Apple Music Top 100 Best Albums Of All Time

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The rumored top 10 that leaked early but has yet to be announced:

1\. Taylor Swift - 1989
2\. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
3\. Frank Ocean - Blonde
4\. Radiohead - Ok Computer
5\. The Beatles - Abbey Road
6\. Michael Jackson - Thriller
7\. Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
8\. David Bowie - Low
9\. Fiona Apple - Tidal
10\. Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
If Fiona Apple is top 10 ill say I respect the entire list even if I don’t really
 
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If we're talking cultural impact then Illmatic should be in the top 10-15, no way should an album like Blueprint be above it.

Illmatic is up there with a handful of rap albums in terms of cultural impact, Chronic is one, i'm not even sure GKMC is up there in terms of how it influenced the genre and culture and thats one of my top 5 rap albums of all time.
No one is arguing the impact of it. But illmatic was Nas’s debut album. It left a mark on hip hop overtime no doubt. But that album is barely platinum.

Like I said, if this list was purely based on how great the album is then the order would be vastly different, although the top 10 looks fine to me.
 

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No one is arguing the impact of it. But illmatic was Nas’s debut album. It left a mark on hip hop overtime no doubt. But that album is barely platinum.

Like I said, if this list was purely based on how great the album is then the order would be vastly different, although the top 10 looks fine to me.

bruh. this list isn't made to be defended. it's for clicks. because there is no way to defend a top 100 where miseducation of lauryn hill is ranked ahead of thriller, purple rain or abbey road.

it's debatable whether miseducation is even the greatest hip hop record in the year it was released!

blonde in the top 5? how you pick the wrong frank ocean album and put it in a top 10 that doesn't feature an album from marvin gaye? lol.

the rageful tweets and hate viewings of their shytty list is exactly what apple was going for.
 
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bruh. this list isn't made to be defended. it's for clicks. because there is no way to defend a top 100 where miseducation of lauryn hill is ranked ahead of thriller, purple rain or abbey road.

it's debatable whether miseducation is even the greatest hip hop record in the year it was released!

blonde in the top 5? how you pick the wrong frank ocean album and put it in a top 10 that doesn't feature an album from marvin gaye? lol.

the rageful tweets and hate viewings of their shytty list is exactly what apple was going for.
Blonde is more culturally significant than CO. It changed the landscape of pop music for male artist. Blonde is still #41 on the billboard 200, think about that shyt for a second. It’s the longest reigning independent album on the billboard #200. Ever. GKMC has been on the charts for 12 years straight, you can’t ignore these things :mjlol:

The top 3 could have been in any order tbh.

:dahell: Y’all should be happy black artist are being recognized for their greatness, instead y’all in here arguing over semantics.
 

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literally all of em.
Astroworld had no business being on that list, Travis has never topped Rodeo that should have been the album they chose not fckin astrowrld

eh. Astroworld might not be more universally loved than Rodeo (i personally like it more than rodeo) but astroworld was more of a moment than rodeo. that album was everywhere. i think it deserves a spot on that list. but like @ 99/100
 
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The only albums I think you could put at #1 and have the general consensus go “that’s fair” are the following:

Thriller
Purple Rain
Song in the Key of Life
What’s Going On
Rumours
Pet Sounds
 
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