The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums by Entertainment Weekly (2013)

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1.

Revolver 

 The Beatles

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,433 charts

Rank Score:

62,145

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,399 votes)

Comments:

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Purple Rain 
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 Prince And The Revolution

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Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

17,325

Rank in 1984:

1

Rank in 1980s:

11

Overall Rank:

82

Average Rating:

 83 (1,554 votes)

Comments:

121

3.

Exile On Main St. 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

1972

Appears in:

1,878 charts

Rank Score:

24,702

Rank in 1972:

2

Rank in 1970s:

12

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 85 (2,260 votes)

Comments:

207

4.

Thriller 

 Michael Jackson

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Year of Release:

1982

Appears in:

1,534 charts

Rank Score:

17,738

Rank in 1982:

1

Rank in 1980s:

10

Overall Rank:

79

Average Rating:

 82 (2,051 votes)

Comments:

158

5.

London Calling 

 The Clash

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Year of Release:

1979

Appears in:

2,716 charts

Rank Score:

40,214

Rank in 1979:

1

Rank in 1970s:

5

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 87 (3,035 votes)

Comments:

253

6.

Blood On The Tracks 

 Bob Dylan

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Year of Release:

1975

Appears in:

1,777 charts

Rank Score:

25,401

Rank in 1975:

2

Rank in 1970s:

11

Overall Rank:

41

Average Rating:

 87 (2,100 votes)

Comments:

164

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Lady Soul 

 Aretha Franklin

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Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

2,742

Rank in 1968:

14

Rank in 1960s:

76

Overall Rank:

670

Average Rating:

 79 (469 votes)

Comments:

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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 

 Kanye West

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

1,646 charts

Rank Score:

28,785

Rank in 2010:

1

Rank in 2010s:

2

Overall Rank:

32

Average Rating:

 85 (2,266 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,745 charts

Rank Score:

49,011

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,137 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Nevermind 

 Nirvana (US)

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,051 charts

Rank Score:

44,621

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

15

Average Rating:

 87 (4,168 votes)

Comments:

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The 100 All-Time Greatest Albums composition

Decade	Albums	%
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%

Artist	Albums	%
The Beatles	4	4%
The Rolling Stones	3	3%
Various Artists	2	2%
Michael Jackson	2	2%
Bob Dylan	2	2%
Elliott Smith	1	1%
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	62	62%
	24	24%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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[Entertainment Weekly was founded in 1990.]

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75/100	12/11/2020 07:56	pjohnsongolf	275	89/100
70/100	11/11/2020 13:01	Larcx13	1,051	86/100
60/100	09/25/2020 03:34	ChadMiles	29	64/100
60/100	08/16/2020 00:49	roberto71	43	93/100
70/100	07/13/2020 17:39	Goliath	333	86/100

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From 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!).

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From roberto71 08/16/2020 00:53

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).

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80/100

From Boltzmann 03/15/2020 18:40

Wow, daft punk... that was a surprise.

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From NSPE 02/16/2020 14:49

Too american

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From 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.

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95/100

From BraddlesHendo 11/25/2014 23:42

Some great indie rock especially The Cure & Depeche Mode. Nice seeing them both get some love

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90/100

From maverick470 09/02/2014 04:45

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.

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50/100

From 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.

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From nutso42 11/27/2013 17:06

Surprisingly good spread of decades here though, gotta give them that much.

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From 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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