The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums by Entertainment Weekly (2013) 
Entertainment Weekly is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City. These are their best albums of all time.
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The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 15 | 15% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 19 | 19% | |
| 2000s | 14 | 14% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 2% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 4 | 4% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 3 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| David Bowie | 1 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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[Entertainment Weekly was founded in 1990.]
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90/100  | 12/10/2024 13:49 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
75/100 | 12/11/2020 07:56 |  pjohnsongolf | | 89/100 |
70/100 | 11/11/2020 13:01 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
60/100 | 09/25/2020 03:34 | ChadMiles | | 64/100 |
60/100 | 08/16/2020 00:49 | roberto71 | | 93/100 |
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Goliath 03/29/2021 10:02
15 in my top 100, but some real bizarre choices here. Another chart with a random Elvis compilation (not an album!).
Well, it's an uneasy combination of all the old standbys (which are pretty good), and some newer stuff (which arent really in the same league as the old ones).
Boltzmann 03/15/2020 18:40
Wow, daft punk... that was a surprise.
Too american
reeceyboi 12/22/2014 02:06
Only a very few albums are where they should be on this list. But at least the albums are decent. Not so sure about Kanye west being so high up though.
Some great indie rock especially The Cure & Depeche Mode. Nice seeing them both get some love
I like this one a lot - one of the best overall charts from a top publication. Took a risk with ranking some recent albums high, but I appreciate that instead of only including albums prior to 1990.
tgarritsen 02/11/2014 17:21
I'm not that impressed. I don't get why they pu Lady Soul at 7 while they didn't even add I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You. I also don't get why Adele is put at 17.
Surprisingly good spread of decades here though, gotta give them that much.
Graeme2 11/27/2013 16:52
Just look at the top ten to see how much of a joke this is. Got to be just one person compiling this. Think they forgot the remit of the task. Prince and kanye in top ten really? Please.
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| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. The Velvet Underground | |
| 10. Nirvana | |
| 11. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 12. Neil Young | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. Kanye West | |
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