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Apple Music's Top 100 Albums List Is Done, and It's Causing Controversy

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"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" this is the best album ever created, says Apple

Apple Music has released the full list of the 100 best albums of all time, according to its employees, music experts and stars — and like all best album lists, it's controversial.

Even though the list was announced on May 13, 2024, Apple recognized — and even greeted — the inevitable controversy this was bound to cause.

“Compiling this list has been a true labor of love, both because it was incredibly difficult to do and because we are all so passionate about it,” said Zane Lowe, global creative director of Apple Music and lead presenter of Apple Music 1 at the time. “We were tasked with selecting the top 100—an almost impossible mission.”

After the list was released ten albums at a time, the top 100 included:

  1. “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill
  2. “Thriller” Michael Jackson
  3. “Abbey Road” by The Beatles
  4. “Purple Rain” by Prince and The Revolution
  5. “Blonde” by Frank Ocean
  6. “Songs in the Key of Life” by Stevie Wonder
  7. “Good guy, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version)” by Kendrick Lamar
  8. “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse
  9. “Nevermind” by Nirvana
  10. “Lemonade” by Beyonce
  11. “Rumors” by Fleetwood Mac
  12. “OK Computer” by Radiohead
  13. “The Blueprint” by JAY-Z
  14. “Return to Route 61” by Bob Dylan
  15. “21” by Adele

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  16. “Blue” by Joni Mitchell
  17. “What's Going On” by Marvin Gaye
  18. “1989 (Taylor Version)” by Taylor Swift
  19. The Chronic” by Dr. Dre
  20. “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys
  21. “Revolver” by The Beatles
  22. “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen
  23. “Discovery” by Daft Punk
  24. “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” by David Bowie
  25. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
  26. My Beautify Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
  27. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
  28. “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd
  29. “The Low End Theory” by A Tribal Quest Called
  30. “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” Billy Elish
  31. “Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
  32. “Ready to Die” by The Notorious B.I.G.
  33. “Kid A” by Radiohead
  34. “It Takes a Nation of a Million to Hold Us Down” by Public Enemy
  35. “London Calling” by The Clash
  36. “BEYONCE” by Beyoncé
  37. “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 cameras)” from Wu-Tang Clan
  38. “Tapestry” by Carole King
  39. “Ilmatic” by Nas
  40. “I've Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” by Aretha Franklin
  41. “Akemini” by Outkast
  42. “Control” by Janet Jackson
  43. “Remain in Light” by Talking Heads
  44. “Innervisions” by Stevie Wonder
  45. “Homogenic” Björk
  46. “Exodus” by Bob Marley & The Wailers
  47. “Take Care” by Drake
  48. “Paul's Boutique” by the Beastie Boys
  49. “The Joshua Tree” by U2
  50. “Hounds of Love” by Kate Bush
  51. “Sign O'the Times” by Prince
  52. “Appetite for Destruction” by Guns N' Roses
  53. “Exile on Main Street.” The Rolling Stones
  54. “A Love Supreme” by John Coltrane
  55. “ANTI” by Rihanna
  56. “Disintegration (Remastered)” by The Cure

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  57. “Voodoo” D'Angelo
  58. “(What's The Story) Morning Glory” Oasis
  59. “AM” Arctic Monkeys
  60. “The Velvet Underground & Nico (45th Anniversary Edition)” by Velvet Underground & Nico
  61. “Love Deluxe” by Sade
  62. “All Eyez on Me” by 2Pac
  63. “Do you have any experience?” by: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  64. “Baduism” by Erykah Badu
  65. “3 Feet Tall and Standing” by De La Soul
  66. “The Queen is Dead” by The Smiths
  67. “Dummy” by Portishead
  68. “Is This It” by The Strokes
  69. “Master of Puppets (Remastered)” by Metallica
  70. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
  71. Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
  72. SOS by SZA
  73. Aja by Steely Dan
  74. “The Downward Spiral” ” by Nine Inch Nails
  75. “Supa Dupa Fly” by Missy Elliot
  76. “Un Verano Sin Ti” by Bad Bunny

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  77. “Like A Prayer” by Madonna
  78. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John
  79. “Norman F****** Rockwell!” Lana Del Rey
  80. “The Marshall Mathers LP” by Eminem
  81. “After the Gold Rush” by Neil Young
  82. “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” by 50 Cent
  83. “Horses” by Patti Smith
  84. “Doggystyle” by Snoop Dogg
  85. “Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves
  86. “My life” by Mary J. Blige
  87. “Blue Lines” by Massive Attack
  88. “I Cast a Spell on You” by Nina Simone
  89. “The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) )” Lady Gaga
  90. “Back in Black” AC/DC
  91. “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1” by George Michael
    92. “Flower Boy” by Tyler, the Creator
  92. “Sitting at the Table” by Solange
  93. “Not True” by Burial
  94. “Confession” by Usher
  95. “Pure Heroine” by Lorde
  96. “Rage Against the Machine” by Rage Against the Machine
  97. “ASTROWORLD” by Travis Scott
  98. “Hotel California” by The Eagles
  99. “Body Talk” by Robyn

This is at least a comprehensive list, spanning decades and many genres of music, and it will prompt more people to listen to these important albums. Each of the 100 albums is, of course, available to stream on Apple Music, plus Apple has created a mini-site that provides biographical information about the albums and the bands who created them.

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