Greatest 100 Albums of All-Time
We love albums – which is why we do a podcast every month discussing a classic album of popular rock music. During the podcast we often talk about our own Top 50 lists of favourite albums, which is why we decided to produce a combined list of our 100 greatest albums of all-time.
This list is voted for and argued over by Dave, Brett and Steve. The rules are that it can contain either the US or UK versions of albums (e.g. With The Beatles and/or Meet The Beatles are allowed) and compilation albums are also allowed (ABBA Gold). This list will help us decide which albums to cover in future on the podcast. So, if you think we have missed a classic, please get in touch and tell us. We can be found hanging out on Twitter: @McCartneyIn
No | Title | Artist |
1 | Abbey Road | The Beatles |
2 | Nevermind | Nirvana |
3 | The Bends | Radiohead |
4 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | David Bowie |
5 | Revolver | The Beatles |
6 | London Calling | The Clash |
7 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd |
8 | Blood on the Tracks | Bob Dylan |
9 | Rubber Soul | The Beatles |
10 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac |
11 | Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles |
12 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones |
13 | Definitely Maybe | Oasis |
14 | The White Album | The Beatles |
15 | Achtung Baby | U2 |
16 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N’ Roses |
17 | OK Computer | Radiohead |
18 | The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses |
19 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd |
20 | Astral Weeks | Van Morrison |
21 | I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight | Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson |
22 | Parklife | Blur |
23 | Rage Against the Machine | Rage Against the Machine |
24 | Boys Don’t Cry | The Cure |
25 | Pink Moon | Nick Drake |
26 | Hunky Dory | David Bowie |
27 | Let It Be…. Naked | The Beatles |
28 | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen |
29 | Led Zeppelin III | Led Zeppelin |
30 | Out Of Time | R.E.M. |
31 | Screamadelica | Primal Scream |
32 | Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
33 | Déjà Vu | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
34 | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | Wu-Tang Clan |
35 | Five Leaves Left | Nick Drake |
36 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin |
37 | Manassas | Stephen Stills/Manassas |
38 | Mule Variations | Tom Waits |
39 | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols | Sex Pistols |
40 | The River | Bruce Springsteen |
41 | A Hard Day’s Night | The Beatles |
42 | Band On The Run | Paul McCartney |
43 | Blonde on Blonde | Bob Dylan |
44 | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits |
45 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | Crosby, Stills & Nash |
46 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones |
47 | Faith | The Cure |
48 | Help! | The Beatles |
49 | Is This It | The Strokes |
50 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette |
51 | Kind Of Blue | Miles Davis |
52 | Loveless | My Bloody Valentine |
53 | Magical Mystery Tour | The Beatles |
54 | Skylarking | XTC |
55 | Tapestry | Carole King |
56 | Animals | Pink Floyd |
57 | Are You Satisfied | Slaves |
58 | Automatic for the People | R.E.M. |
59 | Consolers Of The Lonely | The Raconteurs |
60 | Different Class | Pulp |
61 | Doggystyle | Snoop Doggy Dogg |
62 | Gold | ABBA |
63 | Graceland | Paul Simon |
64 | Grand Prix | Teenage Fanclub |
65 | Hup | The Wonderstuff |
66 | Kid A | Radiohead |
67 | Let It Bleed | The Rolling Stones |
68 | Lex Hives | The Hives |
69 | Low | David Bowie |
70 | Puzzle | Biffy Clyro |
71 | The Head On The Door | The Cure |
72 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill |
73 | Toxicity | System Of A Down |
74 | Trans-Europe Express | Kraftwerk |
75 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse |
76 | Brainwashed | George Harrison |
77 | Brighten the Corners | Pavement |
78 | Like a Prayer | Madonna |
79 | Live at Fillmore West | King Curtis |
80 | Live In Europe | Otis Redding |
81 | On the Beach | Neil Young |
82 | Paul’s Boutique | Beastie Boys |
83 | Portishead | Portishead |
84 | Ram | Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney |
85 | Suede | Suede |
86 | The Clash | The Clash |
87 | The Kick Inside | Kate Bush |
88 | The Las | The Las |
89 | The Wall | Pink Floyd |
90 | Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes |
91 | Who’s Next | The Who |
92 | With The Beatles | The Beatles |
93 | 1989 | Taylor Swift |
94 | After The Goldrush | Neil Young |
95 | Raw Power | The Stooges |
96 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen |
97 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
98 | Disintegration | The Cure |
99 | Doolittle | Pixies |
100 | Music for the Jilted Generation | The Prodigy |