Best albums of all time
11,126 albums ranked according to 4,442 lists from 826 publishers
1.
Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys1966
2.
The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground & Nico1967
3.
NevermindNirvana1991
4.
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye1971
5.
RevolverThe Beatles1966
6.
Never Mind the Bollocks -Here's the Sex PistolsSex Pistols
7.
London CallingThe Clash1979
8.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles1967
9.
Exile on Main St.The Rolling Stones1972
10.
Blonde on BlondeBob Dylan1966
11.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy1988
12.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsDavid Bowie1972
13.
Are You Experienced?The Jimi Hendrix Experience1967
14.
ThrillerMichael Jackson1982
15.
Astral WeeksVan Morrison1968
16.
HorsesPatti Smith1975
17.
Born to RunBruce Springsteen1975
18.
OK ComputerRadiohead1997
19.
The Beatles["White Album"]The Beatles
20.
Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan1965
21.
Sign 'O' the TimesPrince1987
22.
The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd1973
23.
The DoorsThe Doors1967
24.
Marquee MoonTelevision1977
25.
Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience1968
26.
Abbey RoadThe Beatles1969
27.
Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin1971
28.
BlueJoni Mitchell1971
29.
Purple RainPrince and The Revolution1984
30.
The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths1986
31.
Blue LinesMassive Attack1991
32.
Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder1976
33.
RumoursFleetwood Mac1977
34.
Remain in LightTalking Heads1980
35.
Forever ChangesLove1967
36.
'Live' at the ApolloJames Brown1963
37.
Blood on the TracksBob Dylan1975
38.
Who's NextThe Who1971
39.
Rubber SoulThe Beatles1965
40.
RamonesRamones1976
41.
TapestryCarole King1971
42.
CloserJoy Division1980
43.
Kind of BlueMiles Davis1959
44.
The Joshua TreeU21987
45.
InnervisionsStevie Wonder1973
46.
Beggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones1968
47.
Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band1969
48.
There's a Riot Goin' OnSly and the Family Stone1971
49.
Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A1988
50.
Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M.1992
51.
Appetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses1987
52.
DoolittlePixies1989
53.
Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones1971
54.
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses1989
55.
Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones1969
56.
TransformerLou Reed1972
57.
After the Gold RushNeil Young1970
58.
3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul1989
59.
PsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain1985
60.
LovelessMy Bloody Valentine1991
61.
GracelandPaul Simon1986
62.
Unknown PleasuresJoy Division1979
63.
Hunky DoryDavid Bowie1971
64.
GraceJeff Buckley1994
65.
Daydream NationSonic Youth1988
66.
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings SoulOtis Redding
67.
Dusty in MemphisDusty Springfield1969
68.
DummyPortishead1994
69.
The BandThe Band1969
70.
A Night at the OperaQueen1975
71.
OdelayBeck1996
72.
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
73.
The ChronicDr. Dre1992
74.
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin1967
75.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
76.
Music from Big PinkThe Band1968
77.
ParanoidBlack Sabbath1970
78.
Bitches BrewMiles Davis1970
79.
For Your PleasureRoxy Music1973
80.
Back in BlackAC/DC1980
81.
The ClashThe Clash1977
82.
HarvestNeil Young1972
83.
Endtroducing.....DJ Shadow1996
84.
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane1965
85.
Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin1975
86.
Fun HouseThe Stooges1970
87.
Bringing It All Back HomeBob Dylan1965
88.
Kick Out the JamsMC51969
89.
Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen1978
90.
Is This ItThe Strokes2001
91.
Achtung BabyU21991
92.
MurmurR.E.M.1983
93.
New York DollsNew York Dolls1973
94.
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
95.
SwordfishtrombonesTom Waits1983
96.
Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John1973
97.
ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream1991
98.
Trans Europa Express/Trans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk
99.
Layla and Other Assorted Love SongsDerek and The Dominos1970
100.
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin1969
101.
Hounds of LoveKate Bush1985
102.
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis1995
103.
Parallel LinesBlondie1978
104.
Lady SoulAretha Franklin1968
105.
Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers1991
106.
MoondanceVan Morrison1970
107.
This Year's ModelElvis Costello1978
108.
TommyThe Who1969
109.
LowDavid Bowie1977
110.
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
111.
Cosmo's FactoryCreedence Clearwater Revival1970
112.
Master of PuppetsMetallica1986
113.
Surfer RosaPixies1988
114.
TenPearl Jam1991
115.
Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys1989
116.
AftermathThe Rolling Stones1966
117.
Electric WarriorT. Rex1971
118.
SpecialsThe Specials1979
119.
Off the WallMichael Jackson1979
120.
PretendersPretenders1980
121.
At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash1968
122.
SuicideSuicide1977
123.
My Aim Is TrueElvis Costello1977
124.
The WallPink Floyd1979
125.
Rain DogsTom Waits1985
126.
Raw PowerIggy and The Stooges1973
127.
Entertainment!Gang of Four1979
128.
Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan
129.
The Marshall Mathers LPEminem2000
130.
Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin1969
131.
PearlJanis Joplin1971
132.
BerlinLou Reed1973
133.
Songs of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen1967
134.
The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails1994
135.
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill1998
136.
At Fillmore EastThe Allman Brothers Band1971
137.
The Modern LoversThe Modern Lovers1976
138.
SuperflyCurtis Mayfield1972
139.
Talking BookStevie Wonder1972
140.
Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen1984
141.
Metallica["The Black Album"]Metallica
142.
DebutBjörk1993
143.
Rust Never SleepsNeil Young & Crazy Horse1979
144.
NebraskaBruce Springsteen1982
145.
Kid ARadiohead2000
146.
SoPeter Gabriel1986
147.
Saturday Night FeverThe Original Soundtrack1977
148.
The StoogesThe Stooges1969
149.
ExodusBob Marley and The Wailers1977
150.
AbraxasSantana1970
151.
Catch a FireBob Marley and The Wailers1973
152.
The BendsRadiohead1995
153.
Fear of a Black PlanetPublic Enemy1990
154.
Elvis PresleyElvis Presley1956
155.
White Light /White HeatThe Velvet Underground
156.
Rock BottomRobert Wyatt1974
157.
Sweetheart of the RodeoThe Byrds1968
158.
Highway to HellAC/DC1979
159.
Definitely MaybeOasis1994
160.
MaxinquayeTricky1995
161.
Die Mensch Maschine/The Man MachineKraftwerk
162.
Court and SparkJoni Mitchell1974
163.
Slanted and EnchantedPavement1992
164.
In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson1969
165.
Dare!The Human League1981
166.
Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane1967
167.
Five Leaves LeftNick Drake1969
168.
Rum, Sodomy & the LashThe Pogues1985
169.
Disraeli GearsCream1967
170.
Moon SafariAir1998
171.
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation SocietyThe Kinks1968
172.
1999Prince and The Revolution1982
173.
Déjà VuCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young1970
174.
Licensed to IllBeastie Boys1986
175.
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest1991
176.
SynchronicityThe Police1983
177.
Tonight's the NightNeil Young1975
178.
Reign in BloodSlayer1986
179.
Stand!Sly and the Family Stone1969
180.
ElephantThe White Stripes2003
181.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine1992
182.
To Bring You My LovePJ Harvey1995
183.
FuneralArcade Fire2004
184.
Siamese DreamSmashing Pumpkins1993
185.
Every Picture Tells a StoryRod Stewart1971
186.
IllmaticNas1994
187.
Van HalenVan Halen1978
188.
AjaSteely Dan1977
189.
In UteroNirvana1993
190.
"Heroes"David Bowie1977
191.
Dig Your Own HoleThe Chemical Brothers1997
192.
The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd1967
193.
My Life in the Bush of GhostsBrian Eno - David Byrne1981
194.
The Freewheelin' Bob DylanBob Dylan1963
195.
Fear of MusicTalking Heads1979
196.
AutobahnKraftwerk1974
197.
The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground1969
198.
Pink MoonNick Drake1972
199.
The SmithsThe Smiths1984
200.
Cheap ThrillsBig Brother and The Holding Company1968