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Rolling Stone's 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far

In compiling our top 250 albums of the quarter-century, we wanted to show as much of the scope of this story as possible. So when given the choice between including multiple albums by an artist and finding room for a record that added something important or interesting to the list, we almost always took the second option. Still, this is a list of albums, not artists, and certain heavy hitters just put out too many amazing LPs to deny. We're lucky to have all this music to keep us motivated and challenged and sane. There might not be too much to be optimistic about in 2025, but the mountain of good records will always keep growing.
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Beyoncé - Lemonade
Beyoncé - Lemonade
1
Radiohead - Kid A
Radiohead - Kid A
2
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Frank Ocean - Blonde
3
Outkast - Stankonia
Outkast - Stankonia
4
Taylor Swift - Folklore
Taylor Swift - Folklore
5
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
6
Sza - Sos
Sza - Sos
7
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
8
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
9
The Strokes - Is This It
The Strokes - Is This It
10
D'Angelo - Voodoo
D'Angelo - Voodoo
11
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
12
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
13
The White Stripes - Elephant
The White Stripes - Elephant
14
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
15
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
16
Adele - 21
Adele - 21
17
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
Missy Elliott - Under Construction
18
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
19
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
20
Rihanna - Anti
Rihanna - Anti
21
Rosalía - El Mal Querer
Rosalía - El Mal Querer
22
Drake - Take Care
Drake - Take Care
23
David Bowie - Blackstar
David Bowie - Blackstar
24
Lorde - Melodrama
Lorde - Melodrama
25
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
26
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
27
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
28
Sza - Ctrl
Sza - Ctrl
29
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
30
Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
31
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Madvillain - Madvillainy
32
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
33
Bad Bunny- YHLQMDLG
Bad Bunny- YHLQMDLG
34
Charli XCX - BRAT
Charli XCX - BRAT
35
Taylor Swift - Red
Taylor Swift - Red
36
Beyoncé - Renaissance
Beyoncé - Renaissance
37
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
38
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
39
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
40
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