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Highway 61 Revisited — Bob Dylan
No. 13
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
1965🇺🇸Folk rock
Revolver — The Beatles
No. 1
Revolver
The Beatles
1966🇬🇧Psychedelic rock
Pet Sounds — The Beach Boys
No. 6
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
1966🇺🇸Baroque pop
Blonde on Blonde — Bob Dylan
No. 28
Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan
1966🇺🇸Folk rock
The Velvet Underground & Nico — The Velvet Underground & Nico
No. 8
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
1967🇺🇸Art rock
Are You Experienced — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
No. 9
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1967🇺🇸Psychedelic rock
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — The Beatles
No. 17
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
1967🇬🇧Psychedelic pop
The Doors — The Doors
No. 27
The Doors
The Doors
1967🇺🇸Psychedelic rock
Forever Changes — Love
No. 51
Forever Changes
Love
1967🇺🇸Baroque psychedelia
Surrealistic Pillow — Jefferson Airplane
No. 54
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane
1967🇺🇸Acid rock
Disraeli Gears — Cream
No. 55
Disraeli Gears
Cream
1967🇬🇧Psychedelic blues
Electric Ladyland — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
No. 44
Electric Ladyland
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1968🇺🇸Psychedelic rock
Astral Weeks — Van Morrison
No. 47
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
1968🇬🇧Folk jazz
Odessey and Oracle — The Zombies
No. 52
Odessey and Oracle
The Zombies
1968🇬🇧Psychedelic pop
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society — The Kinks
No. 53
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
1968🇬🇧English pop
Abbey Road — The Beatles
No. 10
Abbey Road
The Beatles
1969🇬🇧Rock
Let It Bleed — The Rolling Stones
No. 19
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
1969🇬🇧Blues rock
Tommy — The Who
No. 45
Tommy
The Who
1969🇬🇧Rock opera
In the Court of the Crimson King — King Crimson
No. 48
In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
1969🇬🇧Progressive rock
The Band — The Band
No. 56
The Band
The Band
1969🇨🇦Americana
Paranoid — Black Sabbath
No. 20
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
1970🇬🇧Heavy metal
After the Gold Rush — Neil Young
No. 33
After the Gold Rush
Neil Young
1970🇨🇦Folk rock
Fun House — The Stooges
No. 37
Fun House
The Stooges
1970🇺🇸Proto-punk
Cosmo's Factory — Creedence Clearwater Revival
No. 57
Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1970🇺🇸Roots rock
Déjà Vu — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
No. 58
Déjà Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1970🇺🇸Folk rock
Led Zeppelin IV — Led Zeppelin
No. 3
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
1971🇬🇧Hard rock
Who's Next — The Who
No. 12
Who's Next
The Who
1971🇬🇧Hard rock
Sticky Fingers — The Rolling Stones
No. 35
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
1971🇬🇧Rock 'n' roll
Electric Warrior — T. Rex
No. 59
Electric Warrior
T. Rex
1971🇬🇧Glam rock
Exile on Main St. — The Rolling Stones
No. 2
Exile on Main St.
The Rolling Stones
1972🇬🇧Rock 'n' roll
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars — David Bowie
No. 11
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
1972🇬🇧Glam rock
Harvest — Neil Young
No. 43
Harvest
Neil Young
1972🇨🇦Folk rock
Close to the Edge — Yes
No. 49
Close to the Edge
Yes
1972🇬🇧Progressive rock
Machine Head — Deep Purple
No. 62
Machine Head
Deep Purple
1972🇬🇧Hard rock
The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
No. 4
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
1973🇬🇧Progressive rock
For Your Pleasure — Roxy Music
No. 60
For Your Pleasure
Roxy Music
1973🇬🇧Art glam
Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen
No. 15
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
1975🇺🇸Heartland rock
Wish You Were Here — Pink Floyd
No. 18
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
1975🇬🇧Progressive rock
Horses — Patti Smith
No. 21
Horses
Patti Smith
1975🇺🇸Proto-punk
Physical Graffiti — Led Zeppelin
No. 34
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
1975🇬🇧Hard rock
Blood on the Tracks — Bob Dylan
No. 46
Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan
1975🇺🇸Folk rock
A Night at the Opera — Queen
No. 50
A Night at the Opera
Queen
1975🇬🇧Operatic rock
Ramones — Ramones
No. 39
Ramones
Ramones
1976🇺🇸Punk rock
Hotel California — Eagles
No. 42
Hotel California
Eagles
1976🇺🇸Soft rock
Rumours — Fleetwood Mac
No. 16
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
1977🇬🇧Soft rock
Marquee Moon — Television
No. 36
Marquee Moon
Television
1977🇺🇸Post-punk
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols — Sex Pistols
No. 38
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
1977🇬🇧Punk
Low — David Bowie
No. 61
Low
David Bowie
1977🇬🇧Art rock
Van Halen — Van Halen
No. 63
Van Halen
Van Halen
1978🇺🇸Hard rock
London Calling — The Clash
No. 14
London Calling
The Clash
1979🇬🇧Punk rock
Unknown Pleasures — Joy Division
No. 22
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
1979🇬🇧Post-punk
The Wall — Pink Floyd
No. 41
The Wall
Pink Floyd
1979🇬🇧Rock opera
Remain in Light — Talking Heads
No. 23
Remain in Light
Talking Heads
1980🇺🇸New wave
Back in Black — AC/DC
No. 26
Back in Black
AC/DC
1980🇦🇺Hard rock
Murmur — R.E.M.
No. 64
Murmur
R.E.M.
1983🇺🇸Jangle pop
Let It Be — The Replacements
No. 65
Let It Be
The Replacements
1984🇺🇸Alternative rock
The Queen Is Dead — The Smiths
No. 24
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
1986🇬🇧Indie rock
Master of Puppets — Metallica
No. 40
Master of Puppets
Metallica
1986🇺🇸Thrash metal
Appetite for Destruction — Guns N' Roses
No. 25
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses
1987🇺🇸Hard rock
The Joshua Tree — U2
No. 32
The Joshua Tree
U2
1987🇮🇪Rock
Daydream Nation — Sonic Youth
No. 66
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
1988🇺🇸Noise rock
Surfer Rosa — Pixies
No. 67
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
1988🇺🇸Alternative rock
Doolittle — Pixies
No. 30
Doolittle
Pixies
1989🇺🇸Alternative rock
Disintegration — The Cure
No. 68
Disintegration
The Cure
1989🇬🇧Gothic rock
Nevermind — Nirvana
No. 5
Nevermind
Nirvana
1991🇺🇸Grunge
Loveless — My Bloody Valentine
No. 31
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
1991🇮🇪Shoegaze
Ten — Pearl Jam
No. 70
Ten
Pearl Jam
1991🇺🇸Grunge
Blood Sugar Sex Magik — Red Hot Chili Peppers
No. 74
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1991🇺🇸Funk rock
Automatic for the People — R.E.M.
No. 69
Automatic for the People
R.E.M.
1992🇺🇸Melancholy rock
Rage Against the Machine — Rage Against the Machine
No. 75
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
1992🇺🇸Rap metal
In Utero — Nirvana
No. 71
In Utero
Nirvana
1993🇺🇸Grunge
Siamese Dream — The Smashing Pumpkins
No. 73
Siamese Dream
The Smashing Pumpkins
1993🇺🇸Alternative rock
Superunknown — Soundgarden
No. 72
Superunknown
Soundgarden
1994🇺🇸Grunge
Weezer (Blue Album) — Weezer
No. 76
Weezer (Blue Album)
Weezer
1994🇺🇸Power pop
Definitely Maybe — Oasis
No. 77
Definitely Maybe
Oasis
1994🇬🇧Britpop
Grace — Jeff Buckley
No. 79
Grace
Jeff Buckley
1994🇺🇸Lyrical rock
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain — Pavement
No. 80
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement
1994🇺🇸Lo-fi indie
Dookie — Green Day
No. 84
Dookie
Green Day
1994🇺🇸Pop punk
Different Class — Pulp
No. 78
Different Class
Pulp
1995🇬🇧Britpop
Odelay — Beck
No. 83
Odelay
Beck
1996🇺🇸Collage rock
OK Computer — Radiohead
No. 7
OK Computer
Radiohead
1997🇬🇧Art rock
The Boatman's Call — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
No. 82
The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1997🇦🇺Dark balladry
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea — Neutral Milk Hotel
No. 81
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
1998🇺🇸Indie folk
Californication — Red Hot Chili Peppers
No. 85
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1999🇺🇸Funk rock
Is This It — The Strokes
No. 86
Is This It
The Strokes
2001🇺🇸Garage revival
Toxicity — System of a Down
No. 88
Toxicity
System of a Down
2001🇺🇸Alt metal
Songs for the Deaf — Queens of the Stone Age
No. 87
Songs for the Deaf
Queens of the Stone Age
2002🇺🇸Stoner rock
Turn On the Bright Lights — Interpol
No. 91
Turn On the Bright Lights
Interpol
2002🇺🇸Post-punk revival
Elephant — The White Stripes
No. 89
Elephant
The White Stripes
2003🇺🇸Garage blues
Fever to Tell — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
No. 92
Fever to Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2003🇺🇸Art punk
Funeral — Arcade Fire
No. 90
Funeral
Arcade Fire
2004🇨🇦Indie rock
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not — Arctic Monkeys
No. 93
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
2006🇬🇧UK indie
In Rainbows — Radiohead
No. 29
In Rainbows
Radiohead
2007🇬🇧Art rock
Boxer — The National
No. 94
Boxer
The National
2007🇺🇸Dark indie
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix
No. 95
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Phoenix
2009🇫🇷French pop rock
Lonerism — Tame Impala
No. 96
Lonerism
Tame Impala
2012🇦🇺Neo-psychedelia
AM — Arctic Monkeys
No. 97
AM
Arctic Monkeys
2013🇬🇧Night rock
Blackstar — David Bowie
No. 98
Blackstar
David Bowie
2016🇬🇧Art rock testament
Joy as an Act of Resistance — IDLES
No. 99
Joy as an Act of Resistance
IDLES
2018🇬🇧Modern punk
Ants From Up There — Black Country, New Road
No. 100
Ants From Up There
Black Country, New Road
2022🇬🇧Chamber post-rock

Curation notes

  • Built from the Rolling Stone 500 (2003/2020/2023), RateYourMusic charts and per-scene canons, 1965–2022 — then editorial calls.
  • At most three albums per artist: the White Album, Beggars Banquet, Animals and Hunky Dory were sacrificed to the rule.
  • Founding punk and metal are here (Clash, Ramones, Sabbath, Metallica); the deep cuts wait for their own dedicated tops. Kid A stays on the global and electronic shelves.
  • Narrowly missed: Achtung Baby, Dirt, Mellon Collie, The Bends, Glow On, Dogrel…