Welcome to 100 Best Albums—our definitive list of the greatest albums ever made.

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Hotel California By Eagles, Rank 99

ASTROWORLD By Travis Scott, Rank 98

Rage Against the Machine By Rage Against the Machine, Rank 97

Pure Heroine By Lorde, Rank 96

Confessions By USHER, Rank 95

Untrue By Burial, Rank 94

A Seat at the Table By Solange, Rank 93

Flower Boy By Tyler, The Creator, Rank 92

Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1 By George Michael, Rank 91

Back in Black By AC/DC, Rank 90

The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) By Lady Gaga, Rank 89

I Put a Spell on You By Nina Simone, Rank 88

Blue Lines By Massive Attack, Rank 87

My Life By Mary J. Blige, Rank 86

Golden Hour By Kacey Musgraves, Rank 85

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Horses By Patti Smith, Rank 83

Get Rich or Die Tryin' By 50 Cent, Rank 82

After the Gold Rush By Neil Young, Rank 81

The Marshall Mathers LP By Eminem, Rank 80

Norman F*****g Rockwell! By Lana Del Rey, Rank 79

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road By Elton John, Rank 78

Like a Prayer By Madonna, Rank 77

Un Verano Sin Ti By Bad Bunny, Rank 76

Supa Dupa Fly By Missy Elliott, Rank 75

The Downward Spiral By Nine Inch Nails, Rank 74

Aja By Steely Dan, Rank 73

SOS By SZA, Rank 72

Trans-Europe Express By Kraftwerk, Rank 71

Straight Outta Compton By N.W.A, Rank 70

Master of Puppets By Metallica, Rank 69

Is This It By The Strokes, Rank 68

Dummy By Portishead, Rank 67

The Queen Is Dead By The Smiths, Rank 66

3 Feet High and Rising By De La Soul, Rank 65

Baduizm By Erykah Badu, Rank 64

Are You Experienced By The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Rank 63

All Eyez on Me By 2Pac, Rank 62

Love Deluxe By Sade, Rank 61

The Velvet Underground & Nico By The Velvet Underground & Nico, Rank 60

AM By Arctic Monkeys, Rank 59

(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? By Oasis, Rank 58

Voodoo By D'Angelo, Rank 57

Disintegration By The Cure, Rank 56

ANTI By Rihanna, Rank 55

A Love Supreme By John Coltrane, Rank 54

Exile on Main St. By The Rolling Stones, Rank 53

Appetite for Destruction By Guns N' Roses, Rank 52

Sign O’ the Times By Prince, Rank 51

Hounds of Love By Kate Bush, Rank 50

The Joshua Tree By U2, Rank 49

Paul’s Boutique By Beastie Boys, Rank 48

Take Care By Drake, Rank 47

Exodus By Bob Marley & The Wailers, Rank 46

Homogenic By Björk, Rank 45

Innervisions By Stevie Wonder, Rank 44

Remain in Light By Talking Heads, Rank 43

Control By Janet Jackson, Rank 42

Aquemini By Outkast, Rank 41

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You By Aretha Franklin, Rank 40

Illmatic By Nas, Rank 39

Tapestry By Carole King, Rank 38

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) By Wu-Tang Clan, Rank 37

BEYONCÉ By Beyoncé, Rank 36

London Calling By The Clash, Rank 35

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back By Public Enemy, Rank 34

Kid A By Radiohead, Rank 33

Ready to Die By undefined, Rank 32

Jagged Little Pill By Alanis Morissette, Rank 31

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? By Billie Eilish, Rank 30

The Low End Theory By A Tribe Called Quest, Rank 29

The Dark Side of the Moon By Pink Floyd, Rank 28

Led Zeppelin II By Led Zeppelin, Rank 27

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy By Kanye West, Rank 26

Kind of Blue By Miles Davis, Rank 25

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars By David Bowie, Rank 24

Discovery By Daft Punk, Rank 23

Born to Run By Bruce Springsteen, Rank 22

Revolver By The Beatles, Rank 21

Pet Sounds By The Beach Boys, Rank 20

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1989 (Taylor’s Version) By Taylor Swift, Rank 18

What’s Going On By Marvin Gaye, Rank 17

Blue By Joni Mitchell, Rank 16

21 By Adele, Rank 15

Highway 61 Revisited By Bob Dylan, Rank 14

The Blueprint By JAY-Z, Rank 13

OK Computer By Radiohead, Rank 12

Rumours By Fleetwood Mac, Rank 11

Lemonade By Beyoncé, Rank 10

Nevermind By Nirvana, Rank 9

Back to Black By Amy Winehouse, Rank 8

good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version) By Kendrick Lamar, Rank 7

Songs in the Key of Life By Stevie Wonder, Rank 6

Blonde By Frank Ocean, Rank 5

Purple Rain By Prince, Rank 4

Abbey Road By The Beatles, Rank 3

Thriller By Michael Jackson, Rank 2

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill By Lauryn Hill, Rank 1

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