Best Albums of All Time

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The Top Ten

1
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Come on it doesn't deserve 32% it deserves 101%

Even after 30 yrs of its release, it still remains the largest selling album released in history
I am speechless to describe how much I like this album in fact each and every album and single he released in his life

Mike rocks forever!
100 millions copies sold and still growing! That is amazing! Only one artist in the world can do that! THAT'S ONLY YOU MICHAEL JACKSON! :) I am so impressed with the sounds and all the songs from Wanna Be Starting Something to PYT to the title track THRILLER! :)
LONG LIVE THE KING OF POP!
The most amazing thing about Thriller is that there were only nine songs on the album but they were all completely incredible. No to mention that the album was on the billboard charts the last three years in over ten different countries. Who else can say that?
Concerts of his impersonators are selling millions in tickets. AMAZING. The king of pop title is deserved.
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2Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Thriller: over-rated...
Becoming: Who in gods name is sarah geronimo and why the hell is she on this list.
A-ha: 80's band that never made a good album in their life. '

I think it is obvious that Dark Side of the Moon is a timeless album, a true classic, that is far superios to any other albums on this list. Definitely should be Number 1.
This album was on the charts for like 100 years straight... It's gotta be #1.
Its deep and sounds amazing nothing like it. The songwriting as has meaning and the album as a whole feels like it was written with more of a purpose then just to make people dance but instead to make them think. Its crazy money gets played on the radio when its about corporate greed
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3Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO) - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV was, is and always will be a timeless masterpiece. It set a standard for rock music which still has never been equaled or surpassed. It had a genius marketing campaign: the album has no official pronounceable title, the band or label name was not printed on the cover, only the song listing, mysterious pictures of an old hermit and the lyrics for "Stairway to Heaven", signifying that names don't matter, only the music. The production quality is crystal clear and even Led Zeppelin themselves couldn't replicate this sound afterwards and every song is a masterpiece although the side 2 of the album is often overlooked. It's one of the best selling albums of all time and is the 3rd best-selling album in the USA. If this album doesn't rank as the best, or at least one of the top ten, I seriously question the musical taste of the people here.
Its really impossible to choose an actual "number one" album, but this is a good pick, stairway to heaven is the greatest sounding solo of all time, and the song doesn't use any percusion or bass for the first few minutes but its still so great people will listen to the whole 8 or 9 minutes it is! Then its got rock and roll which is top 10 favorite rock songs for me, incredible, when the levee breaks is a great example of how zeppelin could turn a nonsingle cover song into a timeless hard rock classic, then they could had an acoustic song like going to california and made it amazing, not to mention this is one of the best selling albums by any artist from any genre EVER, all in all great album
(there are too many great albums out there to choose, this actually isn't even my favorite zeppelin album, its third behind Led Zeppelin II and houses of the holy)

MichaellScott

I don't understand what kind of people like metallica, Zoso got "Stairway to Heaven, " "Rock And Roll, " and "Black Dog. " This album without doubt should be in the top three.

mobrules

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4Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
This album is the one that changed the face of music more than any other album. It virtually created the term "art rock" and brought rock to be respected. The innovation on this album led to practically every other album on this list. Whether it be the studio amazement on "Dark Side Of The Moon" or even the work with the orchestra on "S&M" The Beatles started it all here. If you wanna hear good work with an orchestra, then listen to "A Day In The Life. " You'll get some good playing there. Without Sgt Pepper, rock as we know it wouldn't even exist.
Sgt. Pepper's lonely Hearts Club Band was a pioneer. The music can never be duplicated due to the sound systems they created. Not even great music engineers can figure out how they created these sounds. Also, not only did it have smash hits like sgt. Pepper's, lucy in the sky with diamonds, a day in the life, but also other cracking songs. Every song on this album was just a masterpiece! And in one word, this album is just 'INCOMPARABLE'!
How in the name of Sam Houston can Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band not be number one? Without this groundbreaking piece of art, none of these other albums would be in existence. Truly the pinnacle of music.
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5Nevermind - Nirvana
What's wrong with you people? Nevermind on 14th? Kurt Cobain's amazing voice coupled with Krist Novoselic & Dave Grohl... This is THE BEST ALBUM EVER MADE.. Have some respect for REAL MUSIC PEOPLE!
Best there was, best there is and judging by all the crap released in recent years... The best there EVER will be. Kurt single handedly changed the landscape of music.
Nirvana changed the whole music scene with this album! People are still listening to this today, and will be forever more. This should be in the top 5 at least. NIRVANA FOREVER
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6A Night at the Opera - Queen
I seriously am in love with Freddie mercury. But when voting on these things they have so many of my favorite bands. I love... Wait for it Nirvana, Beetles, Guns N Roses, Green day, Metallica. AC DC and muse if you had trouble keeping up don't worry! Your not alone that's me too! But queen really speaks to me you know. They got me through some hard times and Honestly, I don't really feel like typing much more but if you really wanna hear about it go to top of the page where it has all the other things you can choose from. Go to most popular choose best singers of all time then go to freddie mercury number 2 OHYEAH! Then go to more comments about freddie mercury go to newest and look for the really super long one compared to all the others and that's me. Sorry I'm a really bad blabbermouth I'll go on and on and on about nothing in particular... Kinda like I am now. Okay so yeah just a recap love freddie mercury a lot kinda confused about what I like outside of queen but for me that's saying something so yeah. VOTE FOR FREDDIE! Ok bye!
Okay, all Queen fans,... I love you (not in a creepy way).
Queen haters,... YOU ARE EVIL! WHAT'S THERE NOT TO LOVE?!
Long live Queen. Long live Freddie Mercury.
I LOVE QUEEN! MORE THAN ANYTHING! QUEEN IS THE BEST! To tell the truth, I don't think Michael Jackson really is close to Queen, but that's my opinion. I LOVE YOU, FREDDIE MERCURY! COME BACK AND MARRY ME! Or just meeting Freddie, I would die of happiness, literally. Marriage is a step ahead to far, I guess...
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7Abbey Road - Beatles
Fall Out Boy and Five's Greates Hits before this work of genius? Can't believe it, this is a masterpiece and should easily be in top 10!

elin_m

A remarkable compilation of interesting stories and tales put to equally interesting music
A brilliant album, the songs are so tightly well constructed and musically the band are the best they've ever been.

ConaghJMurphy

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8The Wall - Pink Floyd
You can never really treat this album as a series of songs, that you can skip through and listen to at ease. You have to start from the beginning, and then work your way through the whole thing. It tells such a shocking, sad tale, about a descent into pure madness. I've never heard anything so emotionally involved or so incredible in my life. They took music, and they turned it into a real work of art. It's timeless and ageless; and if you haven't heard it before, if ever you have a couple of hours on your hands, just pop it in, shut your eyes, and listen to its story.
Possibly one of the very few albums on this list based on actual events, The Wall dives into the isolated life of a rock star who endured a cheating wife, abusive school teachers, an overprotective mother, and his father dying in World War II. Pink winds up building a metophorical "wall" in order to keep the world around him out. Containing some of Pink Floyd's grandest songs (Another Brick in the Wall, Young Lust, Hey You, Run Like Hell, The Trial, and of course, Comfortably Numb), The Wall is an album you truly have to listen to from beginning to end in order to get the story of it all.

c0mf0rta61ynum6

The second of Pink Floyd on this list. While I do enjoy "The Dark Side of the Moon" very much, there is nothing like "The Wall", especially if you've seen the movie. There is no other album that screams a story like this one, it is over-flowed by inspiration combined with Water's exceptional writing skills and Gilmour's guitar.
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9Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park
One of the best album ever created.
It deserves to be at number 1..
BEST ALBUM EVER CREATED.
Thanks Linkin Park for existing
20 IS a little low for the best album by the most popular band on the planet. Has sold 29 million copies since 2000. BIG DEAL. Songs awesome. Style awesome. Mike shinoda awesome. Ches ben awesome. And in the end it doesn't even matter?
Great album, but guys, stop hating on Living Things and saying "why won't LP return to their roots" because you know that they definitely won't make a Hybrid Theory 2.
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10American Idiot - Green Day
American idiot. The 2nd best album of all time after thriller. 5 superhit singles rest 8 superb songs with different creativity, art, music and lyrics. And if you're are saying HYBRID THEORY sold 30 million copies, its wrong. The true value is 24 million but american idiot sold 14 million copies. I accept that but there was different time. At that time internet was not so popular so people just buy the album. But almost after 5 years when american idiot was released the internet was popular in all over the world, so people around the world did not need to buy a copy from a shop. AND IN ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE american idiot was ranked 22 best album of decade but in reader's choice it was at rank.1. And in both two list there was no hybrid theory or meteora of linkin park. IN KERRANG MAGAZINE american idiot was ranked 5 at best album of all time. And the songs are amazing in AI.
American Idiot came out at a time when people where afraid to speak out due to 9/11. Green Day didn't care about what people where and wheren't supposed to say, they released the album filled with rage and disappointment about America and it's politics anyway.
The storyline throughout the whole album is appealing to the youth as everybody can find something to identify with. And with a mix of angry rock songs like "American Idiot" to emotional ballads like "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" I don't see how this can't be considered the greatest album of all time.
Even if it's almost 6 years since it first came out it is still current with a now on going Broadway play.
That, for me, makes American Idiot the obvious choice on this list.
Every song connects to one another and it forms something that is so awesome. An amazing story about a angst punk kid's life (JOS) and how he felt throughout all of it. His girlfriend telling him he became all that he hates "You're not the Jesus of Suburbia. The St. Jimmy is a thing made up of your father's rage and your mother's love. You're not the idiot America! " basically I really can't briefly describe this album! XD
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The Contenders

11HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I - Michael Jackson

'EARTH SONG'
'THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US'
'YOU ARE NOT ALONE'
'STRANGER IN MOSCOW'
'SMILE'
'SCREAM'

2dm


12S&M - Metallica
Yeah! Its number 1 to me. This is why metallica is such a great band... There studio albums and live recordings are equally good.
One, Sad but true, master of puppets, enter sandman and of course nothing else matters are few great songs in this album.
Metallica are an inspiration to all musical aspects, S&M blows your mind as it sets the scene for those who enjoy metallica, and for those orchestral fans, utterly amazing album with two amazing extra track... -human and No Leaf Clover
Let's think here for a second... What's the second highest selling album of all time behind Thriller? Back in black. I want to know where that is on here.
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13Meteora - Linkin Park
This album is the best achievement in psychology, in my opinion. It helped me to get rid of depression originating in the very beginning of my life. I also love the set of songs from it that became popular.
Meteora is one of the finest album ever made in the history of rock genre and best given by linkin park it should be at top position
I think this album is the best. Beocouse linkin park is the best band. And meteora is the best linkinpark album

14Becoming - Sarah Geronimo
GREAT ALBUM-GREAT SONGS-I VOTE 10 ALBUMS OF BECOMING 1 IN MY CAR, 1 IN MY ROOM, 1 IN THE FAMILY ROOM, AND THE OTHERS I GAVE IT TO
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN THE U.S.

onlieson

I love all sarah g album... Please those really want to know what I mean try to buy one
Becoming album of sarah geronimo is great! I have a copy of that album! She is great!

encha

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15Dreamboat Annie - Heart
Absolute classic and a gem of an original album.
This is one of the Best Albums ever recorded.

16Appetite for Destruction - Guns N Roses
Of course the best album ever by the best band. No 1 because...
Paradise city
Sweet child o' mine
Welcome to the jungle
Night train

i-love-rock-n-roll

Why in the hell is this not higher on this list! Should be number 1... I was surprised this wasn't in AT LEAST the top 10... I'm glad that S&M made it on the top ten though... This, Back in Black, Master of Puppets, Blizzard of Ozz, they all need in the top 10... This album is clearly deserving of a place in the top 10! Has so many many many great songs on it...
Pretty much my top 5 favorite songs of all time are all off this album! Not a single filler song, I could listen to it over and over all day long. Greatest debut album of all time and it contains at least 3 songs which belong on a list of the top 10 rock songs of all time. Oh, and slash is a god
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17Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

with tracks like hallowed be thy name and number of th beast this is the greates album of all time, and michael jackson? please

onepolej

oh, I could name so many great things about this album no, masterpiece. and only 41st place? what a shame. invaders starts with an incredible riff and depicts the slaughters of the saxons in the olden days. #2 is about the movie"children of the damned"it is slow and melodic until a vocal genius by the name of bruce dickinson speeds up the tempo. the next two songs are nowhere near as amazing but still great. Then we get to the rock anthem"the number of the beast"which will knock any true metal lover of his/her feet. with a complex and insane riff followed by bruce dickinsons beautiful voice it is one of the most outstanding songs on this album. next is "run to the hills"with its remarkable drums which stands out over all of adrians glorious guitar work. now is my only problem with this album "Gangland"it is by all means not a bad song but it is so out of place in this wondorous album. finally is the single most influencial and beautiful and... oh just listen to it. it is call "hallowed be thy name"and starts of slow with bruces voice, almost a whisper in the background. it slowly builds up and up until BAM! the greatest guitar solo I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.

if you have taken the time to read all of this. you must be a fan of iron maiden or your really bored. either way

UP THE IRONS!

cyraxbot

This is the greatest metal album ever(yes, even better than Master of Puppets) and my personnal favorite album of all time. Hallowed be thy Name is without a doubt the best song on the album and the greatest metal song OF ALL TIME! Now this is a Masterpiece.

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18Revolver - The Beatles
Nearly every Beatles album is phenomenal, but this is probably the best. This is the fab four at the peak of their playing ability and songwriting
This song has the experimentation and unity of Sgt. Peppers, but each song can also stand on its own, as its own entity.
The turning point of music's greatest band. Better than the overrated SGT. Pepper, the ambitious White Album, the folky Rubber Soul, and the great good-bye of Abbey Road.
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19Fallen - Evanescence
THIS ALBUM HAD TRUELY OPENED MY EYES, I FEEL IT IN MY VEINS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO SAY, IT IS PERFECTLY COOL...
I think it is the album of Evanescence and it consists of all of my favourite songs like Bring me To Life, My Immortal and Tourniquet. The Open Door and Evanescence are also too good. Please vote it to take a better position. It can go to the top

20Scoundrel Days - A-ha
Just a wonderful Album of the best band ever! All songs are fantastic!
One of the best voice in the world of music. Scoundrel days, Swing of things and The weight of the wind are awesome songs".
The best Song of the best album ever from the best band of the world. Scoundrel Days, the song, is like a part/page of a mysterious tale/book and Scoundrel Days, the Album itself, is full of tales about human lives. Everyone can find a part of his soul in every song in this album. Scoundrel Days is one of the best Albums ever made by a band. A-ha Forever

21Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys

God only knows that this album rocks!

BKAllmighty

The album that Brian Wilson wanted to make and it shows.

This is how it goes...
pet sounds is the best album ever.
Brian Wilson is the greatest mind in pop music history.
THE END.

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22Paranoid - Black Sabbath

This album was the most influential album on metal. It completely changed music forever

Nirvana, Linkin' Park and Green Day added nothing to the history of music. This did, a lot. Deserves a higher place than No. 23.

This album had all or their biggest hits, Iron Man, War Pigs, Paranoid


23Ride the Lightning - Metallica
Fade to Black, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Creeping Death... this is easily the best metal album ever
Breaking Benjamin gets ahead of Metallica. Haha, my life is over.

24Metallica (Black Album) - Metallica
How is this album on 23rd.? Come on American idiot on 13th really? Go and check any official List there is no American idiot on it and metallica's black album comes before nirvana's never mind there is something really wrong with this list metallica rocks and this album proved it. m/
Haha what have you'll been smoking?! Top 10, has to be. It's disgraceful to see such flawless albums languishing down at 19th. Get it up and get it up fast, otherwise the music gods will be pissed.
This is one of the best albums ever! Metallica are overall one of the greatest metal bands in the history of music and this is one of there top albums! This well deserves to be at least in the top 10!
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25Tommy - The Who

This album is absolutly amazing. Pete Townshend was in top form when he wrote this magnificent rock opera (that's right, ROCK OPERA) and it still endures today as being one of the most original concepts in all of music.

Go and listen to Tommy it will change your life or not I don't really care I've got other things to do.

The greatest concept album of all time and I love concepts especially the 'Rock opera' concept!

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26Come on Over - Shania Twain
Shania is just so amazing, I only discovered her songs recently but she is just amazing. I am so glad I came across her because wow, she is just so talented and amazing. All her songs are amazing and I love her so much. My favorite song by her is totally that don't impress me much, this song is just the best and it is so catchy. Shania put country-pop on new level with this album.
The Best selling country album of all time. Record sales of 39 million world withe. The best selling album by a female of all time.
And the singer herself, she's so amazing and very sexy.

27Back in Black - AC/DC
this should be in the top ten or top 5 or 1 best album of all time I love I love it I love it its like the perfect album better than most albums you like or know
it shook me all night long

squire

when bon scott died, an angel came down from heaven and led AC/DC to their height of fame. that angel is brian johnson, and this album also shocked AC/DC fans because of the new voice

pauler94

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28Dear Agony - Breaking Benjamin
So so underrated album from most underrated band. Listen guys take this higher it deseves more.

29BloodSugarSexMagik - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Amazing album. It have everything. From punk, over rock to funk and pop

its the best album I've ever lisin 2. it has so many styles of music.

bleaghh

this was their breakout album


30City of Evil - Avenged Sevenfold
This is THE best A7X albums ever, EVER! But I think this should tie with the "avenged sevenfold" album because that's also amazing.
City of Evil should be higher than NO. 1
Has some of my favourite songs from my favourite band with some of the best drumming and guitar they've played a7x foREVer
This album almost make me like a beast! This album just like the symbol of "GO TO DEATH"
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31London Calling - The Clash

London Calling is the best album ever created (Followed by Pet sounds), no matter genre! It opened so many doors for other bands like the suicide machines and Operation ivy. The way they mixed funk, ska, punk and classic rock was unique back then, and still is.

Punk rock hit it's pinnacle with this one.

Now would be a time to make some honorable mentions - Groups that just missed the cut: Van Halen, Rush, The Who, The Rolling Stones (I was even considering Johnny Cash).


322112 - Rush

Epic have you heard something for nothing? The temples of syrinx it is pro! Rush is such a talented group of guys! Bass the guitar and Neil's drumming! It is amazing

2112 is the second best song ever (behind Free Bird) and this is a insanely good album, deserves 1st places. All the song are pure perfection. Man I love this album.

nic1997ps3

An amazing piece of art and music, definitely one of the best albums, needs a higher rating...!

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33Rubber Soul - The Beatles
This album should be way higher!

34Master Of Puppets - Metallica
I can't believe master of puppets is 73 on this list. Should be first n following it, ride the lightning, and justice for all, kill em all, black album, n that's just the top 5, then reign in blood, rust in peace, the years of decay, ironbound, vulgar display of power, cowboys from hell, the list goes on n on..
The music on this album is unlike anything else ever been written or will be written. The music is like nothing I've ever heard, and this album blew me away. Master of Puppets transcends music altogether.

1029384756

Master of Puppets is surely a top 10 choice, and top 3 amongst the picks here, it is the best, most influential and amongst the best selling metal albums of all time!
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35Mars - Gackt
The best album of all! Even though every album of Gackt is absolutely awesome. His voice is so full of emotions that you will get gosebumps everytime you here him sing... Also his variety of songs is incredible wide... his ballads are as wonderful as his rock songs.
ohh mars is a great album. gackt is great singer. he is perfect.
one of his best. the talented mr. gackt.
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36True Blue - Madonna
Everything about Madonna is so intriguing. True Blue is one of the most successful albums of history, and one of the Queen's very best. Papa Don't Preach, Open Your Heart, Live To Tell, La Isla Bonita... such songs are not merely hits but masterpieces, immoratal musical achievemments. Perfection.
Just because Michael Jackson died, it doesn't make him the best artist of all time. People, please stop giving him a pity vote! Madonna was a true artist. She wrote her songs, created her own music, directed her own videos, organized her tours. MJ was good, but NOTHING compared to a great artist like MADONNA.
Oh come'n, the king of pop is not here anyway. Why not give importance to the living. The queen is still here. You might certainly regret if she die too. Surely that's what would you feel if that happens. (i know)
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37What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

This guy was way way way way way ahead of his time

All I can say is get this album it will change your life and it will change the way you listen to music. It is without doubt the greatest album of all time


38The Open Door - Evanescence

I like all songs in this album.

BloodyMargarita

I own it, I love it and can't stop listening to it! Amy rocks! Yes, there are other good albums on this list, I'll admit that, but this one rule!

This album should be higher up! It is one of the best albums you can listen to! Amy continues to grow what rock music can be!

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39Into A Secret Land - Sandra

40Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold

41Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
28 million records baby! Deserves to be in the top 10! People have only heard prayer, bad name and dead or alive, which are their masterpieces! But when you hear the whole album including Never say goodbye, Raise your hands, I'd die for you and wild in the streets, you will understand how truly amazing this album is! It was due to this album Bon Jovi became famous and till today in 2012, have maintained their popularity! They got a younger fan base with Crush and an country rock fan base with Lost Highway! Incredible!
You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin On A Prayer, Wanted Dead Or Alive...
Nothing left to say

richie4life

has some of the best rock anthems on this album - Living on a prayer, wanted dead or alive, yglabn and nothing left to say. The only ones that deserve to be in this top ten are MJ, Queen, Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Metallica

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42Dangerous - Michael Jackson

Its michael jackson and what more do you need? Give into me, who is it, remember the time, dangerous! Greatest songs of the 90s. Anybody who can be discreet enough to see through an artist with his art will love this classic album


43Stripped - Christina Aguilera

44Ten - Pearl Jam

If Eddie had taken both barrels instead of Kurt, these guys would be considered the most influential band of the grunge scene.

Best grunge album ever made, I would dare to say this album is tied with "London Calling" or "Re"

All the songs that made this album are wonderful

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45Who's Next - The Who

The best WHO album by far, been listening to it on and off for thirty odd years. Still brilliant.


46Your Favorite Weapon - Brand New

47The Doors - The Doors
Alright. I am very confused as to why the doors are way down at number 39. Honestly people, do you really prefer shania twain and linkin park? This is ridiculous. The Doors album, The Doors is probably the single best debut albums for a band ever. Every song has it's own little twist and every song is absolutely in every way a piece of art.

"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. " How Jim coined their name. This band is indefinitely one of the most important bands earth has ever experienced, and honestly should not be this low on the list.

48Escape - Journey

49Rust In Peace - Megadeth
One of the best metal albums of all time. I'm surprised it's this low, should be higher than some of the other bands on here such as linkin park and green day.
Oh come on this is MEGADETH'S greatest album it deserves top 10 at least
This should be little higher, higher than American idiot.

50Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche
Greatest rock concept/opera album ever. Every track is blistering to the senses on this well-produced album, complete with choir and orchestra undertones. Ranked #34 on Kerrang! Magazine's list.
Really love this one... Empire's silent lucidty is billant!

51The Eminem Show - Eminem

52Anastacia - Anastacia
It's the best album ever heard, great sprock and a an unique voice. Without any doubt it is the greatest album ever released.

ashok

Baby you're the greatest and this album is fantastic!

53The '59 Sound - The Gaslight Anthem

54Adema - Adema

55Ray of Light - Madonna

Madonna's Ray of Light is purely and simply, a work of art. Just listen to it and be engulfed in its ambience and artistry. Certainly an emotional, mature, and introspective album. Definitely some of Madonna's best work.


56Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hendrix showed NO FEAR in music, visual performance and hard playing and was step ahead of his time twisting his guitar over boundaries.
Ovaj album je predstavio publici vrh vrhova mogučnosti električne gitare

57Recovery - Eminem

All songs bang on! Eminem at his best after marshall mathers LP

Fantastic album, one of his best, if not, his actuall best


58Van Halen - Van Halen

This album opened the gate for finger tapping explosive guitar solos.

For grab your *****, EXCITEMENT,non-cerebral,kick ass guitar,no pretense,straight ahead ummm ROCK AND ROLL..don't overlook this one!


59Phobia - Breaking Benjamin

60Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

The beginning of heavy metal.


61Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna

62The Sufferer & The Witness - Rise Against

My all time favourite Album. All the lyrics are very clever, there is a huge variety of differnt styles and the songs actually make sense. They speak the truth in a deep way. Rise Against just figures out what has to be said and even if it hurts, they push the finger right into the open wound. Aditionally, the album contais some of the best songs ever to be written too, like Prayer Of The Refugee, Worth Dying For or Survive.


63Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

It's a shame that more people haven't heard the magic that is 'Highway 61'. It can only be described as, quite frankly, one of those albums that changed everything. Without this album, as well as 'Bringing It All Back Home', Dylan essentially invented modern rock music as it is today.

ybothermatt

I hate my generation. MJ dies and becomes the greatest thing since the wheel, he's overrated one of the greatest entertainers ever yes but his songs are par. The fact that Highway 61 is this low is crap it is ranked #4 of the all time records according to rolling stones magazine. I know this list is crap because Sgt Pepper and pet sounds are also two of the most important albums ever but not in the top ten.


64Curtain Call: The Hits - Eminem
Has all the best Eminem songs from the previous albums plus 3 new ones, one of them a masterpiece. But I really think this album is underrated '~'

65Ok Computer - Radiohead
Life changing, revolutionary, and unforgettable

InsertNameHere

this is the greatest album of all time, no question. it is as close to perfect as humanly possible and maybe even past that. not only is it flawless, but the music trandsends that of any other work ever to come out.
84, really? OK Computer was a game changer in music. The album is fantastic in the fact that it has zero bad songs, and every song makes and impact and tells a story. This is where Radiohead transformed from a great, creative rock band, to one of the most important, talented, and influential bands of all time. In no way should it be lurking down here in 84.
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66White Album - The Beatles

an amazing album in the top 5 most likely of all time albums...

The White Album is truly a great album! I love it so much. All of The Beatles albums are the best!

It's called the "White Album" only because the album had the "Beatles" spelled out and that was it on a white background.


67Only Revolutions - Biffy Clyro

68Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix

The king of the guitar at his best. All Along The Watchtower, Crosstown Traffic, Voodoo Chile. This album is electric, energetic, original, full of virtuoso Hendrix performances. This is the best album ever produced!


69Discovery - Daft Punk

70Songs About Jane - Maroon 5

71Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

72Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
This needs to be on the list. 8th best selling album of all time.
Awesome in every way -- many, many major hits

73Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

74Powerslave - Iron Maiden
Not only is the best album of the band, but also created a trend in heavy metal music. Along with Piece of Mind, one of the best albums of music history.
All the musicians on this album makes a huge job, especially Steve Harris notes. A historical record, no doubt.
Up the Irons!
66 r you kidding me?

75White Chocolate - Menowin

I was curious and bought the album and it was a good move :) Its great! His accent is cute :)

Do you want romantic? Do you want to dance? Do you want to sing? Do you like rhythm? You'll find songs for all situations. Menowin's voice stimulates all feelings.

On Saturday I had the pleasure to visit the concert in Flensburg (Ger). It was G R E A T. Menowin made jokes with us, he went around the fans and he sang in a way, I've still got mountains of feelings in my heart!

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76Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation - Funeral for a Friend

77In Rainbows - Radiohead
I think we all know this should be much higher on the list.
As the previous commenter pointed out, this is way, way too low when rubbish such as Linkin Park and Anastacia is deemed superior. In Rainbows is, simply, magical. Hearbreaking (All I Need, Videotape), beautiful (Reckoner, Nude) and surprisingly accesible, this is not only Radiohead's best album, but the greatest album ever recorded.
I love radio head

joshlambert


78Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers

STADIUM ARCADIUM IS THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME. NOTHING COMES CLOSE.

Blows my mind. The instruments, the melodies, just straight jamming for 28 tracks straight. No bad songs here at all.

wet sand.. beautifully written amazing solo.. one of the best two-disc albums for a long time

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79Origin of Symmetry - Muse

This album deserves to be higher, I have heard this album too many times and I still don't get enough, it's very good. (even though Absolution is my favorite Muse album =P)

So good I downloaded it on itunes and still went out and bought the CD, just in case my computer wiped it or something

THE AWESOMESET ALBUM E> V> E> R>! I have listened to this album so mant times that I know EVERY song on it by heart. This needs to be higher on the list!

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80The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
This album is a masterpiece! No fillers, amazing lyrics, breath taking hooks, and songs like Bad Romance, Alejandro, Telephone and Dance In The Dark.

8121 - Adele
I like her music her lyrics makes a lot of sense if you just listen to the words.
Are bots voting here? Any sane person would vote this masterpiece to the top.

82Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin

83The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
Come on it doesn't deserve 32% it deserves 101%

Even after 30 yrs of its release, it still remains the largest selling album released in history
I am speechless to describe how much I like this album in fact each and every album and single he released in his life

Mike rocks forever!

+1
gerard is the greatest entertainer of all time, bar none. Unbelievable talent. Just wish he could have lived to do the This is it tour and showed this young whipper-snappers why he was and always will be the best. This album was on the charts for like 100 years straight... It's gotta be #1.
This album had to be number one it talks about death which I don't think any other band could have done the theatrical of this album was so amazing especially the songs welcome to the black parade and famous last words... I am not afraid to keep on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone my chemical romance is the best alternative rock band I love Gerard way, Mikey way, frank iero, and ray toro they are so hot seriously start listening to this band they change lives in a good way My Chemical Romance for life!
This album is the third album from my chemical romance
This album is thick with death or horror
This album is very popular with all mcrmy
This album is eagerly awaited by music fans of america
the black parade is an incredible album and beyond ordinary
I like this album because this album contains popular songs

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84Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin's masterpiece. The best double album of all time because many successful bands of the '80s spent all their time redoing 5 songs on this album over and over again. Better than any other Led Zeppelin album and way better than any new cruddy artists work.


85Live at the Apollo - James Brown

86Construct - Dark Tranquillity

87FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake

88Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent
Awesome album. In the Club, Many Men (Wish Death), 21 Questions, and P.I.M.P. are the 4 best in this album!

Kylermikkelsen

This is the best album because it is my two favorite albums combined!

Kylermikkelsen

Released for only a few years ago and is already a classic!

89All Eyez on Me - 2Pac
Every single track was amazing and diverse in nature. It has a lot of top songs which defined Tupac's career
"The Only One Scared Of Death Is The One That Didn't Contribute Enough In Life"-Makaveli The Don Killuminati

MAKAVELIthedon

This is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time! This is tupacs best album by far! This should be in the top 20 but gangsta rap isn't as popular as pop and other types of music.
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90Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
Still a major album today -paradise by the dashboard light, 2 out of 3 ain't bad are songs you can never really tire of

duncangreen

Connects with the heart and soul and good for any occasion and meaning full number 1 in my opinion

91Take Off Your Pants & Jacket - Blink 182

92Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

93Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols

The greatest punk album of all time. This is THE album of the people. Even though it's rough around the edges, without it, music as we know it wouldnt exist


94X&Y - Coldplay
Coldplay has to be higher, they are amazing.
all coldplay's albums is a masterpiece, except for the first album (Parachutes) x & y is not about performances or rockin out, its about beautiful tunes beautiful lyrics and being in coldplay's world, but a rush of blood to the head and viva la vida is definitely about rockin out, ps :coldplay definitely rullles!

95The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem

This needs to be higher, no diamond album should be rated this low, with meaningful tracks like Stan and songs to show off em's skills like the real slim shady, this album is the complete package.

You can't talk classics without bringing up eminem

This album has it all. At a time when Eminem was getting criticised for all his controversy from his first album. So what does he do, make an even more controversial album and it became an instant success. How can a diamond album that sold nearly 2 million copies in its first week be this low. The whole album is packed with genius songs and lyrics and it was an album that told everyone to shut up and listen because Em couldn't care less. A masterpiece

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96Weezer - Weezer

97Like a Prayer - Madonna

98Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Best album of all time. Second would be 2112

99The Bends - Radiohead

100The Poison - Bullet for My Valentine

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