Various - The RS Greatest Albums of All Time
By Rolling Stone Magazine
1-100

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

2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

3. Revolver, The Beatles

Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan

5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles

6. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones

8. London Calling, The Clash

9. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

10. The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles

11. The Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley

12. Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

13. Velvet Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground

14. Abbey Road, The Beatles

15. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

16. Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

17. Nevermind, Nirvana

18. Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
19. Astral Weeks, Van Morrison

20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
21. The Great Twenty-Eight, Chuck Berry

22. Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon

23. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder

24. Live at the Apollo (1963), James Brown
25. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

26. The Joshua Tree, U2

27. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 1, Robert Johnson

28. Who's Next, The Who

29. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin

30. Blue, Joni Mitchell

31. Bringing It All Back Home, Bob Dylan

32. Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones

33. Ramones, Ramones

34. Music From Big Pink, The Band

35. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie

36. Tapestry, Carole King

37. Hotel California, The Eagles
38. The Anthology, 1947 - 1972, Muddy Waters

39. Please Please Me, The Beatles

40. Forever Changes, Love

41. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols

42. The Doors, The Doors

43. The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

44. Horses, Patti Smith

45. The Band, The Band
46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers

47. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
48. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy

49. At Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band
50. Here's Little Richard, Little Richard

51. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
52. Greatest Hits, Al Green
53. The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings, 1952 - 1959, Ray Charles

54. Electric Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

55. Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley

56. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder

57. Beggars Banquet, The Rolling Stones
58. Trout Mask Replica, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

59. Meet the Beatles, The Beatles

60. Greatest Hits, Sly and the Family Stone
61. Appetite for Destruction, Guns n' Roses
62. Achtung Baby, U2

63. Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones
64. Phil Spector, Back to Mono (1958 - 1969), Various Artists
65. Moondance, Van Morrison

66. Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

67. The Stranger, Billy Joel
68. Off the Wall, Michael Jackson
69. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield

70. Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
71. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young
72. Purple Rain, Prince

73. Back in Black, AC/DC
74. Otis Blue, Otis Redding

75. Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin

76. Imagine, John Lennon

77. The Clash, The Clash

78. Harvest, Neil Young
79. Star Time, James Brown

80. Odessey and Oracle, The Zombies

81. Graceland, Paul Simon

82. Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
83. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin

84. Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin

85. Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen

86. Let It Be, The Beatles

87. The Wall, Pink Floyd
88. At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash
89. Dusty in Memphis, Dusty Springfield

90. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder

91. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
92. 20 Golden Greats, Buddy Holly
93. Sign 'o' the Times, Prince

94. Bitches Brew, Miles Davis

95. Green River, Creedence Clearwater Revival

96. Tommy, The Who

97. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan

98. This Year's Model, Elvis Costello

99. There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and the Family Stone

100. In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra
101-200

101. Fresh Cream, Cream

102. Giant Steps, John Coltrane

103. Sweet Baby James, James Taylor
104. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ray Charles

105. Rocket to Russia, Ramones
106. Portrait of a Legend 1951 - 1964, Sam Cooke

107. Hunky Dory, David Bowie

108. Aftermath, The Rolling Stones
109. Loaded, The Velvet Underground
110. The Bends, Radiohead
111. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell

112. Disraeli Gears, Cream

113. The Who Sell Out, The Who

114. Out of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones

115. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos
116. At Last, Etta James

117. Sweetheart of the Rodeo , The Byrds

118. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone

119. The Harder They Come Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
120. Raising Hell, Run-DMC
121. Moby Grape, Moby Grape

122. Pearl, Janis Joplin

123. Catch a Fire, Bob Marley and the Wailers

124. Younger Than Yesterday, The Byrds

125. Raw Power, The Stooges

126. Remain in Light, Talking Heads
127. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, The Mamas and the Papas

128. Marquee Moon, Television
129. 40 Greatest Hits, Hank Williams

130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath
131. Saturday Night Fever, Various Artists

132. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen
133. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
134. Slanted and Enchanted, Pavement
135. Greatest Hits, Elton John
136. Tim, The Replacements
137. The Chronic, Dr. Dre
138. Rejuvenation, The Meters
139. All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2

140. Parallel Lines, Blondie
141. Live at the Regal, B.B. King
142. Phil Spector, A Christmas Gift for You, Various Artists
143. Gris-Gris, Dr. John
144. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A

145. Aja, Steely Dan

146. Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane
147. Dreams to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding

148. Deja Vu, Crosby Stills Nash and Young

149. Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin

150. Santana, Santana

151. Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen
152. The B-52's, The B-52's
153. Moanin' in the Moonlight, Howlin' Wolf
154. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest

155. Pretenders, The Pretenders
156. Paul's Boutique, Beastie Boys
157. Closer, Joy Division

158. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John

159. Alive, Kiss

160. Electric Warrior, T. Rex

161. The Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
162. OK Computer, Radiohead
163. 1999, Prince
164. Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt

165. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye

166. Imperial Bedroom , Elvis Costello

167. Master of Puppets, Metallica

168. My Aim Is True, Elvis Costello

169. Exodus, Bob Marley

170. Live at Leeds, The Who

171. The Notorious Byrd Brothers, The Byrds

172. Every Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart

173. Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren

174. Desire, Bob Dylan

175. Close to You, The Carpenters

176. Rocks, Aerosmith

177. One Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic

178. Greatest Hits, The Byrds
179. The Anthology 1961 - 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
180. The Definitive Collection, Abba

181. The Rolling Stones, Now!, The Rolling Stones

182. Natty Dread, Bob Marley and the Wailers
183. Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac
184. Red Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
185. The Stooges, The Stooges

186. Fresh, Sly and the Family Stone

187. So, Peter Gabriel
188. Buffalo Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield

189. Happy Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service

190. From Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley

191. Fun house, The Stooges
192. The Gilded Palace of Sin, The Flying Burrito Brothers
193. Dookie, Green Day

194. Transformer, Lou Reed

195. Bluesbreakers, John Mayall With Eric Clapton
196. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 - 1968, Various Artists
197. Murmur, R.E.M.

198. The Best of, Little Walter

199. Highway to Hell, AC/DC
200. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
201-300

201. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Simon and Garfunkel
202. Bad, Michael Jackson

203. Wheels of Fire, Cream
204. Dirty Mind, Prince

205. Abraxas, Santana
206. Tea for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens
207. Ten, Pearl Jam
208. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young With Crazy Horse

209. Wish You Were Here, Pink Floyd
210. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement

211. Tattoo You, The Rolling Stones
212. Proud Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner

213. New York Dolls, New York Dolls
214. Bo Diddley/Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley
215. Two Steps From the Blues, Bobby Bland

216. The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
217. Licensed to Ill, Beastie Boys
218. Look-Ka Py Py, The Meters
219. Loveless, My Bloody Valentine
220. New Orleans Piano, Professor Longhair
221. War, U2
222. The Neil Diamond Collection, Neil Diamond

223. Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf

224. Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen
225. The Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams

226. Doolittle, Pixies
227. Paid in Full, Eric B. and Rakim

228. Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith
229. Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt

230. A Night at the Opera, Queen
231. The Kink Kronikles, The Kinks

232. Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds

233. Bookends, Simon and Garfunkel
234. The Ultimate Collection, Patsy Cline
235. Mr. Excitement!, Jackie Wilson

236. The Who Sings My Generation, The Who
237. Like a Prayer, Madonna

238. Can't Buy a Thrill, Steely Dan
239. Let It Be, The Replacements
240. Run-DMC, Run-DMC

241. Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath
242. The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer No Filler!, Jerry Lee Lewis

243. Freak Out!, The Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa)
244. Live Dead, Grateful Dead

245. Bryter Layter, Nick Drake

246. The Shape of Jazz to Come, Ornette Coleman
247. Automatic for the People, R.E.M.
248. Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z

249. Low, David Bowie

250. The River, Bruce Springsteen
251. The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, Otis Redding

252. Metallica, Metallica
253. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk

254. Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston

255. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, The Kinks
256. The Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson
257. Stardust, Willie Nelson

258. American Beauty, Grateful Dead
259. Crosby Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash
260. Buena Vista Social Club , Buena Vista Social Club
261. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman
262. Workingman's Dead, Grateful Dead
263. The Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles

264. Child Is Father to the Man, Blood, Sweat and Tears

265. Cosmo's Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival

266. Quadrophenia, The Who

267. There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon

268. Psycho Candy, The Jesus and Mary Chain

269. Some Girls, The Rolling Stones

270. The Beach Boys Today!, The Beach Boys
271. Going to a Go-Go, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
272. Nightbirds, Labelle
273. The Slim Shady LP, Eminem

274. Mothership Connection, Parliament
275. Rhythm Nation 1814, Janet Jackson
276. Anthology of American Folk Music, Harry Smith, ed.

277. Aladdin Sane, David Bowie
278. The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
279. My Life, Mary J. Blige
280. Folk Singer, Muddy Waters
281. Can't Get Enough, Barry White
282. The Cars, The Cars

283. Five Leaves Left, Nick Drake
284. Music of My Mind, Stevie Wonder

285. I'm Still in Love With You, Al Green
286. Los Angeles, X
287. Anthem of the Sun, Grateful Dead

288. Something Else by the Kinks, The Kinks
289. Call Me, Al Green

290. Talking Heads: 77, Talking Heads
291. The Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan and the Band

292. White Light / White Heat, The Velvet Underground

293. Greatest Hits, Simon and Garfunkel
294. Kick Out the Jams, MC5

295. Meat Is Murder, The Smiths

296. We're Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa)
297. Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer

298. Master of Reality, Black Sabbath
299. Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton
300. Fear of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
301-400

301. John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan
302. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
303. Grace, Jeff Buckley
304. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams
305. Odelay, Beck
306. Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Frank Sinatra

307. Avalon, Roxy Music
308. The Sun Records Collection, Various Artists
309. Nothing's Shocking, Jane's Addiction

310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers

311. Unplugged in New York, Nirvana
312. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill

313. Damn the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

314. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground

315. Surfer Rosa, Pixies
316. Rock Steady, No Doubt
317. The Eminem Show, Eminem
318. Back Stabbers, The O'Jays

319. Burnin', Bob Marley and the Wailers

320. Pink Moon, Nick Drake
321. Sail Away, Randy Newman

322. Ghost in the Machine, The Police

323. Station to Station, David Bowie
324. The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt

325. Slowhand, Eric Clapton
326. Disintegration, The Cure
327. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
328. Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair
329. Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth
330. In the Jungle Groove, James Brown
331. Tonight's the Night, Neil Young

332. Help!, The Beatles

333. Shoot Out the Lights, Richard and Linda Thompson
334. Wild Gift, X

335. Squeezing Out Sparks, Graham Parker
336. Superunknown, Soundgarden

337. Aqualung, Jethro Tull

338. Cheap Thrills, Big Brother and the Holding Company
339. The Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waits
340. Damaged, Black Flag
341. Play, Moby
342. Violator, Depeche Mode

343. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf

344. Berlin, Lou Reed
345. Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads
346. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul

347. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd

348. At Newport 1960, Muddy Waters

349. Roger the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down), The Yardbirds
350. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse
351. Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits

352. 52nd Street, Billy Joel

353. Having a Rave Up With the Yardbirds, The Yardbirds
354. 12 Songs, Randy Newman

355. Between the Buttons, The Rolling Stones

356. Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis

357. Honky Chateau, Elton John
358. Singles Going Steady, Buzzcocks
359. Stankonia, Outkast
360. Siamese Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins
361. Substance, New Order

362. L.A. Woman, The Doors
363. Ray of Light, Madonna
364. American Recordings, Johnny Cash

365. Louder Than Bombs, The Smiths

366. Mott, Mott the Hoople
367. Is This It, The Strokes

368. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine

369. Reggatta de Blanc, The Police

370. Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane

371. Siren, Roxy Music
372. Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne

373. Post, Bjork

374. The Eagles, The Eagles
375. The Ultimate Collection (1948 - 1990), John Lee Hooker

376. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
377. CrazySexyCool, TLC
378. Funky Kingston, Toots and the Maytals

379. Greetings from Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen

380. Sunflower, The Beach Boys

381. Modern Lovers, Modern Lovers

382. More Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads

383. A Quick One (Happy Jack), The Who

384. Pyromania, Def Leppard

385. Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan
386. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan

387. Country Life, Roxy Music

388. A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles

389. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley
390. Elephant, The White Stripes
391. The Pretender, Jackson Browne

392. Willy and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival
393. Good Old Boys, Randy Newman

394. For Your Pleasure, Roxy Music

395. Blue Lines, Massive Attack
396. Eliminator, ZZ Top
397. Rain Dogs, Tom Waits
398. Anthology, The Temptations

399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
400. Illmatic, Nas
401-500

401. (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd), Lynyrd Skynyrd
402. Dr. John's Gumbo, Dr. John

403. Radio City, Big Star

404. Sandinista!, The Clash
405. Rid of Me, PJ Harvey
406. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O' Connor

407. Strange Days, The Doors
408. Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan

409. 461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton

410. Pink Flag, Wire
411. Double Nickels on the Dime, Minutemen

412. Mezzanine, Massive Attack
413. Beauty and the Beat, Go-Go's
414. Greatest Hits, James Brown

415. Van Halen , Van Halen
416. Mule Variations, Tom Waits
417. Boy, U2

418. Band on the Run, Wings
419. Dummy, Portishead

420. With the Beatles, The Beatles
421. The "Chirping" Crickets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
422. The Best of the Girl Groups, Volumes 1 and 2 , Various Artists
423. Greatest Hits, The Mamas and the Papas

424. King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2, Robert Johnson
425. Changes one, David Bowie

426. The Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
427. Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, The Ronettes
428. Kid A, Radiohead

429. Grievous Angel, Gram Parsons

430. At Budokan, Cheap Trick
431. Anthology, Diana Ross and the Supremes
432. Sleepless, Peter Wolf

433. Another Green World, Brian Eno

434. Outlandos D'Amour, The Police
435. To Bring You My Love, PJ Harvey

436. Here Come the Warm Jets, Brian Eno

437. All Things Must Pass, George Harrison

438. #1 Record, Big Star

439. In Utero, Nirvana
440. Sea Change, Beck
441. Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
442. Boys Don't Cry, The Cure
443. Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Sam Cooke
444. Criminal Minded, Boogie Down Productions
445. Rum Sodomy and the Lash, The Pogues
446. Suicide, Suicide

447. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo>

448. In Color, Cheap Trick
449. The World Is a Ghetto, War
450. Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band
451. Back in the USA, MC5
452. Music, Madonna
453. Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction

454. Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim

455. Synchronicity, The Police

456. Third/Sister Lovers, Big Star
457. For Everyman, Jackson Browne
458. John Prine, John Prine
459. Strictly Business, EPMD
460. Love It to Death, Alice Cooper
461. How Will the Wolf Survive?, Los Lobos
462. Here, My Dear, Marvin Gaye

463. Tumbleweed Connection, Elton John
464. The Blueprint, Jay-Z
465. Golden Hits, The Drifters
466. Live Through This, Hole
467. Love and Theft, Bob Dylan

468. Elton John, Elton John

469. Metal Box, Public Image Ltd.

470. Document, R.E.M.
471. Heaven Up Here, Echo and the Bunnymen

472. Hysteria, Def Leppard
473. A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
474. Live in Europe, Otis Redding

475. Tunnel of Love, Bruce Springsteen
476. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
477. The Score, Fugees
478. Radio, LL Cool J

479. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Richard and Linda Thompson
480. Faith, George Michael

481. The Smiths, The Smiths

482. Armed Forces, Elvis Costello and the Attractions
483. Life After Death, The Notorious B.I.G.
484. Branded Man, Merle Haggard
485. All Time Greatest Hits, Loretta Lynn
486. Maggot Brain, Funkadelic
487. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins
488. Voodoo, D'Angelo
489. Guitar Town, Steve Earle

490. Entertainment!, Gang of Four

491. All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople
492. Vitalogy, Pearl Jam
493. That's the Way of the World, Earth, Wind and Fire

494. She's So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper
495. New Day Rising, Husker Du

496. Destroyer, Kiss
497. Yo! Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
498. Tres Hombres, ZZ Top
499. Born Under a Bad Sign, Albert King
500. Touch, Eurythmics
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