.
Blue LinesMassive Attack1991
35.
Abbey RoadThe Beatles1969
36.
RumoursFleetwood Mac1977
37.
The Joshua TreeU21987
38.
RamonesRamones1976
39.
'Live' at the ApolloJames Brown1963
40.
Who's NextThe Who1971
41.
TapestryCarole King1971
42.
Kind of BlueMiles Davis1959
43.
There's a Riot Goin' OnSly and the Family Stone1971
44.
Purple RainPrince and The Revolution1984
45.
Rubber SoulThe Beatles1965
46.
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses1989
47.
TransformerLou Reed1972
48.
Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones1971
49.
InnervisionsStevie Wonder1973
50.
OdelayBeck1996
51.
Appetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses1987
52.
CloserJoy Division1980
53.
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane1965
54.
PsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain1985
55.
Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A1988
56.
ParanoidBlack Sabbath1970
57.
Unknown PleasuresJoy Division1979
58.
Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones1969
59.
Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M.1992
60.
A Night at the OperaQueen1975
61.
GracelandPaul Simon1986
62.
LovelessMy Bloody Valentine1991
63.
Kick Out the JamsMC51969
64.
Daydream NationSonic Youth1988
65.
DoolittlePixies1989
66.
The ChronicDr. Dre1992
67.
3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul1989
68.
DummyPortishead1994
69.
The BandThe Band1969
70.
Electric WarriorT. Rex1971
71.
At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash1968
72.
GraceJeff Buckley1994
73.
Endtroducing.....DJ Shadow1996
74.
SpecialsThe Specials1979
75.
Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers1991
76.
At Fillmore EastThe Allman Brothers Band1971
77.
HarvestNeil Young1972
78.
LowDavid Bowie1977
79.
Fun HouseThe Stooges1970
80.
Hounds of LoveKate Bush1985
81.
The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails1994
82.
New York DollsNew York Dolls1973
83.
Hunky DoryDavid Bowie1971
84.
Dusty in MemphisDusty Springfield1969
85.
Beggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones1968
86.
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings SoulOtis Redding1965
87.
After the Gold RushNeil Young1970
88.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band1970
89.
For Your PleasureRoxy Music1973
90.
Cosmo's FactoryCreedence Clearwater Revival1970
91.
The ClashThe Clash1977
92.
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
93.
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin1967
94.
SuicideSuicide1977
95.
MoondanceVan Morrison1970
96.
Back in BlackAC/DC1980
97.
Bitches BrewMiles Davis1970
98.
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin1969
99.
MurmurR.E.M.1983
100.
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
101.
Music from Big PinkThe Band1968
102.
Layla and Other Assorted Love SongsDerek and The Dominos1970
103.
In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson1969
104.
The Modern LoversThe Modern Lovers1976
105.
Saturday Night FeverThe Original Soundtrack1977
106.
Parallel LinesBlondie1978
107.
Rust Never SleepsNeil Young & Crazy Horse1979
108.
Elvis PresleyElvis Presley1956
109.
SwordfishtrombonesTom Waits1983
110.
AjaSteely Dan1977
111.
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest1991
112.
Definitely MaybeOasis1994
113.
Licensed to IllBeastie Boys1986
114.
TommyThe Who1969
115.
Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen1984
116.
PearlJanis Joplin1971
117.
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
118.
Moon SafariAir1998
119.
Songs of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen1967
120.
Is This ItThe Strokes2001
121.
AftermathThe Rolling Stones1966
122.
Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin1975
123.
Achtung BabyU21991
124.
Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan1993
125.
Trans Europa Express/Trans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk1977
126.
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill1998
127.
Off the WallMichael Jackson1979
128.
Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John1973
129.
Raw PowerIggy and The Stooges1973
130.
Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys1989
131.
Fear of a Black PlanetPublic Enemy1990
132.
ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream1991
133.
Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen1978
134.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine1992
135.
AbraxasSantana1970
136.
This Year's ModelElvis Costello1978
137.
SuperflyCurtis Mayfield1972
138.
IllmaticNas1994
139.
One Nation Under a GrooveFunkadelic1978
140.
Catch a FireBob Marley and The Wailers1973
141.
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis1995
142.
Highway to HellAC/DC1979
143.
Metallica["The Black Album"]Metallica1991
144.
Master of PuppetsMetallica1986
145.
Talking BookStevie Wonder1972
146.
Freak Out!The Mothers of Invention1966
147.
The StoogesThe Stooges1969
148.
From Elvis in MemphisElvis Presley1969
149.
Live /DeadGrateful Dead1969
150.
Entertainment!Gang of Four1979
151.
Lady SoulAretha Franklin1968
152.
The BendsRadiohead1995
153.
Rain DogsTom Waits1985
154.
BerlinLou Reed1973
155.
Disraeli GearsCream1967
156.
PretendersPretenders1980
157.
TenPearl Jam1991
158.
DebutBjörk1993
159.
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation SocietyThe Kinks1968
160.
Die Mensch Maschine/The Man MachineKraftwerk1978
161.
If You're Feeling SinisterBelle and Sebastian1996
162.
Slanted and EnchantedPavement1992
163.
Surfer RosaPixies1988
164.
Bringing It All Back HomeBob Dylan1965
165.
"Heroes"David Bowie1977
166.
Déjà VuCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young1970
167.
Sweetheart of the RodeoThe Byrds1968
168.
To Bring You My LovePJ Harvey1995
169.
The WallPink Floyd1979
170.
Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane1967
171.
Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin1969
172.
Live Through ThisHole1994
173.
Rock BottomRobert Wyatt1974
174.
ParklifeBlur1994
175.
The Freewheelin' Bob DylanBob Dylan1963
176.
ElephantThe White Stripes2003
177.
The Marshall Mathers LPEminem2000
178.
In UteroNirvana1993
179.
Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessThe Smashing Pumpkins1995
180.
Raising HellRun-D.M.C.1986
181.
Five Leaves LeftNick Drake1969
182.
White Light /White HeatThe Velvet Underground1968
183.
Reign in BloodSlayer1986
184.
SynchronicityThe Police1983
185.
StankoniaOutKast2000
186.
HomogenicBjörk1997
187.
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!Devo1978
188.
Different ClassPulp1995
189.
Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette1995
190.
AutobahnKraftwerk1974
191.
FuneralArcade Fire2004
192.
DookieGreen Day1994
193.
Cheap ThrillsBig Brother and The Holding Company1968
194.
Zen ArcadeHüsker Dü1984
195.
MaxinquayeTricky1995
196.
Tago MagoCan1971
197.
Dig Your Own HoleThe Chemical Brothers1997
198.
The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd1967
199.
Wish You Were HerePink Floyd1975
200.
NebraskaBruce Springsteen1982