This guide gathers the first 200 albums from Rolling Stone’s “The 500 Greatest Albums of All…
Category: Rolling Stone 500, Album Reviews
Diamond Life, Cool That Doesn’t Need Distance
Artist: Sade · Album: Diamond Life · Year: 1984 · Label: Epic · Rank: 200 /…
Slanted and Enchanted, Indie Rock Learns to Smirk
Artist: Pavement · Album: Slanted and Enchanted · Year: 1992 · Label: Matador · Rank: 199…
The B-52’s, Party Music from Another Planet
Artist: The B-52’s · Album: The B-52’s · Year: 1979 · Label: Warner Bros. · Rank:…
Meet the Beatles!, The Moment Pop Became a Phenomenon
Artist: The Beatles · Album: Meet the Beatles! · Year: 1964 · Label: Capitol · Rank:…
Body Talk, Pop That Dances Through the Heartbreak
Artist: Robyn · Album: Body Talk · Year: 2010 · Label: Konichiwa · Rank: 196 /…
Bad, Pop Perfection Under Pressure
Artist: Michael Jackson · Album: Bad · Year: 1987 · Label: Epic · Rank: 194 /…
Willy and the Poor Boys, American Rock Without Ornament
Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival · Album: Willy and the Poor Boys · Year: 1969 · Label:…
Licensed to Ill – Hip Hop Goes Loud and Goes Wide
Artist: Beastie Boys · Album: Licensed to Ill · Year: 1986 · Label: Def Jam ·…
At Last! – A Voice That Turns Time into Feeling
Artist: Etta James · Album: At Last! · Year: 1960 · Label: Argo · Rank: 191…
Tommy – Rock as Myth and Theatre
Artist: The Who · Album: Tommy · Year: 1969 · Label: Decca / Track · Rank:…
Dig Me Out – Precision, Urgency, and No Apologies
Artist: Sleater-Kinney · Album: Dig Me Out · Year: 1997 · Label: Kill Rock Stars ·…
Electric Warrior – Glam as Pure Seduction
Artist: T. Rex · Album: Electric Warrior · Year: 1971 · Label: Fly / Reprise ·…
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted – Rage with a Target
Artist: Ice Cube · Album: AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted · Year: 1990 · Label: Priority · Rank:…
Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Funk Rock Learns Focus
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers · Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik · Year: 1991 · Label:…
Beggars Banquet – Stripped Down, Sharpened Up
Artist: The Rolling Stones · Album: Beggars Banquet · Year: 1968 · Label: Decca · Rank:…
She’s So Unusual – Pop with Personality Turned Up
Artist: Cyndi Lauper · Album: She’s So Unusual · Year: 1983 · Label: Portrait · Rank:…
Brown Sugar – Tradition Rewired
Artist: D’Angelo · Album: Brown Sugar · Year: 1995 · Label: EMI · Rank: 183 /…
Sweet Baby James – Comfort as a Songwriting Virtue
Artist: James Taylor · Album: Sweet Baby James · Year: 1970 · Label: Warner Bros. ·…
Bringing It All Back Home – The Moment Folk Looked Electric
Artist: Bob Dylan · Album: Bringing It All Back Home · Year: 1965 · Label: Columbia…
Forever Changes – Beauty with a Sense of Ending
Artist: Love · Album: Forever Changes · Year: 1967 · Label: Elektra · Rank: 180 /…