Top 100 Albums of All Time
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Top 100 Albums of All Time

Top 100 albums ever recorded — from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé. Ranked by artistry, influence, and lasting greatness.

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The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd

The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd

Top album ever made. Time, Money, and The Great Gig in the Sky — 50+ years of continuous sales and a sonic experience that defines what an album can be.

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Thriller — Michael Jackson

Thriller — Michael Jackson

Top selling album of all time. Beat It, Billie Jean, and Thriller — the album that crossed every genre barrier and made Michael Jackson the King of Pop.

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Abbey Road — The Beatles

Abbey Road — The Beatles

Top Beatles album. The medley on side two is the greatest continuous run of music in rock history — and Come Together is simply perfect.

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To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

Top hip-hop album of the decade. Jazz, funk, and spoken word — Kendrick's meditation on Black identity, systemic racism, and personal accountability.

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Rumours — Fleetwood Mac

Rumours — Fleetwood Mac

Top rock album. Recorded during the band's collective breakup — Go Your Own Way, The Chain, and Dreams remain among the most human songs ever recorded.

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Blonde — Frank Ocean

Blonde — Frank Ocean

Top R&B album of the 2010s. Channel Orange's follow-up took four years and delivered a fragmented, intimate masterpiece about love, nostalgia, and identity.

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OK Computer — Radiohead

OK Computer — Radiohead

Top art rock album. Paranoid Android and No Surprises — Thom Yorke's alienation in the digital age, recorded in 1997 but feeling more relevant every year.

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Lemonade — Beyoncé

Lemonade — Beyoncé

Top visual album. A visual film and musical masterpiece about infidelity, forgiveness, and Black womanhood — the most ambitious pop project in modern history.

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Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen

Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen

Top heartland rock album. Thunder Road and Jungleland — Springsteen's sonic cathedral to working-class American dreams and the open road.

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Nevermind — Nirvana

Top grunge album. Smells Like Teen Spirit changed music overnight — Kurt Cobain brought alternative rock from the underground to the mainstream in one song.

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