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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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51. New entry

Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel
Year of Release:1970Appears in:312 charts
Rank in 1970:5Rank Score:10,340
Rank in 1970s31Overall Rank:115
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52. New entry

Greatest HitsAl Green
Year of Release:1975Appears in:19 charts
Rank in 1975:64Rank Score:254
Rank in 1970s627Overall Rank:3,171
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53. New entry

The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues RecordingsRay Charles
Year of Release:1991Appears in:11 charts
Rank in 1991:53Rank Score:283
Rank in 1990s633Overall Rank:2,914
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54. New entry

Electric LadylandThe Jimi Hendrix Experience
Year of Release:1968Appears in:451 charts
Rank in 1968:3Rank Score:16,781
Rank in 1960s16Overall Rank:64
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55. New entry

Elvis PresleyElvis Presley
Year of Release:1956Appears in:128 charts
Rank in 1956:1Rank Score:3,169
Rank in 1950s2Overall Rank:367
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56. New entry

Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
Year of Release:1976Appears in:252 charts
Rank in 1976:2Rank Score:8,905
Rank in 1970s36Overall Rank:132
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57. New entry

Beggars BanquetThe Rolling Stones
Year of Release:1968Appears in:349 charts
Rank in 1968:4Rank Score:11,724
Rank in 1960s21Overall Rank:101
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58. New entry

Trout Mask ReplicaCaptain Beefheart and His Magic Band
Year of Release:1969Appears in:204 charts
Rank in 1969:8Rank Score:7,907
Rank in 1960s29Overall Rank:153
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59. New entry

Meet The Beatles!The Beatles
Year of Release:1964Appears in:35 charts
Rank in 1964:7Rank Score:701
Rank in 1960s128Overall Rank:1,433
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Greatest HitsSly and the Family Stone
Year of Release:1970Appears in:19 charts
Rank in 1970:59Rank Score:391
Rank in 1970s471Overall Rank:2,307
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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%
The Who 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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66/100 (from 123 votes)
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65/100
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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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