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For now, I'm using this as a dumping ground of possible source lists for a "List of albums considered the best" article. My current thinking is to make it analogous to List of video games considered the best, i.e., listed on a certain number of best-of-all-time lists. Ideally only by professionals or editorial staff; no user-generated lists. Single editors/compilers okay (or perhaps inevitable), but let's try to avoid lists where it's just one critic. Only pulling from lists that claim to pull from all of music (no "best of decade X" or "best of genre X").

Thought for myself: where there are multiple editions of a work (Rolling Stone, Gambaccini, etc.), the newest one should supersede others. On further reflection, I've refined this stance to "the newest one to be compiled from scratch should supersede others". I'd feel weird reappraising things based on the Rolling Stone 2023 update, since that didn't really change the ranking at large; it just tossed out 8 specific albums and slotted 8 new albums into their exact slots. Slide the new ones in, sure, but Olivia Rodrigo releasing Sour doesn't suddenly make Sonic Youth's Goo worse than the other 142 albums below it on the list. Anyway that's enough soapboxing for now :b

I wonder if the different ages of the lists is going to irreparably bias this thing – older albums will simply have more opportunities to appear here. Certainly from my observation thus far, it seems like a lot of these lists were compiled around the 1990s (likely due to turn-of-the-century reminiscing), so influential albums from the 90s will probably be underrepresented (due to not enough time to appraise their legacy) whereas 21st-century albums will be omitted (simply due to the vagaries of linear chronology).

Lists

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  1. Rolling Stone USA's 2020 list of Greatest Albums of All Time (500 entries)
  2. NME's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (AM mirror) (500 entries)
  3. Apple Music's 100 Best Albums ([1]) (100 entries)
  4. Consequence of Sound's Greatest Albums of All Time (100 entries)
  5. Paste's The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time (300 entries)
  6. VH1's All Time Top 100 Albums (100 entries)
  7. Kerrang!'s 100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (100 entries)
  8. Melody Maker's All-Time Top 100 Albums (100 entries)
  9. Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made (100 entries)
  10. MusikExpress's The 100 Masterpieces (100 entries)
  11. Oor's 100 Best Albums of All Time (571 entries) (yeah, i know) <- For the chart I'm only including albums mentioned by at least 2 people, to indicate that there's some level of consensus rather than just one flag-waver. This reduces the list to 174 entries
  12. Rolling Stone Germany's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (500 entries)
  13. Sounds' All-Time Top 100 Albums (100 entries)
  14. Spin's 25 Greatest Albums of All Time (25 entries)
  15. The Times (UK)'s The 100 Best Albums of All Time (100 entries)
  16. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 Albums of All Time (200 entries)
  17. Entertainment Weekly's The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums (AM mirror) (100 entries)
  18. Hot Press (Ireland)'s 100 Best Albums Ever (AM mirror) (100 entries)
  19. Rolling Stone Mexico's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time (AM mirror) (100 entries)
  20. Telerama's The Best Albums of All Time (100 entries)
  21. Time magazine's Top 100 Albums of All Time (AM mirror) (100 entries)
  22. Uncut magazine's 200 Greatest Albums of All Time (AM mirror) (200 entries)
  23. Yedioth Ahronoth's Top 99 Albums of All Time (99 entries)
  24. Paul Gambaccini's Critic's Choice: Top 200 Albums (physical) (100 entries)
  25. Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (physical) (1001 entries)

Not on the chart as of now: the two physical books

Omitted

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When I'm omitting a list, it's mainly because I have some skepticism of the methodology and its applicability to my use case. More specific reasons follow each entry in the section.

  1. Acclaimed Music's Top Albums of All Time (3000 entries) <- Debatable; it's compiled from other lists rather than being its own list per se. Also, 3000 albums is a lot to sort through lol
  2. Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (physical) (1000 entries) <- Debatable; compiled from public surveys. Less gameable than an online thing, but still iffy.
  3. Craig Mathieson & Toby Cresswell's The 100 Best Albums of All Time (physical) (100 entries) <- Debatable; only 2 authors. Need to look into criteria.
  4. The Guardian's 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die (1000 entries); per their own definition, "what [this list is] not is the best 1000 albums of all time"
  5. The Wire's 100 Most Important Records Ever Made (100 entries) <- Omitted because it mixes albums and individual songs in a seemingly arbitrary fashion
  6. Blender's 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die (500 entries) <- why are there so many compilations on this thing
  7. Pop (Swedish magazine)'s 1994 100 Best Albums in the World (AM mirror) (100 entries) <- I'm concerned about how the "complements" thing affects their selection

Albums that are #1 on one list or another

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(To be expanded as I work my way through the chart.)

  • Abbey Road (Consequence 2010)[a]
  • Blonde on Blonde (RS Germany 2004)
  • Electric Ladyland (MusikExpress 1993)
  • In Utero (Kerrang! 1998)
  • Pet Sounds (Mojo 1995, The Times 1993, Uncut 2016)
  • Purple Rain (Consequence 2022)
  • Revolver (EW 2013, Hot Press 2006, RS Mexico 2004, VH1 2001)
  • Sex Machine (Spin 1989)
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (RS 2003[b], RRHOF 2007)
  • Songs in the Key of Life (Paste 2024)
  • The Clash (Sounds 1985)
  • The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (Apple Music 2024)
  • The Queen Is Dead (Melody Maker 2000, NME 2013)
  • The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Yed. Ahr. 1999)
  • The Velvet Underground and Nico (Oor 2007)
  • There's a Riot Goin' On (Pop 1994)
  • What's Going On (RS 2020)
  • Non-numbered lists: Time 2006, Telerama 1993

Table of albums with 10+ mentions

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At the time of assembly (26 September 2024), the chart contains 23 lists. In (basically) chronological order of release, the lists are: Sounds, Spin, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Kerrang, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, and Apple Music.

Album Artist Year Num. Mentions Notes
Abbey Road The Beatles 1969 16[c]
Achtung Baby U2 1991 11[d]
After the Gold Rush Neil Young 1970 14[e]
Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses 1987 14[f]
Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 17[g]
Astral Weeks Van Morrison 1968 16[h]
At Folsom Prison Johnny Cash 1968 10[i]
Automatic for the People R.E.M. 1992 10[j]
Back in Black AC/DC 1980 14[k]
The Beatles (The White Album) The Beatles 1968 18[l] Most appearances by a Beatles album (tie)
Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones 1968 13[m]
Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan 1966 16[n]
Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan 1975 14[o]
Blue Joni Mitchell 1971 16[p]
Blue Lines Massive Attack 1991 11[q]
Born to Run Bruce Springsteen 1975 19[r]
Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel 1970 10[s]
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan 1965 11[t]
Closer Joy Division 1980 12[u]
The Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 1973 16[v]
Doolittle Pixies 1989 11[w]
The Doors The Doors 1967 13[x]
Electric Ladyland The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 12[y]
Exile on Main Street The Rolling Stones 1972 20[z] Most appearances by a Rolling Stones album
Forever Changes Love 1967 11[aa]
Graceland Paul Simon 1986 12[ab]
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan 1965 18[ac] Most appearances by a Bob Dylan album
Horses Patti Smith 1975 18[ad] Most appearances by a female solo artist
Hounds of Love Kate Bush 1985 10[ae]
Hunky Dory David Bowie 1971 11[af]
Innervisions Stevie Wonder 1973 13[ag]
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Public Enemy 1988 17[ah]
The Joshua Tree U2 1987 13[ai]
Kind of Blue Miles Davis 1959 13[aj] Oldest album to make the table
Lady Soul Aretha Franklin 1968 10[ak]
Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin 1971 14[al]
Live at the Apollo James Brown 1963 12[am]
Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones 1969 10[an]
London Calling The Clash 1979 21[ao] Most total appearances (tie)
Loveless My Bloody Valentine 1991 10[ap]
Marquee Moon Television 1977 16[aq]
Master of Puppets Metallica 1986 13[ar]
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols Sex Pistols 1977 19[as]
Nevermind Nirvana 1991 19[at] Most appearances by a 1990s album
OK Computer Radiohead 1997 16[au] Newest album to make the table
Otis Blue Otis Redding 1965 11[av]
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys 1989 11[aw]
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys 1966 21[ax] Most total appearances (tie)
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin 1975 10[ay]
Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution 1984 15[az]
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths 1986 16[ba]
Rain Dogs Tom Waits 1985 10[bb]
Ramones Ramones 1976 15[bc]
Raw Power The Stooges 1973 12[bd]
Remain in Light Talking Heads 1980 17[be]
Revolver The Beatles 1966 18[bf] Most appearances by a Beatles album (tie)
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie 1972 21[bg] Most total appearances (tie)
Rubber Soul The Beatles 1965 14[bh]
Rumours Fleetwood Mac 1977 14[bi]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles 1967 17[bj]
Sign o' the Times Prince 1987 15[bk]
Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder 1976 16[bl]
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones 1971 12[bm]
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1989 10[bn]
Tapestry Carole King 1971 12[bo]
Ten Pearl Jam 1991 11[bp]
There's a Riot Goin' On Sly and the Family Stone 1971 12[bq]
Thriller Michael Jackson 1982 18[br] Most appearances by a 1980s album
Trans-Europe Express Kraftwerk 1977 11[bs]
Transformer Lou Reed 1972 11[bt]
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground and Nico 1967 21[bu] Most total appearances (tie)
What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 21[bv] Most total appearances (tie)
Who's Next The Who 1971 14[bw]

Notes

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  1. ^ Naturally we wouldn't include this list on the chart – it's been superseded by Consequence 2022 – but if the criterion becomes "named #1 on a notable list somewhere", this becomes valid imo.
  2. ^ Like with Consequence 2010, this list has since been superseded.
  3. ^ Abbey Road: Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  4. ^ Achtung Baby: MusikExpress, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone
  5. ^ After the Gold Rush: The Times, MusikExpress, Yedioth Ahronoth, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  6. ^ Appetite for Destruction: MusikExpress, Kerrang, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  7. ^ Are You Experienced: Sounds, The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste, Apple Music
  8. ^ Astral Weeks: Sounds, The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  9. ^ At Folsom Prison: RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  10. ^ Automatic for the People: Telerama, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, RRHOF, NME, Rolling Stone, Paste
  11. ^ Back in Black: Kerrang, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Apple Music
  12. ^ The Beatles: Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  13. ^ Beggars Banquet: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, RRHOF, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone
  14. ^ Blonde on Blonde: Sounds, Spin, Telerama, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  15. ^ Blood on the Tracks: MusikExpress, Mojo, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  16. ^ Blue: The Times, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  17. ^ Blue Lines: Telerama, Mojo, Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste, Apple Music
  18. ^ Born to Run: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  19. ^ Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Times, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, NME, Rolling Stone, Paste
  20. ^ Bringing It All Back Home: MusikExpress, Mojo, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone
  21. ^ Closer: Sounds, Telerama, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone
  22. ^ The Dark Side of the Moon: The Times, MusikExpress, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  23. ^ Doolittle: Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  24. ^ The Doors: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, RRHOF, NME, Rolling Stone
  25. ^ Electric Ladyland: Sounds, The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  26. ^ Exile on Main Street: Sounds, Spin, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, Oor, RRHOF, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  27. ^ Forever Changes: Sounds, The Times, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, RS Germany, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone
  28. ^ Graceland: The Times, Telerama, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, NME, EW, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  29. ^ Highway 61 Revisited: Sounds, The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  30. ^ Horses: Sounds, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  31. ^ Hounds of Love: Telerama, Mojo, RS Germany, Hot Press, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  32. ^ Hunky Dory: Mojo, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence
  33. ^ Innervisions: MusikExpress, Mojo, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste, Apple Music
  34. ^ It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back: MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  35. ^ The Joshua Tree: The Times, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, NME, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  36. ^ Kind of Blue: VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  37. ^ Lady Soul: Spin, The Times, VH1, RS Germany, Time, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  38. ^ Led Zeppelin IV: The Times, Mojo, Kerrang, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  39. ^ Live at the Apollo: The Times, Telerama, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  40. ^ Let It Bleed: Sounds, Mojo, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, RRHOF, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence
  41. ^ London Calling: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  42. ^ Loveless: Melody Maker, RS Germany, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  43. ^ Marquee Moon: Sounds, Spin, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  44. ^ Master of Puppets: Kerrang, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  45. ^ Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Kerrang, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  46. ^ Nevermind: The Times, Telerama, Mojo, Kerrang, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  47. ^ OK Computer: Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  48. ^ Otis Blue: Sounds, The Times, Mojo, VH1, RS Germany, Time, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  49. ^ Paul's Boutique: Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Oor, NME, EW, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  50. ^ Pet Sounds: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  51. ^ Physical Graffiti: Sounds, Mojo, Kerrang, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, RRHOF, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  52. ^ Purple Rain: The Times, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  53. ^ The Queen is Dead: Spin, The Times, Telerama, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  54. ^ Rain Dogs: Sounds, MusikExpress, RS Germany, Hot Press, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  55. ^ Ramones: Sounds, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  56. ^ Raw Power: Sounds, The Times, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Oor, NME, EW, Consequence, Paste
  57. ^ Remain in Light: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  58. ^ Revolver: The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste, Apple Music
  59. ^ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  60. ^ Rubber Soul: MusikExpress, Mojo, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  61. ^ Rumours: The Times, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  62. ^ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: Sounds, The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  63. ^ Sign o' the Times: The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste, Apple Music
  64. ^ Songs in the Key of Life: The Times, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  65. ^ Sticky Fingers: The Times, Mojo, VH1, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  66. ^ The Stone Roses: The Times, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone
  67. ^ Tapestry: The Times, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste, Apple Music
  68. ^ Ten: MusikExpress, Kerrang, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, Rolling Stone, Consequence
  69. ^ There's a Riot Goin' On: The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Oor, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste
  70. ^ Thriller: The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Yedioth Ahronoth, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  71. ^ Trans-Europe Express: Sounds, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, VH1, RS Germany, Oor, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Apple Music
  72. ^ Transformer: Sounds, The Times, MusikExpress, Mojo, Melody Maker, RS Mexico, RS Germany, NME, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Paste
  73. ^ The Velvet Underground & Nico: Sounds, Spin, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  74. ^ What's Going On: Sounds, The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, Mojo, Yedioth Ahronoth, Melody Maker, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, Hot Press, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, Apple Music
  75. ^ Who's Next: The Times, Telerama, MusikExpress, VH1, RS Mexico, RS Germany, Time, RRHOF, Oor, NME, EW, Uncut, Rolling Stone, Consequence