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The All-TIME 100 Albums
All-TIME 100 Albums

By JOSH TYRANGIEL AND ALAN LIGHT Published: Monday, November 13, 2006
So here's how we chose the albums for the All-TIME 100. We researched and listened and agonized until we had a list of the greatest and most influential records ever - and then everyone complained because there was no Pink Floyd on it. And that's exactly how it should be. We hope you'll treat the All-TIME 100 as a great musical parlor game. Read and listen to the arguments for the selections, then tell us what we missed or got wrong. Or even possibly what we got right.
The Complete List

2000s

Album Artist Label/Year Released
The Essential Hank Williams Collection: Turn Back the Years Hank Williams Mercury, 2005

The College Dropout Kanye West Roc-a-Fella, 2004

Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964 Sam Cooke ABKCO Music & Records, 2003

Elvis: 30 No. 1 Hits Elvis Presley BMG/Elvis, 2002

The Anthology, 1947 - 1972 Muddy Waters Chess, 2001

Kid A Radiohead Capitol, 2000

Stankonia Outkast LaFace, 2000

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey UMG Recordings, 2000

The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem Interscope, 2000

1990s

Album Artist Label/Year Released

Sunrise Elvis Presley BMG / Elvis, 1999

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Lucinda Williams Universal, 1998

OK Computer Radiohead Capitol, 1997

Time Out of Mind Bob Dylan Sony, 1997

Endtroducing... DJ Shadow Mo' Wax, 1996

(What's the Story) Morning Glory Oasis Sony, 1995

Live Through This Hole Geffen, 1994

My Life Mary J. Blige MCA, 1994

Ready to Die The Notorious B.I.G. Bad Boy, 1994

Slanted and Enchanted Pavement Matador, 1992

The Chronic Dr. Dre Death Row/Interscope, 1992

Achtung Baby U2 Island, 1991

Nevermind Nirvana DGC Records, 1991

Out of Time R.E.M. Warner Brothers, 1991

Phil Spector, Back to Mono (1958 - 1969) Various Artists Abkco, 1991

Ropin' The Wind Garth Brooks Capitol, 1991

Star Time James Brown Polydor, 1991

The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest Jive, 1991

1980s

Album Artist Label/Year Released

Like a Prayer Madonna Sire/London/Rhino, 1989

Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys Capitol, 1989

The Stone Roses The Stone Roses Jive, 1989

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Public Enemy Def Jam/Columbia,
1988

Straight Outta Compton N.W.A Priority, 1988

Document R.E.M. I.R.S. Records, 1987

Paid in Full Eric B. and Rakim Island, 1987

Sign O' The Times Prince Paisley Park, 1987

The Joshua Tree U2 Island, 1987

Graceland Paul Simon Warner Brothers, 1986

Master of Puppets Metallica Elektra/Wea, 1986

Raising Hell Run-DMC Arista Records/Profile, 1986

Legend Bob Marley and the Wailers Island/Tuff Gong, 1984

Purple Rain Prince Warner Brothers, 1984

Stop Making Sense Talking Heads Warner Brothers/Wea, 1984

The Great Twenty-Eight Chuck Berry MCA, 1982

Thriller Michael Jackson Sony, 1982

Back in Black AC/DC Atlantic, 1980

1970s

Album Artist Label/Year Released

London Calling The Clash Sony, 1979

One Nation Under a Groove Parliament / Funkadelic Warner Brothers, 1978

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols Warner Brothers/Wea, 1977

Rumours Fleetwood Mac Warner Brothers, 1977

Hotel California The Eagles Elektra/Wea, 1976

Ramones The Ramones Sire, 1976

Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder Motown, 1976

Born to Run Bruce Springsteen Sony, 1975

Horses Patti Smith Arista, 1975

Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson Sony, 1975

Call Me Al Green The Right Stuff, 1973

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John MCA, 1973

The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust David Bowie RCA, 1972

Exile on Main Street The Rolling Stones Virgin, 1972

Talking Book Stevie Wonder UMG Recordings, 1972

The Harder They Come Jimmy Cliff and Various Artists Island, 1972

Blue Joni Mitchell Warner Brothers/Wea, 1971

Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton RCA, 1971

Hunky Dory David Bowie RCA, 1971

Led Zeppelin IV (a.k.a. Zoso) Led Zeppelin Wea International, 1971

Paranoid Black Sabbath Warner Brothers, 1971

Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones Virgin, 1971

Tapestry Carole King Ode/A&M, 1971

What's Going On Marvin Gaye Motown, 1971

Who's Next The Who Mobile Fidelity, 1971

After the Gold Rush Neil Young Reprise, 1970

Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel Columbia, 1970

John Lennon Plastic Ono Band Apple/EMI, 1970

Moondance Van Morrison Warner Brothers/Wea, 1970

1960s
Album Artist Label/Year Released

Abbey Road The Beatles Capitol, 1969

Bitches Brew Miles Davis Sony, 1969

Stand! Sly & the Family Stone Epic, 1969

The Band The Band Capitol, 1969

Astral Weeks Van Morrison Warner Brothers/Wea, 1968

At Folsom Prison Johnny Cash Sony, 1968

Lady Soul Aretha Franklin Atlantic, 1968

The Beatles ("The White Album") The Beatles Capitol, 1968

Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience Experience Hendrix,
1967

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Aretha Franklin Atlantic, 1967

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles Capitol, 1967

The Velvet Underground and Nico The Velvet Underground Polydor/Pgd,
1967

Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan Columbia, 1966

Pet Sounds The Beach Boys DCC, 1966

Revolver The Beatles Capitol, 1966

Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan Columbia, 1965

Otis Blue Otis Redding Atlantic, 1965

Rubber Soul The Beatles Capitol, 1965

A Love Supreme John Coltrane Impulse, 1964

Live at the Apollo (1963) James Brown Polydor, 1963

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles ABC/Paramount, 1962

King of the Delta Blues Singers Robert Johnson Columbia, 1961

1950s

Album Artist Label/Year Released

Kind of Blue Miles Davis Sony, 1959

Here's Little Richard Little Richard Specialty, 1957

Songs for Swingin' Lovers Frank Sinatra Capitol, 1955

In the Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra Capitol, 1954