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