Best albums of all time
1,514 albums ranked according to 3,657 lists from 603 publishers
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.
Sign 'O' the TimesPrince1987
20.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackPublic Enemy1988
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.
Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder1976
32.
Purple RainPrince and The Revolution1984
33.
Blood on the TracksBob Dylan1975
34.
The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths1986
35.
Rubber SoulThe Beatles1965
36.
After the Gold RushNeil Young1970
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.
Appetite for DestructionGuns N' Roses1987
45.
Sticky FingersThe Rolling Stones1971
46.
Is This ItThe Strokes2001
47.
Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A1988
48.
RamonesRamones1976
49.
Blue LinesMassive Attack1991
50.
The Joshua TreeU21987
51.
Forever ChangesLove1967
52.
Hounds of LoveKate Bush1985
53.
Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones1969
54.
Who's NextThe Who1971
55.
InnervisionsStevie Wonder1973
56.
Daydream NationSonic Youth1988
57.
The BandThe Band1969
58.
Darkness on the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen1978
59.
The ClashThe Clash1977
60.
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings SoulOtis Redding
61.
Hunky DoryDavid Bowie1971
62.
TransformerLou Reed1972
63.
CloserJoy Division1980
64.
DoolittlePixies1989
65.
LovelessMy Bloody Valentine1991
66.
Automatic for the PeopleR.E.M.1992
67.
DummyPortishead1994
68.
Bringing It All Back HomeBob Dylan1965
69.
Music from Big PinkThe Band1968
70.
GracelandPaul Simon1986
71.
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin1967
72.
Hotel CaliforniaEagles1976
73.
Unknown PleasuresJoy Division1979
74.
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses1989
75.
Rain DogsTom Waits1985
76.
Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadElton John1973
77.
MoondanceVan Morrison1970
78.
ImagineJohn Lennon1971
79.
Achtung BabyU21991
80.
My Aim Is TrueElvis Costello1977
81.
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane1965
82.
GraceJeff Buckley1994
83.
3 Feet High and RisingDe La Soul1989
84.
Bitches BrewMiles Davis1970
85.
Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin1975
86.
Layla and Other Assorted Love SongsDerek and The Dominos1970
87.
Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers)Wu-Tang Clan
88.
The ChronicDr. Dre1992
89.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
90.
This Year's ModelElvis Costello1978
91.
Off the WallMichael Jackson1979
92.
Parallel LinesBlondie1978
93.
At Fillmore EastThe Allman Brothers Band1971
94.
AftermathThe Rolling Stones1966
95.
Dusty in MemphisDusty Springfield1969
96.
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill1998
97.
Court and SparkJoni Mitchell1974
98.
The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails1994
99.
TommyThe Who1969
100.
Led Zeppelin IILed Zeppelin1969
101.
At Folsom PrisonJohnny Cash1968
102.
Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel1970
103.
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis1995
104.
Talking BookStevie Wonder1972
105.
OdelayBeck1996
106.
Back in BlackAC/DC1980
107.
The Marshall Mathers LPEminem2000
108.
Lady SoulAretha Franklin1968
109.
Sweetheart of the RodeoThe Byrds1968
110.
For Your PleasureRoxy Music1973
111.
SwordfishtrombonesTom Waits1983
112.
Live at the RegalB.B. King1965
113.
The StoogesThe Stooges1969
114.
Definitely MaybeOasis1994
115.
DebutBjörk1993
116.
ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream1991
117.
LowDavid Bowie1977
118.
The BlueprintJay-Z2001
119.
Surfer RosaPixies1988
120.
Raw PowerIggy and The Stooges1973
121.
HarvestNeil Young1972
122.
ParanoidBlack Sabbath1970
123.
Kid ARadiohead2000
124.
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin1969
125.
Trans Europa Express/Trans-Europe ExpressKraftwerk
126.
The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground1969
127.
Paul's BoutiqueBeastie Boys1989
128.
Every Picture Tells a StoryRod Stewart1971
129.
PsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain1985
130.
Songs of Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen1967
131.
Fun HouseThe Stooges1970
132.
Cosmo's FactoryCreedence Clearwater Revival1970
133.
Electric WarriorT. Rex1971
134.
Back to BlackAmy Winehouse2006
135.
A Night at the OperaQueen1975
136.
The Freewheelin' Bob DylanBob Dylan1963
137.
ExodusBob Marley and The Wailers1977
138.
Entertainment!Gang of Four1979
139.
The WallPink Floyd1979
140.
MurmurR.E.M.1983
141.
Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen1984
142.
Rum, Sodomy & the LashThe Pogues1985
143.
TenPearl Jam1991
144.
Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers1991
145.
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest1991
146.
Slanted and EnchantedPavement1992
147.
Siamese DreamSmashing Pumpkins1993
148.
Exile in GuyvilleLiz Phair1993
149.
DookieGreen Day1994
150.
Endtroducing.....DJ Shadow1996
151.
Cheap ThrillsBig Brother and The Holding Company1968
152.
SoPeter Gabriel1986
153.
BerlinLou Reed1973
154.
Live!Bob Marley and The Wailers1975
155.
White Light /White HeatThe Velvet Underground
156.
StankoniaOutKast2000
157.
Disraeli GearsCream1967
158.
Master of PuppetsMetallica1986
159.
NebraskaBruce Springsteen1982
160.
Rust Never SleepsNeil Young & Crazy Horse1979
161.
PretendersPretenders1980
162.
SuicideSuicide1977
163.
69 Love SongsThe Magnetic Fields1999
164.
IllmaticNas1994
165.
Metallica["The Black Album"]Metallica
166.
Tonight's the NightNeil Young1975
167.
SuperflyCurtis Mayfield1972
168.
New York DollsNew York Dolls1973
169.
Axis:Bold As LoveThe Jimi Hendrix Experience
170.
In UteroNirvana1993
171.
MaxinquayeTricky1995
172.
Rid of MePJ Harvey1993
173.
Surrealistic PillowJefferson Airplane1967
174.
The Gilded Palace of SinThe Flying Burrito Bros1969
175.
Kick Out the JamsMC51969
176.
The Piper at the Gates of DawnPink Floyd1967
177.
Licensed to IllBeastie Boys1986
178.
Stand!Sly and the Family Stone1969
179.
Yankee Hotel FoxtrotWilco2002
180.
FuneralArcade Fire2004
181.
The BendsRadiohead1995
182.
1999Prince and The Revolution1982
183.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine1992
184.
VoodooD'Angelo2000
185.
The Who Sell OutThe Who1967
186.
Let It BeThe Replacements1984
187.
Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds1965
188.
Fear of a Black PlanetPublic Enemy1990
189.
Crooked Rain, Crooked RainPavement1994
190.
Let's Get It OnMarvin Gaye1973
191.
Fear of MusicTalking Heads1979
192.
Ready to DieThe Notorious B.I.G.1994
193.
Live at LeedsThe Who1970
194.
PearlJanis Joplin1971
195.
Live Through ThisHole1994
196.
The RiverBruce Springsteen1980
197.
Speakerboxxx /The Love BelowOutKast
198.
HomogenicBjörk1997
199.
Five Leaves LeftNick Drake1969
200.
Déjà VuCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young1970