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 £24.49
2
What's Going OnMarvin Gaye
From £24.49
1
BlueJoni Mitchell
From £24.49
3

4
Songs In The Key Of LifeStevie Wonder
From £36.99
5
Abbey RoadThe Beatles
From £23.99
6
NevermindNirvana
From £24.49
7
RumoursFleetwood Mac
From £17.99
8
Purple RainPrince
From £26.49
9
Blood On The TracksBob Dylan
From £18.99
10
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillMs. Lauryn Hill
From £46.99
11
RevolverThe Beatles
From £32.99
12
ThrillerMichael Jackson
From £18.99
13
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love YouAretha Franklin
Price unknown
14
Exile On Main StreetThe Rolling Stones
From £31.99
15
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us BackPublic Enemy
From £17.99
16
London CallingThe Clash
From £20.24
17
My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West
From £42.99
18
Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan
From £17.99
19
To Pimp A ButterflyKendrick Lamar
From £29.99
20
Kid ARadiohead
From £26.49
21
Born To RunBruce Springsteen
From £18.74
22
Ready to DieThe Notorious B.I.G.
From £25.49
23
The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th AnniversaryThe Velvet Underground
Price unknown
24
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles
From £27.49
25
TapestryCarole King
From £18.74
26
HorsesPatti Smith
From £18.49
27
Enter The Wu-TangWu-Tang Clan
From £16.49
28
VoodooD'Angelo
From £28.49
29
The BeatlesThe Beatles
From £13.49
30
Are You ExperiencedJimi Hendrix
From £21.99
31
Kind Of BlueMiles Davis
From £11.99
32
LemonadeBeyoncé
From £23.99
33
Back To BlackAmy Winehouse
From £21.99
34
InnervisionsStevie Wonder
From £18.99
35
Rubber SoulThe Beatles
From £24.49
36
Off the WallMichael Jackson
From £11.99
37
The ChronicDr. Dre
From £31.99
38
Blonde On BlondeBob Dylan
From £23.99
39
Remain in LightTalking Heads
From £19.99
40
The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From MarsDavid Bowie
From £19.99
41
Let It BleedThe Rolling Stones
From £24.49
42
OK ComputerRadiohead
From £25.49
43
The Low End TheoryA Tribe Called Quest
From £30.99
44
IllmaticNas
From £17.99
45
Sign "O" the TimesPrince
From £30.99
46
GracelandPaul Simon
From £19.99
47
RamonesRamones
From £19.49
48
ExodusBob Marley & The Wailers
From £26.49
49
AqueminiOutkast
From £40.99
50
The BlueprintJAY-Z
From £27.49
51
The Great Twenty-EightChuck Berry
From £31.99
52
Station to StationDavid Bowie
From £20.99
53
Electric LadylandJimi Hendrix
From £22.99
54
Star TimeJames Brown
Price unknown
55
The Dark Side of the MoonPink Floyd
From £26.49
56
Exile In GuyvilleLiz Phair
From £26.49
57
The BandThe Band
Price unknown
58
Led Zeppelin IVLed Zeppelin
From £18.74
59
Talking BookStevie Wonder
From £28.99
60
Astral WeeksVan Morrison
From £18.74
61
Paid In FullEric B. & Rakim
From £32.99
62
Appetite For DestructionGuns N' Roses
From £24.49
63
AjaSteely Dan
From £17.99
64
StankoniaOutkast
From £23.99
65
James Brown Live At The Apollo, 1962James Brown
Price unknown
66
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane
From £13.99
67
Reasonable DoubtJAY-Z
Price unknown
68
Hounds Of LoveKate Bush
From £36.49
69
Jagged Little PillAlanis Morissette
From £15.49
70
Straight Outta ComptonN.W.A.
From £17.99
71
RENAISSANCEBeyoncé
From £46.49
72
HarvestNeil Young
From £25.49
73
lovelessmy bloody valentine
From £27.49
74
The College DropoutKanye West
From £32.24
75
Lady SoulAretha Franklin
From £19.99
76
SuperflyCurtis Mayfield
From £32.99
77
Who's NextThe Who
From £17.49
78
The Complete Sun SessionsElvis Presley
Price unknown
79
BlondeFrank Ocean
Price unknown
80
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex PistolsSex Pistols
From £29.99
81
BEYONCÉBeyoncé
Price unknown
82
There's a Riot Goin' OnSly & The Family Stone
Price unknown
83
Dusty In MemphisDusty Springfield
From £21.99
84
Back In BlackAC/DC
From £19.49
85
Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon
From £24.49
86
The DoorsThe Doors
Price unknown
87
Bitches BrewMiles Davis
From £22.99
88
Hunky DoryDavid Bowie
From £20.99
89
BaduizmErykah Badu
From £25.99
90
After the Gold RushNeil Young
From £66.49
91
Darkness On the Edge of TownBruce Springsteen
From £20.99
92
Axis: Bold As LoveJimi Hendrix
From £20.99
93
Supa Dupa FlyMissy Elliott
Price unknown
94
FunhouseThe Stooges
From £22.53
95
Take CareDrake
From £25.99
96
Automatic For The PeopleR.E.M.
From £20.99
97
Master Of PuppetsMetallica
From £23.99
98
Car Wheels On A Gravel RoadLucinda Williams
From £16.49
99
RedTaylor Swift
From £21.99
100
Music From Big PinkThe Band
From £28.99
View the list at Rolling Stone