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Top 500 Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2003)  

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Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967. In 2003, Rolling Stone published an article describing what it considered to be the top 500 music albums of all time.
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21. New entry

The Great Twenty-EightChuck Berry
Year of Release:1982Appears in:54 charts
Rank in 1982:7Rank Score:2,066
Rank in 1980s81Overall Rank:552
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22. New entry

John Lennon/Plastic Ono BandJohn Lennon
Year of Release:1970Appears in:298 charts
Rank in 1970:4Rank Score:11,231
Rank in 1970s30Overall Rank:107
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23. New entry

InnervisionsStevie Wonder
Year of Release:1973Appears in:255 charts
Rank in 1973:4Rank Score:8,749
Rank in 1970s37Overall Rank:135
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24. New entry

Live At The ApolloJames Brown
Year of Release:1963Appears in:87 charts
Rank in 1963:4Rank Score:2,003
Rank in 1960s65Overall Rank:574
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25. New entry

RumoursFleetwood Mac
Year of Release:1977Appears in:590 charts
Rank in 1977:1Rank Score:23,784
Rank in 1970s11Overall Rank:38
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26. New entry

The Joshua TreeU2
Year of Release:1987Appears in:662 charts
Rank in 1987:1Rank Score:30,904
Rank in 1980s3Overall Rank:30
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27. New entry

King of the Delta Blues SingersRobert Johnson
Year of Release:1961Appears in:82 charts
Rank in 1961:1Rank Score:2,440
Rank in 1960s60Overall Rank:470
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28. New entry

Who's NextThe Who
Year of Release:1971Appears in:784 charts
Rank in 1971:2Rank Score:35,245
Rank in 1970s7Overall Rank:23
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29. New entry

Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin
Year of Release:1969Appears in:498 charts
Rank in 1969:4Rank Score:19,502
Rank in 1960s14Overall Rank:50
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30. New entry

BlueJoni Mitchell
Year of Release:1971Appears in:293 charts
Rank in 1971:6Rank Score:11,514
Rank in 1970s29Overall Rank:104
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Top 500 Albums of All Time composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 4 4%
1960s 37 37%
1970s 42 42%
1980s 11 11%
1990s 5 5%
2000s 1 1%
2010s 0 0%
Band Albums %


The Beatles 8 8%
Bob Dylan 5 5%
Led Zeppelin 4 4%
The Rolling Stones 4 4%
Stevie Wonder 3 3%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience 3 3%
Pink Floyd 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 57 57%
United Kingdom 32 32%
Canada 5 5%
Ireland 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
Australia 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%

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From junodog4 05/14/2013 19:50
Too much 60s and 70s, too many 'safe' choices. However, most of what is on here are massive classics. Further, who gives a crap what is 'heard on the radio'. That doesn't define quality, and regardless, most of this would be heard on classic rock radio.
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From PibbOwnsPepper 03/14/2013 03:51
80% of the chart coming from the 60s and 70s come on.
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From thejoj96 01/04/2013 23:02
the best albums ever should be judged by what an individual subjectively likes and there should be nothing objective whatsoever involved with that. there is no objectivity in music.
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From JMan 01/04/2013 22:44
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From Happymeal 11/22/2012 20:50
too much beatles
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From Fedfan 10/16/2012 18:46
predictable yes, but most of them still good
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From Wonders 10/05/2012 17:40
I Just bought Pet Sounds amazing album!
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From FieryGunHand 09/09/2012 23:25
Very predictable. Almost a list of what you "should" like, rather than what you do like. Quite MOR, very safe and does not cover a whole host of interesting genres. I know it was 2003, but it might as well have been 1983. Poor and a bit sad.
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From Melonhead 08/16/2012 13:39
Everyone needs to listen to album. That's how good it is.
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From ScottArana 08/10/2012 23:36
It works only because gives you an idea of that albums that you must have. But, like any other chart is not perfect at all.
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