Reranking Apple Music's List Of The 100 Best Albums Of All Time

Mel Judson
Updated January 3, 2025 98 items

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Vote up the albums you listen to on repeat; vote down the discs that are overrated. 

Not to be outdone by the music gurus at Rolling Stone and their controversial lists that always seem to have audiophiles up in arms, Apple Music has announced their selections for the best albums of all time - and the list is creating a lot of conversation. 

Lauryn Hill's only solo effort, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, nabbed the top spot, beating out usual top spot placements such as Michael Jackson's Thriller (which came in at #2), and The Beatles's Abbey Road (holding court at the #3 spot). Taylor Swift's 1989 beat out the Fab Four's Revolver, David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, and Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. 

Needless to say, the list is creating quite a bit of chatter as influential albums and important discs seem to take a backseat to the artists they influenced, while newer artists overtake music legends in placement.

Do you agree with Apple Music's list of the best 100 albums of all time? Now is your change to rerank the ones you think deserve to be on top. Vote up the albums you marked as your favorites; vote down the discs you find a bit too overhyped. 

Most divisive: The Marshall Mathers LP
Over 900 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Reranking Apple Music's List Of The 100 Best Albums Of All Time
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  • The Dark Side of the Moon
    1
    Pink Floyd
    577 votes

    #28 according to Apple Music. 

    • Release Date: 1973
    • Tracks: Time, Any Colour You Like, Speak to Me / Breathe
  • Abbey Road
    2
    The Beatles
    592 votes

    #3 according to Apple Music. 

    • Release Date: 1969
    • Tracks: Here Comes the Sun, Oh! Darling, Because
  • Rumours
    3
    Fleetwood Mac
    563 votes

    #11 according to Apple Music. 

    • Release Date: 1977
    • Tracks: The Chain, Don’t Stop, Dreams
  • Thriller
    4
    Michael Jackson
    594 votes

    #2 according to Apple Music.

    • Release Date: 1982
    • Tracks: Beat It, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), The Girl Is Mine
  • #24 according to Apple Music. 

    • Release Date: 1972
    • Tracks: Ziggy Stardust, Rock 'N' Roll Suicide, Hang On To Yourself
  • Songs in the Key of Life
    6
    Stevie Wonder
    436 votes

    #6 according to Apple Music. 

    • Release Date: 1976
    • Tracks: Sir Duke, Have a Talk With God, Saturn