Artist: Aretha Franklin · Album: Amazing Grace · Year: 1972 · Label: Atlantic · Rank: 154…
Category: Rolling Stone 500, Album Reviews
Rid of Me – Confrontation Without Safety Nets
Artist: PJ Harvey · Album: Rid of Me · Year: 1993 · Label: Island · Rank:…
Pretenders – Sharp Edges, Clear Voice
Artist: The Pretenders · Album: Pretenders · Year: 1980 · Label: Sire · Rank: 152 /…
Faith – Pop Stardom as Self-Definition
Artist: George Michael · Album: Faith · Year: 1987 · Label: Epic · Rank: 151 /…
Nebraska: Darkness Recorded in a Whisper
Artist: Bruce Springsteen · Album: Nebraska · Year: 1982 · Label: Columbia · Rank: 150 /…
John Prine – Plainspoken Songs, Deep Resonance
Artist: John Prine · Album: John Prine · Year: 1971 · Label: Atlantic · Rank: 149…
Grace – Vulnerability Without Protection
Artist: Jeff Buckley · Album: Grace · Year: 1994 · Label: Columbia · Rank: 147 /…
Parallel Lines – Pop Precision with Punk Instincts
Artist: Blondie · Album: Parallel Lines · Year: 1978 · Label: Chrysalis · Rank: 146 /…
The Marshall Mathers LP – Rage, Satire, and Exposure
Artist: Eminem · Album: The Marshall Mathers LP · Year: 2000 · Label: Aftermath / Interscope…
Physical Graffiti – Excess with Direction
Artist: Led Zeppelin · Album: Physical Graffiti · Year: 1975 · Label: Swan Song · Rank:…
Catch a Fire – Reggae Steps Into the World
Artist: Bob Marley and The Wailers · Album: Catch a Fire · Year: 1973 · Label:…
Paranoid – Heavy Metal Learns Its Shape
Artist: Black Sabbath · Album: Paranoid · Year: 1970 · Label: Vertigo / Warner Bros. ·…
The Immaculate Collection – Pop as Identity Engineering
Artist: Madonna · Album: The Immaculate Collection · Year: 1990 · Label: Sire / Warner Bros.…
21 – Pop Power Built on Classic Songcraft
Artist: Adele · Album: 21 · Year: 2011 · Label: XL / Columbia · Rank: 137…
Maggot Brain – Ten Minutes That Rewired the Guitar
Artist: Funkadelic · Album: Maggot Brain · Year: 1971 · Label: Westbound · Rank: 136 /…
The Joshua Tree – Faith, Politics, and Open Space
Artist: U2 · Album: The Joshua Tree · Year: 1987 · Label: Island · Rank: 135…
Hejira – Motion as Reflection
Artist: Joni Mitchell · Album: Hejira · Year: 1976 · Label: Asylum · Rank: 133 /…
40 Greatest Hits – The Architecture of Country Songwriting
Artist: Hank Williams · Album: 40 Greatest Hits · Year: 1978 · Label: Polydor · Rank:…
Dummy – Suspended Time, Fractured Intimacy
Artist: Portishead · Album: Dummy · Year: 1994 · Label: Go! Beat · Rank: 131 /…
1999 – Apocalypse as Dance Floor Theology
Artist: Prince · Album: 1999 · Year: 1982 · Label: Warner Bros. · Rank: 108 /…
Room on Fire – The Strokes Refine the Spark
Artist: The Strokes · Album: Room on Fire · Year: 2003 · Label: RCA · Rank:…