Apple Music Reveals Top 10 Albums of All Time

[Crowbot]

Beat me to it... DSOTM was on the charts for some 990 weeks! This list is utter bollocks.

It has a lot to do with the selection methodology. I'm a proud Boomer. Most of the music I enjoy I purchased outright so most of my streaming is newer stuff. Most popular streaming is different from most popular.

 

[IllegitimateValor]

Quantity of irritated snark in the comments matched expectations on a “best of” music article, especially for a MacRumors post. Always love these lists. Some new and old things to visit.

 

[TJFDenver]

These top 10 truly do reflect hearing loss and double vision

 

[WayneShorter]

Apple Music today unveiled its list of the top 10 albums of all time, with Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" securing the number one spot.

The announcement is part of a 10-day countdown event culminating in a special finale featuring discussions with prominent artists and Apple Music hosts. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," released in 1998, was praised for its impact and relevance. Hill was given an award made of blasted anodized aluminum sourced from recycled Apple products. The top 10 albums list is as follows:

• 1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998), Lauryn Hill
• 2. Thriller (1982), Michael Jackson
• 3. Abbey Road (1969), The Beatles
• 4. Purple Rain (1984), Prince & The Revolution
• 5. Blonde (2016), Frank Ocean
• 6. Songs in the Key of Life (1976), Stevie Wonder
• 7. good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012), Kendrick Lamar
• 8. Back to Black (2006), Amy Winehouse
• 9. Nevermind (1991), Nirvana
• 10. Lemonade (2016), Beyoncé

The selection process involved Apple Music experts and a group of artists, songwriters, producers, and industry professionals. This ranking is described as a modern, 21st-century evaluation of the greatest records ever made, created independently of streaming statistics.

In addition to the top 10 list, Apple Music has created 100 audio vignettes to accompany each album on the list, providing context and stories behind the records. These vignettes, along with additional content, are available across Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books.

Article Link: Apple Music Reveals Top 10 Albums of All Time

This list may be what finally makes me move to PC.

 

[rhett7660]

It has a lot to do with the selection methodology. I'm a proud Boomer. Most of the music I enjoy I purchased outright so most of my streaming is newer stuff. Most popular streaming is different from most popular.

Right... but the main post even says:

"The selection process involved Apple Music experts and a group of artists, songwriters, producers, and industry professionals. This ranking is described as a modern, 21st-century evaluation of the greatest records ever made, created independently of streaming statistics."

It sounds like they didn't even take into account streaming numbers.

 

[Chopper9]

Pffft.... Apple showing once again why they suck.

 

[mdatwood]

I followed the hundred album release over the last week. I thought it was fun with lots of good music on there. I was concerned they would avoid Kanye or MJ, but they didn't.

My only complaint is that it was hard to find the shorts explaining their rationale for each pick. The pick itself is only part of what makes these interesting, it's the explanation why.

 

[TracerAnalog]

Rather than using these lists as confirmation bias or getting mad over what’s on or not on it, folks should use it as an opportunity to discover some new music. I discovered Aja thanks to this list and plan on listening to some others, including Lauren Hill. Hell, I’m no Swifty, but I was listening to 1989 the other day to see what some of her deeper cuts were instead of just the stuff you always hear on the radio.

Hear hear! That’s how I view these lists. I have no need for validating my own taste…

However, why is Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ not on number 1? 🤪

 

[aParkerMusic]

Cue the boomers in this thread whining that their terrible taste in music wasn't represented lol

Cue the younger generations thinking their cookie cutter pre-fab music is actually art.

 

[Rogifan]

I haven’t gone through the entire list. How many albums from the 1970s were on the list? Everyone knows the 70s was the best decade for popular music. 😎

 

[SamboSoul]

Oh boy, I imagine a lot of people turning in their graves right now

 

[aParkerMusic]

Rather than using these lists as confirmation bias or getting mad over what’s on or not on it, folks should use it as an opportunity to discover some new music. I discovered Aja thanks to this list and plan on listening to some others, including Lauren Hill. Hell, I’m no Swifty, but I was listening to 1989 the other day to see what some of her deeper cuts were instead of just the stuff you always hear on the radio.

Is there a larger list? This article only references a top 10, and there’s is no one named “Aja” on it…

 

[N82]

Totally based on the US market. Again.

 

[vipergts2207]

Is there a larger list? This article only references a top 10, and there’s is no one named “Aja” on it…

Yes, they ranked the top 100 over the last 10 days. Also not a person. It's a Steely Dan album.

 

[TruthWatcher412]

No Pink Floyd? Absurd.

Somehow Dark Side of the Moon was only 28 and no other albums were mentioned. And somehow Kanye was higher on the list, that was just one reason I couldn’t take this seriously. I don’t think Rush even made the list.

 

[chouseworth]

The Apple list generates lots of clicks and probably a lot more discussion of Apple Music. They got what they wanted.

 

[I7guy]

Glad to see abbey road made the list.

 

[Shifts]

They have the wrong list! This is the list:

1. Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
2. The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
3. Plastikman - Closer
4. Gas - Narkopop
5. DJ Python - Mas Amable
6. Thomas Köner - La Barca
7. Fennesz - Endless Summer
8. Low - Trust
9. Arve Henriksen - Cartography
10. Tim Hecker - Radio Amor

 

[Chopper9]

nr 1 album of all time with a terrible cover of cant take my eyes of you....

if they put Thriller on the number 2 spot i would like everybody to realize that the number one spot was stolen because these day's an album like Thriller would be too much of a risk to come out as the winner. They have to keep in mind that there will be trolls these days regarding MJ and that would have made the discussion about the list too negative.

Yes, let's worry about upsetting anyone and bend the truth to appease others. This is how "all kids get a trophy" became a thing and created entire generations of soft and entitled kids who are now adults.

 

[IllegitimateValor]

Can’t wait to dive into the list.

 

[MegaBlue]

I'm pretty sure no song by Beyonce will be used at sporting events, movie scenes, commercials, and otherwise all around us as we do with ACDC and Journey.

She's quite literally performed at the Super Bowl multiple times. Her music has popped up in loads of movies and commercials.

What's this weird end goal you have here with a statement like this? Why can't you just be like "yeah her music's not for me" instead of trying to find a way to invalidate an artist's place? It's such a weird behavior.

 

[vipergts2207]

Here's the full list.

100. Robyn - Body Talk
99. Eagles - Hotel California
98. Travis Scott - Astroworld
97. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
96. Lorde - Pure Heroine
95. Usher - Confessions
94. Burial - Untrue
93. Solange - A Seat at the Table
92. Tyler the Creator - Flower Boy
91. George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

90. AC/DC - Back in Black
89. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
88. Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
87. Massive Attack - Blue Lines
86. Mary J Blige - My Life
85. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
84. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
83. Patti Smith - Horses
82. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin’
81. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

80. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
79. Lana Del Rey - Norman F*****g Rockwell
78. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
77. Madonna - Like a Prayer
76. Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
75. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
74. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
73. Steely Dan - Aja
72. SZA - SOS
71. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express

70. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
69. Metallica - Master of Puppets
68. The Strokes - Is This it
67. Portishead - Dummy
66. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
65. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
64. Erykah Badu - Baduizm
63. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
62. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me
61. Sade - Love Deluxe

60. The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico
59. Arctic Monkeys - AM
58. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
57. D'Angelo - Voodoo
56. The Cure - Disintegration
55. Rihanna - ANTI
54. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
53. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
52. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
51. Prince - Sign O' the Times

50. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
49. U2 - The Joshua Tree
48. Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
47. Drake - Take Care
46. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus
45. Bjork - Homogenic
44. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
43. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
42. Janet Jackson - Control
41. OutKast - Aquemini

40. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
39. Nas - Illmatic
38. Carole King - Tapestry
37. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
36. Beyonce - Beyonce
35. The Clash - London Calling
34. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
33. Radiohead - Kid A
32. The Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
31. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

30. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
29. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
28. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
26. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
25. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
24. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
23. Daft Punk - Discovery
22. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
21. The Beatles - Revolver

20. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
19. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
18. Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)
17. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
16. Joni Mitchell - Blue
15. Adele - 21
14. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
13. JAY-Z - The Blueprint
12. Radiohead - OK Computer
11. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

10. Beyonce - Lemonade
9. Nirvana - Nevermind
8. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
7. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
6. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
5. Frank Ocean - Blonde
4. Prince - Purple Rain
3. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller
1. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

 

[knappeduivel]

They have the wrong list! This is the list:

1. Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
2. The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
3. Plastikman - Closer
4. Gas - Narkopop
5. DJ Python - Mas Amable
6. Thomas Köner - La Barca
7. Fennesz - Endless Summer
8. Low - Trust
9. Arve Henriksen - Cartography
10. Tim Hecker - Radio Amor

Now that is a list that looks interesting. Thanks Shifts.

 

[vipergts2207]

The average year of release for each ten breaks down as follows:

91-100: 2004
81-90: 1990
71-80: 1997
61-70: 1990
51-60: 1989
41-50: 1988
31-40: 1989
21-30: 1984
20-11:1986
10-1: 1995

I'm a bit surprised at the leap forward in the average age of the music of the top 10.

 

[cocky jeremy]

Well, at least they almost got Thriller right. Should be #1.