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Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

The RS 500 was assembled by the editors of Rolling Stone, based on the results of two extensive polls. In 2003, Rolling Stone asked a panel of 271 artists, producers, industry executives and journalists to pick the greatest albums of all time. In 2009, we asked a similar group of 100 experts to pick the best albums of the 2000s. From those results, Rolling Stone created this new list of the greatest albums of all time. Listed in descending order.
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Outkast Aquemini
Outkast Aquemini
1
B.B. King Live in Cook County Jail
B.B. King Live in Cook County Jail
2
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
3
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
4
Boz Scaggs- Boz Scaggs
Boz Scaggs- Boz Scaggs
5
Give It Up- Bonnie Raitt [1972]
Give It Up- Bonnie Raitt [1972]
6
MGMT Oraracular Spectacular
MGMT Oraracular Spectacular
7
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
8
Eurythmics - Touch
Eurythmics - Touch
9
Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King
10
ZZ Top : Tres Hombres.
ZZ Top : Tres Hombres.
11
Kiss - Destroyer
Kiss - Destroyer
12
Husker Du- New Day Rising
Husker Du- New Day Rising
13
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
14
That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind & Fire
That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind & Fire
15
Pearl Jam Vitalogy
Pearl Jam Vitalogy
16
Mott the Hoople- All the Young Dudes
Mott the Hoople- All the Young Dudes
17
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
18
Steve Earle- Guitar Town
Steve Earle- Guitar Town
19
D'Angelo- Voodoo
D'Angelo- Voodoo
20
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
Raekwon- Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
21
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
22
All Time Greatest Hits- Loretta Lynn [2002]
All Time Greatest Hits- Loretta Lynn [2002]
23
Merle Haggard- Down Every Road
Merle Haggard- Down Every Road
24
The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.- Life After Death
25
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Armed Forces
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Armed Forces
26
Manu Chao- Próxima Estación: Esperanza
Manu Chao- Próxima Estación: Esperanza
27
The Smiths- The Smiths
The Smiths- The Smiths
28
George Michael- Faith
George Michael- Faith
29
Richard and Linda Thompson : I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Richard and Linda Thompson : I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
30
LL Cool J- Radio
LL Cool J- Radio
31
Fugees: The Score
Fugees: The Score
32
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
33
Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel of Love
Bruce Springsteen- Tunnel of Love
34
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
35
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
36
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Def Leppard - Hysteria
37
Echo and the Bunnymen- Heaven Up Here
Echo and the Bunnymen- Heaven Up Here
38
R.E.M. Document
R.E.M. Document
39
Public Image, Ltd. - Metal Box
Public Image, Ltd. - Metal Box
40
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