Apple Music unveils 100 Best Albums of all time

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The list is crafted by Apple Music’s team of experts alongside a select group of artists, including Maren Morris, Pharrell Williams, J Balvin, Charli XCX, Mark Hoppus, Honey Dijon, and Nia Archives, as well as songwriters, producers, and industry professionals.

Apples' 100 Best Albums of All Time list is a love letter to the records that have shaped the world music lovers live and listen in.

Apple Music will reveal 10 albums each day for the next 10 days, along with a new microsite, featuring new and exclusive content, dedicated Apple Music Radio episodes, and more.

The countdown will culminate on the final day with the reveal of Apple Music’s top 10 albums of all time during a broadcast radio special.

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“100 Best brings together all the things that make Apple Music the ultimate service for music lovers — human curation at its peak, an appreciation for the art of storytelling, and unparalleled knowledge of music and an even deeper love for it,” said Rachel Newman, Apple Music’s senior director of content and editorial.

“We have been working on this for a very long time, and it’s something we are all incredibly proud of and excited to share with the world.”

“Putting this list together was a true labor of love, both in that it was incredibly difficult to do and in that we are all so passionate about it,” said Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s global creative director and lead anchor for Apple Music 1.

“We were tasked with selecting the 100 best — that’s practically mission impossible. But as music fans, it was also amazing to really take a minute and sit and think about the music and albums and artists that we love so much in this context. If this list sparks more debate among fans outside of Apple Music and gets people talking passionately about the music they love, then we’ve done what we set out to do.”

Albums 90-81 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

100. Body Talk - Robyn
99. Hotel California - Eagles
98. ASTROWORLD - Travis Scott
97. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
96. Pure Heroine - Lorde
95. Confessions - USHER
94. Untrue - Burial
93. A Seat at the Table - Solange
92. Flower Boy - Tyler, The Creator
91. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 - George Michael

Albums 90-81 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

90: Back in Black - AC/DC
89: The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) - Lady Gaga
88: I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone
87: Blue Lines - Massive Attack
86: My Life - Mary J Blige
85: Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves
84: Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg
83: Horses - Patti Smith
82: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ - 50 Cent
81: After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

Albums 80-71 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

80: The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
79: Norman F*****g Rockwell! - Lana Del Rey
78: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
77: Like a Prayer - Madonna
76: Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny
75: Supa Dupa Fly - Missy Elliott
74: The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
73: Aja - Steely Dan
72: SOS - SZA
71: Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk

Albums 70-61 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

70: Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A
69: Master of Puppets (Remastered) - Metallica
68: Is this It - The Strokes
67: Dummy - Portishead
66: The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
65: 3 Feet High and Rising - De La Soul
64: Baduizm - Erykah Badu
63: Are You Experienced? - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62: All Eyez on Me - 2Pac
61: Love Deluxe - Sade

Albums 60-51 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

60: The Velvet Underground and Nico (45th Anniversary Edition) - Velvet Underground & Nico
59: AM - Artic Monkeys
58: (What's The Story) Morning Glory - Oasis
57: Voodoo - D’Angelo
56: Disintegration (Remastered) - The Cure
55: ANTI - Rihanna
54: A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
53: Exile on Main Street (2010 Remaster) - Rolling Stones
52: Appetite for Destruction - Guns 'N Roses
51: Sign O’The Times - Prince

Albums 50-41 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

50. Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster) - Kate Bush
49. The Joshua Tree - U2
48. Paul’s Boutique - Beastie Boys
47. Take Care (Deluxe Version) - Drake
46. Exodus ((2013 Remaster) - Bob Marley & The Wailers
45. Homogenic - Björk
44. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
43. Remain in Light - Talking Heads
42. Control - Janet Jackson
41. Aquemini - Outkast

Albums 40-31 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

40. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - Aretha Franklin
39. Illmatic - Nas
38. Tapestry - Carole King
37. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition] - Wu-Tang Clan
36. Beyoncé - Beyoncé
35. London Calling - The Clash
34. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy
33. Kid A - Radiohead
32. Ready to Die (The Remaster) - Notorious B.I.G.
31. Jagged Little Pill (Remastered) - Alanis Morisette

Albums 30-21 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

30. When we fall asleep, where do we go? - Billie Eilish
29. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
28. The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
27. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
26. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
25. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
24. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (2012 Remaster) - David Bowie
23. Discovery - Daft Punk
22. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
21. Revolver - The Beatles

Albums 20-11 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

20: Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
19: The Chronic - Dr. Dre
18: 1989 (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
17: What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
16: Blue - Joni Mitchell
15: 21 - Adele
14: Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
13: The Blueprint - JAY-Z
12: OK Computer - Radiohead
11: Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

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