Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums

Since 2003, Rolling Stone has carefully curated a list of the 500 most impressive albums of all time, and this top 100 is the absolute cream of the crop.

Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys
From $27.95
2
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye
From $23.99
1
BlueJoni Mitchell
From $24.98
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Songs In The Key Of LifeStevie Wonder
Price unknown
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Abbey RoadThe Beatles
From $23.99
6
NevermindNirvana
From $27.99
7
RumoursFleetwood Mac
From $22.99
8
Purple RainPrince
From $11.99
9
Blood On The TracksBob Dylan
From $22.98
10
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillMs. Lauryn Hill
From $29.99
11
RevolverThe Beatles
From $29.99
12
ThrillerMichael Jackson
From $9.99
13
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin
From $44.99
14
Exile On Main StreetThe Rolling Stones
Price unknown
15
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us BackPublic Enemy
From $27.99
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London CallingThe Clash
From $35.99
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West
From $39.99
18
Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan
From $21.99
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To Pimp A ButterflyKendrick Lamar
From $32.95
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Kid ARadiohead
From $29.99
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Born To RunBruce Springsteen
From $29.98
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Ready to DieThe Notorious B.I.G.
From $36.95
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The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th AnniversaryThe Velvet Underground
Price unknown
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles
From $37.99
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TapestryCarole King
From $24.98
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HorsesPatti Smith
From $19.95
27
Enter The Wu-TangWu-Tang Clan
From $22.99
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VoodooD'Angelo
From $37.98
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The BeatlesThe Beatles
From $39.99
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Are You ExperiencedJimi Hendrix
From $18.99
31
Kind Of BlueMiles Davis
From $22.99
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LemonadeBeyoncé
From $32.99
33
Back To BlackAmy Winehouse
From $25.99
34
InnervisionsStevie Wonder
From $27.99
35
Rubber SoulThe Beatles
From $29.99
36
Off the WallMichael Jackson
From $31.98
37
The ChronicDr. Dre
From $37.95
38
Blonde On BlondeBob Dylan
From $31.99
39
Remain in LightTalking Heads
Price unknown
40
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From MarsDavid Bowie
From $24.95
41
Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones
From $29.99
42
OK ComputerRadiohead
From $37.95
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The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest
From $35.99
44
IllmaticNas
From $27.95
45
Sign "O" the TimesPrince
From $28.99
46
GracelandPaul Simon
From $19.99
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RamonesRamones
From $21.98
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ExodusBob Marley & The Wailers
Price unknown
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AqueminiOutkast
From $39.99
50
The BlueprintJAY-Z
From $37.95
51
The Great Twenty-EightChuck Berry
From $32.98
52
Station to StationDavid Bowie
Price unknown
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Electric LadylandJimi Hendrix
From $19.99
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Star TimeJames Brown
Price unknown
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The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd
From $32.95
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Exile In GuyvilleLiz Phair
From $23.99
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The BandThe Band
From $24.98
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Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin
From $24.98
59
Talking BookStevie Wonder
From $25.99
60
Astral WeeksVan Morrison
From $22.99
61
Paid In FullEric B. & Rakim
Price unknown
62
Appetite For DestructionGuns N' Roses
From $27.99
63
AjaSteely Dan
From $27.99
64
StankoniaOutkast
From $29.99
65
James Brown Live At The Apollo, 1962James Brown
Price unknown
66
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane
From $17.99
67
Reasonable DoubtJAY-Z
Price unknown
68
Hounds Of LoveKate Bush
From $42.99
69
Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette
From $47.99
70
Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A.
From $27.99
71
RENAISSANCEBeyoncé
From $49.98
72
HarvestNeil Young
From $24.98
73
lovelessmy bloody valentine
From $42.99
74
The College DropoutKanye West
From $32.98
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Lady SoulAretha Franklin
From $24.98
76
SuperflyCurtis Mayfield
From $19.99
77
Who's NextThe Who
From $29.99
78
The Complete Sun SessionsElvis Presley
Price unknown
79
BlondeFrank Ocean
Price unknown
80
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex PistolsSex Pistols
Price unknown
81
BEYONCÉBeyoncé
Price unknown
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There's a Riot Goin' OnSly & The Family Stone
From $24.98
83
Dusty In MemphisDusty Springfield
From $24.98
84
Back In BlackAC/DC
From $28.98
85
Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon
From $27.98
86
The DoorsThe Doors
Price unknown
87
Bitches BrewMiles Davis
From $27.99
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Hunky DoryDavid Bowie
From $18.99
89
BaduizmErykah Badu
From $32.95
90
After the Gold RushNeil Young
From $11.99
91
Darkness On the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen
From $27.98
92
Axis: Bold As LoveJimi Hendrix
From $19.98
93
Supa Dupa FlyMissy Elliott
Price unknown
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FunhouseThe Stooges
Price unknown
95
Take CareDrake
From $30.95
96
Automatic For The PeopleR.E.M.
From $26.99
97
Master Of PuppetsMetallica
From $22.99
98
Car Wheels On A Gravel RoadLucinda Williams
From $29.98
99
RedTaylor Swift
From $24.98
100
Music From Big PinkThe Band
Price unknown
View the list at Rolling Stone