Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd The greatest album of all time! It's a reflection on the tragedies of life and human insanity. It may not be the album with the most hit songs. It's so consistent though, and the timing and order of which the songs are in is perfect. The lyrics on the song Time are incredible. Money is an upbeat song with an incredible saxophone/guitar solo in the middle. I also love A Great Gig In The Sky. The piano melody is beautiful, and the vocal solo is so complicated. Us And Them has a great dramatic tune. I could go on and on, but I'm just gonna say this album perfectly deserves it's number 1 spot. If the saying 'No Explanation Required' is to be directed at an album then Dark Side of the Moon is the one it is directed at. What can be added to what has been said before, nearly half a decade old and still selling. If you have never heard this album before, go to an audiologist and get your hearing checked, an album that covers life - Time; greed - Money; stupidness of war - Us and Them; mental illness - Brain Damage. Not one to 'pick out' individual tracks, but to listen end to end. Classic, enough said! Revolutionary for its time in terms of recording techniques, coherent composition and elaborate lyricism, this album is a timeless classic and one of the most tremendous accomplishments in music history. An exquisite, gorgeous and downright amazing work from beginning to end which few can copy. I never really liked Pink Floyd until I heard this! I really feel happy and positive when I see the other comments about how great this stuff is or the other albums like ZOSO Abbey Road. I really appreciate how there still are people who still listen to real music. I am a teenager but I know whats music. This is what music should be like.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles This album has what Dark Side has (Great Concept) mixed with Revolver (Super string individual tracks). It annoys me when people say this album doesn't have a concept...Yes it does! I feel it as a fictional live band that takes you on the massive journey of music and takes you back on the reprise and of ending with the Apocalypse ending A Day In The Life This album is the best ever! Top 5 tracks:



1. A Day In The Life

2. Shes Leaving Home

3. Getting Better

4. With A Little Help From My Friends

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds This album is an experience like no other. The Beatles are so incredible like that inst the word to describe the amount of genius within them. They made all the songs so catchy and have so much depth with every song feeling so diverse. Wows me every time I listen to it. Pink Floyd are awesome and I really like Dark Side, but The Beatles albums are just so damn good that no other band can come close. I do think however that Pet Sounds (Beach Boys) and Dark Side (Pink Floyd) are brilliant, but any album by The Beatles is the best. In my personal opinion this album is and has been the best rock album of all time. If you listen to it with the new technology, it is just amazing all the instruments and chorus of The Beatles which were impossible to hear in a mono version. Simply fantastic and out of this world Sgt. Pepper made an artistic statement in a music that was NEVER considered art before. Language, fashion, artistic awareness and MUSIC ITSELF changed dramatically after it's release! Sgt. Pepper was a McCartney concept where by The Beatles took on an alter persona... This, in McCartney's mind, would "free" them from any / all "molds" created by the band prior... Lending a unique objectivity and experimentation to their process. The result WAS and REMAINS a landmark MASTERPIECE! The FIRST true "concept" album for sure! Of course the production, performances and COMPOSITIONS were WAY BEYOND "state of the art"! Beautiful, creative, melodic, defiant, edgy and GROUND BREAKING! How The Beatles "love to turn you on"!... Funny side note: did you know that Meter Maids were NEVER called Meter Maids until "Lovely Rita"?... Did you know on "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" recording tape was actually CUT and randomly put back together to create the beautifully chaotic organ sweeps? (no ...more

Abbey Road - The Beatles This should be higher than Sgt Pepper's. It's way more consistent, and the Abbey Road medley is like nothing else in music history. This has got such a large variety of songs, while the chord progressions on a lot of the songs on Sgt. Pepper's are the same. I cannot begin to describe how perfect this album is. The second half is one of the most brilliantly conceived pieces of art ever recorded, ending with Harrison's gorgeous Here Comes the Sun and (ignoring Her Majesty), finishes with one of the greatest album closers ever, The End, which manages to feel like an entire live show compressed into two minutes. It even features Ringo's only drum solo. On the first half, other iconic Beatles tunes like Come Together and Something are featured, along with perhaps the first progressive metal song ever, I Want You (She's So Heavy). Oh and then there's the only Beatles song Ringo ever fully wrote, the delightfully hummable Octopus' Garden. Whilst The Beatles touring days were long behind them at this point, this album really has a somewhat live album feel in terms of it being a musical journey across the types of genres the band were capable of, and having that excitement you get at the start of a live show and that feeling of closure at the ...more I personally think Dark Side, Sgt Pepper, Thriller and Zep IV deserve to be higher from cultural significance alone but apart from those this album is absolutely breathtaking. The songs Come Together, Something, I Want You (She's So Heavy) and Here Comes The Sun could all be ranked in the Beatles very best, the comedy/not serious tracks Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Octopus's Garden have perfect arrangements and guitar playing and the Medley is a continuous passage that competes with Dark Side in genius, ambition, scope and execution. When the 'You Never Give' theme comes back on those horns before a guitar solo in Golden Slumbers it's pure bliss. Not to mention the members are at the top of their game instrumentally with stellar guitar work on the medley, Something and Octopus's Garden in particular, great vocals especially from Paul on Golden Slumbers and Oh! Darling and Ringo even turns in his only Beatles drum solo. It's a pretty much perfect album and I would take it over Sgt ...more From George Harrison's best Beatles work; Something and Here Comes The Sun, to John's rocking Come Together and I Want You (She's So Heavy) and climaxing with the incredible Paul-orchestrated 2nd side medley, even Ringo turns up with a great song in Octopus's Garden. This is the final masterpiece of the most famous band in history, at their peak and (despite the tenuous relationships) their most cohesive, a truly magnificent piece of work.

Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO) - Led Zeppelin Even though my favorite Led Zeppelin album is Houses Of The Holy, this one is certainly their best. Black Dog is the sexiest riff ever, and Robert Plant's vocals on it are insane. It's the perfect opening to an album. Rock And Roll is a catchy song as well. Stairway To Heaven... well it's something else. It's the most beautiful song I've ever listened to. The riff on Misty Mountain Top is really catchy, and Going To California is great as well. I have a remix of top 10 favorite Led Zeppelin songs and #1, #3, #4, #6 and #9 on my remix is on this album. That just shows how amazing this album is. Led Zeppelin IV was, is and always will be a timeless masterpiece. It set a standard for rock music which still has never been equaled or surpassed. It had a genius marketing campaign: the album has no official pronounceable title, the band or label name was not printed on the cover, only the song listing, mysterious pictures of an old hermit and the lyrics for "Stairway to Heaven", signifying that names don't matter, only the music. The production quality is crystal clear and even Led Zeppelin themselves couldn't replicate this sound afterwards and every song is a masterpiece although the side 2 of the album is often overlooked. It's one of the best selling albums of all time and is the 3rd best-selling album in the USA. If this album doesn't rank as the best, or at least one of the top ten, I seriously question the musical taste of the people here. I can't listen to any individual songs on dark side of the moon and the beatles are highly overrated, but led zeppelin IV, what a beautiful album it is. From the powerful riff of "Black Dog" to the head banging fun of "Rock and Roll" to the masterpiece that is "Stairway to Heaven" to the beautifully crazy sound of "Misty Mountain Hop" to the powerfully intense sound of "When the Levy Breaks" Led Zeppelin IV offers some of the best music ever written. I can say for a fact that I could listen to Led Zeppelin IV all the way through on repeat every day for 50 years and never get tired of it. Jimmy Page puts his heart and soul into stairway, John Paul Jones shows up with one of the most powerful bass riffs ever in "When the Levy Breaks," John Bonham kicks it up to 11 in "Four Sticks" and Robert Plant has never sounded like he's had more fun than in "Rock and Roll." In no other album has a band ever pooled all of their talents so well into an album, and I can say that it all works together ...more

Revolver - The Beatles I consider this album far superior to sgt peppers and abbey road. Sure, they both have some amazing songs on them, but never before have I seen an album so consistant and amazingly well done. Meanwhile, sgt peppers has some pretty bad songs, (For the benefit, Fixing a Hole, Sgt Pepper Reprise) and sounds partially dated. Abbey Road has some good songs too, and has some of the most underrated songs of all time, (Golden Slumbers, anyone? ) but the length ruins it. Songs like sun king are just plain bad, and polathem pam (can't spell it lol) are ruined by how far away John's voice sounds. He had so many throw-away songs that ended up on this album. Octopus is in my opinion one of Ringo's worst songs, and Her Majesty leaves the last album on a pathetic trombone instead of on a great note. Most of the songwriting on those albums are lazy, as seen on Oh, Darling, where they couldn't think of more lyrics so they just repeated an already used line... IN A VERSE. Revolver was the last album ...more The reprise was only there to fade out from "Good Morning Good Morning" and into "A Day in the Life" Definitely better than Sgt Peppers, its 3 great songs and 3 good songs against 6 great songs and 8 good songs. Abbey road/Led Zeppelin IV/Dark Side of the Moon are all good but they all are less consitently good. Nevermind/OK Computer are very good but again have some weak songs. Thriller has lots of great pop songs but it's a bit generic and overrated. Rubber soul and Rumours should be higher as they are also amazing just not quite as good. London calling, who's next, paranoid, the wall and pet sounds are also very good too. In my opinion doolittle, ziggy stardust, in rainbows, plastic ono band and bringing it all back home should be top 20, all far better than sgt peppers and thriller. But Revolver and Rubber soul should be top 2 definitely. 1. "Taxman" - stunning opening about 95% taxes

2. "Eleanor Rigby" - orchestra awesome

3. "I'm Only Sleeping" - sleepy acoustic

4. "Love You To" - Eastern-sounding: sitars, tabla

5. "Here, There and Everywhere" - really good

6. "Yellow Submarine" - very good

7. "She Said She Said" - awesome rock guitars

8. "Good Day Sunshine" - nice piano

9. "And Your Bird Can Sing" - absolute rocker

10. "For No One" - good

11. "Doctor Robert" - interesting medicines

12. "I Want to Tell You" - nice song

13. "Got to Get You into My Life" - jazzy

14. "Tomorrow Never Knows" - make you feel stoned This is one of the best albums of all time, undoubtedly.

It might have been released in 1966, yet it sounds as if it was released just a week ago! Especially the closing track Tomorrow Never Knows!

An astounding album which must've been truly awe-inspiring in its time.

Thriller - Michael Jackson The best selling album of all time. Why try and debate that? Excellent album. Just about every song is "single-worthy". This is some of the greatest music ever made. Up to this day songs from the thriller album have definitely significant influence to the artists of today. This guy basically created pop music Without doubt, the greatest contributor to music, fashion and dance of all time. Unlike many other artists, his songs have a true meaning, E.G. 'They don't care about us', 'Black and White', 'The Earth song', and many others. I have been checking many 'greatest artists' lasts, and have been very disappointed to see that on many lists, MJ was not even mentioned. His Thriller album still remains the greatest album of all time- I believe that should and will never change.

Michael Jackson was and is a great man, a genius and a true LEGEND. This is real music. The King of music- always. I've been searching for "best songs ever made" lately, and I was terribly disappointed to see that on so many lists there is no Michael Jackson! This is outrageous! One of the best pop singers in the world deserves more than that. This is the man that made a dancing and singing revolution, a man who was years ahead of his time, a man who amazed the world with his voice, performance, songs... This man was and always will be a GENIUS! He deserves to be number 1 Best song ever? You can not rival Bohemian Rhapsody by no means.

The Wall - Pink Floyd You can never really treat this album as a series of songs, that you can skip through and listen to at ease. You have to start from the beginning, and then work your way through the whole thing. It tells such a shocking, sad tale, about a descent into pure madness. I've never heard anything so emotionally involved or so incredible in my life. They took music, and they turned it into a real work of art. It's timeless and ageless; and if you haven't heard it before, if ever you have a couple of hours on your hands, just pop it in, shut your eyes, and listen to its story. Why is this album the best album ever released? As a musician myself, it has taught me that music isn't just lyrics that's pieced together with a guitar or keyboard, it's something that can be shaped and shifted into so many different ways. The Wall is not just an album, it's a story, or perhaps an autobiography that was shifted to make the plot more desirable. Roger Waters wrote this when he was struggling with his fame, so it was HIM who built the wall inside of his head, not Pink. The only difference is that Roger didn't go insane, it was Syd. Roger said in an interview that The Wall was 75% him, 15% Syd, and 5% any other artist. The ONLY album that can be compared to The Wall is The Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here. Enough said. The wall is such an amazing listen. If you're going to listen to this album listen to it from beginning to end. It truly is an amazing experience. Possibly one of the very few albums on this list based on actual events, The Wall dives into the isolated life of a rock star who endured a cheating wife, abusive school teachers, an overprotective mother, and his father dying in World War II. Pink winds up building a metophorical "wall" in order to keep the world around him out. Containing some of Pink Floyd's grandest songs (Another Brick in the Wall, Young Lust, Hey You, Run Like Hell, The Trial, and of course, Comfortably Numb), The Wall is an album you truly have to listen to from beginning to end in order to get the story of it all.

A Night at the Opera - Queen We all know Bohemian Rhapsody and stuff... but Queen had other good songs on this album, too! They had Seaside Rendezvous, which is catchy and You're My Best Friend, which is also catchy. Also, who the hell put 900 rock albums on here and only put one Queen album? I mean according to Spotify I am in the top 3 percent of favorite listeners of Queen, but seriously. I seriously am in love with Freddie mercury. But when voting on these things they have so many of my favorite bands. I love... Wait for it Nirvana, Beetles, Guns N Roses, Green day, Metallica. AC DC and muse if you had trouble keeping up don't worry! Your not alone that's me too! But queen really speaks to me you know. They got me through some hard times and Honestly, I don't really feel like typing much more but if you really wanna hear about it go to top of the page where it has all the other things you can choose from. Go to most popular choose best singers of all time then go to freddie mercury number 2 OHYEAH! Then go to more comments about freddie mercury go to newest and look for the really super long one compared to all the others and that's me. Sorry I'm a really bad blabbermouth I'll go on and on and on about nothing in particular... Kinda like I am now. Okay so yeah just a recap love freddie mercury a lot kinda confused about what I like outside of queen but for me that's ...more I'll vote for queen, not just for Freddie, that's not the point of a best album list This album is truly one of the greats, not just the best Queen album but one of the best albums of the 20th century. The album starts with 'Death on two legs (dedicated to... ) the song written by Queen's frontman Freddie Mercury and is believed to shown the band's hatred to their first producers Trident. Next was the short but sweet lazing on a Sunday afternoon also written by Mercury. Also on the album was Taylor's I'm in love with my car, Deacon's You're my best friend, May's '39, sweet lady, the stunning The prophet's song and Good Company. As well as Death on two legs and lazing on a Sunday afternoon Mercury also wrote Seaside rendezvous, love of my life and their first UK number 1 single Bohemian Rhapsody. This album truly set their careers off with probably the most famous album covers next to the Beatle's Abby Road. Amazing album. I listened many times to Pink Floyd and Beatles albums (of course they are great). But ANATO is putting them in its little pocket. This album is so huge that everything is pale compared to it. All song are so diverse and so unique that the best of PF and Beatles and LZ also can be only second to it. I had great difficulties when listening to ANATO the first two times - I found it a mess of sound, but the third time I discovered so much beauty that this is hardly to be beared. This album is extraordinary and not for a single hearing. But its extraterrestrial and if we meet extraterrestrial we should show it to them so they understand the pride of humanity and not destroy us.

Nevermind - Nirvana Nevermind at number 10 I am offically more dissapointed with humanity I mean yes Smells Like Teen Spirit is overrated but its still a great song haven't you people ever heard of in bloom and the head banger Come As You Are the most play along with your guitar (or air guitar if you don't have a guitar) Breed the darkest nirvana song Endless, Nameless the disturbing Polly and the punky fast territorial pissings and the unforgettable Lounge act and the rest of the songs are good humanity will burn in hell for placing this at #10 This is the only album I automatically know all the songs on, and I am a massive 90s rock/alternative/grunge guy, this album is un beleivable and I think it is the best album ever created, despite radiohead being my favorite band of all time, my father being in a very successful 80s band and me meeting heaps of great artists, I am very hooked up and hooked in with music, and from other peoples oppinions and mine, I believe this is the best album of all time and will always be. On you kurt! Another thing is all his emotions went into the album, that is the true meaning of music people, emotion, and you can't get more than kurt. This IS REAL MUSIC Kids these days be wearing a Nirvana shirt but not actually know the band but rather think that it’s just a noun with a cool font design. Not even the best grunge album ever , Alice in chains - dirt takes that prize for me , this is obviously a very good and accomplished album , but seriously overhyped

Ok Computer - Radiohead 10 Wow this album is amazing and it deserves to be how high it is. I love Karma Police, No Surprises, Exit Music (for a film), Let Down and Paranoid Android! Gotta love the ignorance of all these pop-culture-cozy blockheads who think that Lady Gaga or Justin Timberlake are "OMGosh the greatest thing ever to grace music. " Every list on this site is just a bunch of modern-day junkies with sheltered music tastes chalking out their favorite new pop album. I'm not one to be so pessimistic, but lists like these just make me lose faith in humanity.

Now, to my point. OK Computer, even from the most objective of standpoints, is THE definitive art-rock treatise, and on any short list of the greatest albums ever made, a must-inclusion (and not at #93, please). I don't think people actually understand how revolutionary this album was to the face of music. All the sounds harvested in this album, the spacey, high-strung, compact electronics, set the tone for the future of rock. The album garnered tremendous underground success, and although it didn't go over as well with the mainstream industry, it's still the standard by which all alternative rock ...more If you mean to insult people for only talking about pop, you found the wrong site to do that on. People here actually agree with you That part in "Let Down" where Thom sings "you'll know where you are, you'll know where you are" is the something you'll never hear ever again, it's the most aesthetically pleasing piece of music of all time. Combined with some of the most phenomenal tracks ever like Paranoid Android and Karma Police. This album is orgasmic. OK Computer is to my ears, mind and soul what a blowjob is to my penis. How can something so depressing be so beautiful? It's like the band is planting pretty flowers on the graves of my happiness and idealism and embracing my depression, misery and mental illnesses. This album is God's gift to us poor souls. It actually helped me through my hardest times and prevented me from ending it all. Radiohead is an artist that sadly is a very specific taste so not as many people will listen to it like they do Dark side of the moon or, sgt. peppers, (which are very clearly 2 of the best ever written) but regardless I think this album should be up there right close to number 1. Thom's lyrics are as good, if not better than anyone elses. They were able to experiment greatly with time signatures, strange instruments, unorthodox noises from a regular instrument, etc. And they managed to make every song an absolute favorite (besides fitter happier but regardless that still has a deep message to it). I know not everyone is gonna appreciate or like the not so mainstream sound of the alt-rock at best album but I still think its work should not go unnoticed. Plus the music is so easy to resonate to on a personal level which I find trouble doing with other lyricists such as Roger waters, (I understand them and they're definitely sending a message that I understand its just not hitting me to ...more

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The Contenders

American Idiot - Green Day 11 This is truly a masterpice of a punk album that Green day had produced. I love every track on it, and the songs are so iconic. Especially with the title track, American idiot, Jesus of suburbia, Holiday, Boulevard of broken dreams, We are the waiting St. Jimmy and Wake me up before september ends. This album should be in the Top Ten. I mean, American Idiot, Holiday, BOBD, Wake Me Up When September Ends, and the other 8 songs, just amazing. This album changed the world of punk. American idiot. The 2nd best album of all time after thriller. 5 superhit singles rest 8 superb songs with different creativity, art, music and lyrics. And if you're are saying HYBRID THEORY sold 30 million copies, its wrong. The true value is 24 million but american idiot sold 14 million copies. I accept that but there was different time. At that time internet was not so popular so people just buy the album. But almost after 5 years when american idiot was released the internet was popular in all over the world, so people around the world did not need to buy a copy from a shop. AND IN ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE american idiot was ranked 22 best album of decade but in reader's choice it was at rank.1. And in both two list there was no hybrid theory or meteora of linkin park. IN KERRANG MAGAZINE american idiot was ranked 5 at best album of all time. And the songs are amazing in AI. American Idiot came out at a time when people where afraid to speak out due to 9/11. Green Day didn't care about what people where and wheren't supposed to say, they released the album filled with rage and disappointment about America and it's politics anyway.

The storyline throughout the whole album is appealing to the youth as everybody can find something to identify with. And with a mix of angry rock songs like "American Idiot" to emotional ballads like "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends" I don't see how this can't be considered the greatest album of all time.

Even if it's almost 6 years since it first came out it is still current with a now on going Broadway play.

That, for me, makes American Idiot the obvious choice on this list.

Ride the Lightning - Metallica 12 From Fight Fire With Fire, a blazing fast, thrashing, neck-breaker of a song, to Fade to Black, a melancholic but heavy story of one's loss in the battle with depression, this album signifies Metallica's change from thrash metal kings to musical geniuses. Also, the late, great Cliff Burton is heavily prominent on this record, which is always a plus. There isn't a song with a more epic ending than Call of Ktulu.



And this is coming from a lover of Octavarium, 6DoIT, The Odyssey, Divine Wing of Tragedy, Echoes, Atom Heart Mother, Karn Evil 9, Tarkus, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Close to The Edge, Fly From Here, Awaken, TRSoG, Topographic Oceans, Dance of The Dead, Hallowed be Thy Name, Fear of The Dark, Glass Prison, Rime of The Ancient Mariner, Creeping Death, One, Fade to Black, Blinding Light Show/Moonchild, etc.



Also, my favorite Metallica album 1 Ride the Lightning - Metallica

2 II - Kingston Wall

3 Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

4...And Justice for All - Metallica

5 Roots - Sepultura

6 Appetite for Destruction - Guns n Roses

7 World on Fire - Slash

8 Paranoid - Black Sabbath

9 Cowboys from Hell - Pantera

10 Master of Reality - Black Sabbath Arguably the greatest Heavy Metal album ever created, followed closely by Master of Puppets. I put this album above MOP purely off the maturation and stylistic change in their arrangements and song writing abilities from Kill 'Em All. A true master piece from start to finish. Fade to Black, Creeping Death, For Whom The Bell Tolls, and Call of Ktulu stand out above the rest.

Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys 13 Please, please explain to me how Nirvana is in front of the Beach Boys. "Pet Sounds" remains as the greatest album of all time; while other works like the Beatles' "Seargent Pepper" and Led Zeppelin IV have become somewhat cliche, Pet Sounds stands as something different. I don't like the argument that just because an album was the "foundation" for other albums that followed means that album was greater. Pet Sounds is special because, not only was it never replicated, nobody even tried to replicate it! Brian Wilson's genius will not be matched and has not been matched by anyone, and those who try soon figure out why it is an impossible task to complete. This album is timeless. Even while a bunch of music from the era become incredibly dated with all the flower power and peace love and acid nonsense, this album is so pure on honest and beautiful. The lyrics are so relatable, you'd have to be a damn robot to not understand where Brian and Tony Asher were coming from. The harmonies are almost too perfect. I can, and have listened to this recording in a capella so many times because it literally feels as if this was recorded in heaven by angels and every time I listen to it, it's as I an getting a little sneak peak of heaven. Otherworldly. And I haven't even mentioned the brilliant arrangements Brian and the wrecking crew. Honestly if you can make it past track 2 with your head intact, mouth closed and eyes dried, then you simply haven't been listening. Ah. Well, this just shows the intelligence and wit of the people that vote on this list; I don't really know what I was expecting though. Without this album, you wouldn't have ANY of the albums listed above it, including Sgt.Pepper and excluding Revolver by the Beatles. (If I'm correct, Revolver inspired pet sounds). In order to truly comprehend the meaning behind this album, you gotta know music history and the context. I mean, putting "Thriller," Queen, or Radiohead in the top ten is ridiculous. Especially when it's above Pet Sounds. This album changed EVERYTHING. If it was released today, it would still be groundbreaking. As a huge Beatles fan myself, I can say no band/artist holds a candle to the genius and creativity of Brian Wilson. Out of the wrapper in 1966 this new Beach Boys album was outstanding. It influenced 'Sgt. Peppers', and I think it's better. There's not a bad song on it. The Wrecking Crew does a fabulous job on the instrumentals, and the vocals couldn't be better.

If you don't like this album it's because you're expecting surf and car songs. After the very good Beach Boys Today and Summer Days (and Summer Nights) albums, Pet Sounds was the perfect mature version of Brian Wilson. There's never been anything like it even by the Beach Boys except for Good Vibrations.

Master of Puppets - Metallica 14 This is the greatest metal album ever made. Maybe not the greatest album ever, but this was so painfully low and is truly an outstanding work of art. It gets my vote. Master of puppets is an masterpiece. All of songs from master puppets are combine all Metallica great ideas. All of songs from master of puppets got great riffs, solos and most importantly bass riffs and solos by Cliff Burton. In opinion the best from master of puppets is Orion, this song is one of best instrumental in the history. This album is the quintessential old school thrash Metallica. They're style has changed and they're still fantastic, but this is their best thrash album. Battery - Old school thrash at it's finest.

Master Of Puppets - Best title track of an album ever.

The Thing That Should Not Be - Well worked.

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Sanitarium has become one of my favourite words!

Disposable Heroes - Amazing intro, sticks in your head.

Leper Messiah - Only song I actually haven't listened to off Master.

Orion - Two words: Cliff Burton.

Damage Inc. - Nice closing track



Overall - Great album. definitely best metal album.

Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses 15 The best album of all time with no bad or even mediocre songs. Brilliant singing and music throughout, the debut album that sold the most copies in history! Had Guns N' Roses stayed together in the original lineup, they would undoubtedly be the greatest band of all time. Still they are to me. NIrvan in No. 10? Don't make me laugh! 14?! Why the heck? The Beatles are extremely overrated, Linkin Park is stupid, and WHO ON EARTH IS MEROWIN?! Appetite for Destruction is one of the best albums ever made, by one of the best band ever: Guns n Roses, my fourth favourite band. My favourite songs on this album in order from best to worst:



1. Paradise City

2. Sweet Child O Mine

3. Welcome To The Jungle

4. Night Train



Just realised its exactly the same list as I-love-rock-and-roll's. Hmm. Pretty much my top 5 favorite songs of all time are all off this album! Not a single filler song, I could listen to it over and over all day long. Greatest debut album of all time and it contains at least 3 songs which belong on a list of the top 10 rock songs of all time. Oh, and slash is a god Guns and roses is just about the worst band ever created on the face of the earth. Their music is total crap, and this album is just the cherry on top of the sundae. This album ruined rock music

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 16 my preferd band all times, I have all the studio albums, some concerts and some compilations. Pink Floyd have diferent periods, they started by the psicodelic rock, continue with the symphonic, the space, the experimental, the concept albums...all this made they where considered a prog rock band. But what they were really doing all time was carring us to a trip across our own minds living the experience of travel with the sounds. The work that better achieve it is WYWH and in the best way the song Shine on you crazy diamond parts 1+2. MY personal all time favourite album.This album is absolutely mind-blowing. I prefer this over Dark Side of the moon (that concept album is still amazing). This album is about Syd Barrett and it captures him perfectly (especially the songs, Welcome To The Machine, Shine on You crazy Diamond and Have A Cigar). And Wish You Were Here is just WOW. All songs from this album are perfect.



My top 10 favourite albums:



1) Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

2) The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - Pink Floyd

3) Revolver - The Beatles

4) The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett

5) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

6) The Doors - The Doors

7) The Division Bell - Pink Floyd

8) The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd

9) Rubber Soul - The Beatles

10) Nevermind - Nirvana This or the dark side of the moon, but WYWH gets my vote for two reasons: it's currently only 16th, and it is more musically consistent.

Every song is brilliant, and you have 44 minutes of a perfectly crafted sonic journey, with some haunting lyrical themes and melodies.

Far in advance of anything the Beatles did, even if they did it first. I like Dark Side but it's gonna take more than a few sound effects, chiming clocks and an annoying woman to amaze me. Wish You Were Here is a much more fulfilling album song wise. One if the few albums like Boston where you have heard every single song on the radio at some time. Dark Side was PFs make or break album where they weren't really sure where they were going and WYWH was where they had the confidence musically and lyrically to know what they were giving the world.

Kid A - Radiohead 17 A masterpiece of experimental rock, and a brilliant concept album. At first I only liked a couple songs on the album. But a couple months later, I gave it another shot, and I couldn't believe the songs didn't stand out to me before. Now it's my favorite album of all time. There's the weird, cult-like opener "Everything in it's Right Place", the alien lullaby "Kid A", the frantic, out-of-control "National Anthem", and the transcendental and extremely beautiful "How to Disappear Completely" (Which contains some of my favorite lyrics: "That there / That's not me / I go where I please / I walk through walls / I float down the Liffey"). Followed by this is the ambient soundtrack "Treefingers", then the rockier "Optimistic", the surreal "In Limbo", the chilling, robotic "Idioteque", the weird, experimental "Morning Bell", and finally, as the perfect album closer, the solemn "Motion Picture Soundtrack" which tears your heart out by the ending with the lyrics "I will see you in the next ...more I hate to be "that guy", but this seriously deserves a higher spot than it is at. I personally believe this deserves a higher spot than OK Computer. This album is both accessible and complex at the same time; giving it a perfect edge to it. OK Computer is a bit too much on the accessible side, which is it's only downfall. On this album, we see Radiohead using electronics to their advantage, and somehow creates an abrasive yet polished sounding album. Yes, it may be quite funny that the opener sounds as if Thom is chanting "Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon", but when it comes down to it, this album is an iconic album that will be forever remembered. I grew up with the Beatles as a kid & now measure every band's work to see if it's up to the standards set by the greatest band ever. This band Radiohead has so far come very close to the superior talent level that it takes to be one of the best ever.

It took me some time to truly understand how complex & special Kid A is & now is one of my favorite albums in all my collection of music. I have all the albums in your top ten except for Thriller.

By the way, their new album, "Moon Shaped Pool" is amazing.

This band seems to be getting better as they age. Number 15th? wow, don't get me wrong, dark side of the wall is definitely a close second but in my opinion having listened to a damn lot of bands and albums, Kid A is arguably the best album of all time, it is however without a doubt the best album of the 21st century, NO band can ever experiment as much as radiohead did in this album and still come up with a masterpiece, look at nevermind whihc god knows how is above this, EVERY single song on that album sounds the same (except polly and something in the way which sound similar to each other anyway), the masterpiece in that album SLTS was written by kurt in a parking lot just before going to record it, these kids and their nostalgia goggles about how "everything was so much better in the 90s mannn" will never ever be able to understand how radiohead are without a doubt the greatest band of all time and Kid A is their masterpiece.

Paranoid - Black Sabbath 18 Black Sabbath will Always be my number one. From their first album throughout their performances in concert until their first breakup, their stack of records were always playing on the turntable at home after school. There is no other sound like Tony Iommi has that will ever be reproduced. I still from time to time go back through each song in order on each album. This album was special with the Iron Man song, Paranoid and War Pigs. Its funny how certain songs find their way into Movies and other Sound tracks of movies. Even though they have more or less retired from working or producing, their work will live in infamy forever. Tony Iommi is the master of riffs, with only 2 whole fingers he carved out an entire genre that was heavier and harder than anything else up to that time. Every song on Paranoid is legendary and each has several memorable riffs. Iron man is possibly the most famous riff ever and I don't even think it compares to war pigs or paranoid. Gosh every song is great, fairies wear boots, rat salad, electric funeral, planet caravan, and hand of doom. All great songs. There are so many great albums. It makes me very happy to see let Zeppelin IV at the top, but come on! Not only is there not a single song on here that is less than amazing, but so many of these songs have shaped music history. The songs on this album are as follows ' war pigs, paranoid, planet caravan, iron Man, electric funeral, eat salad, and fairies wear boots'. These first five are some of the most recognized songs ever. Essentially, this is the best black Sabbath álbum, and If that's true, than this can easily be viewed as if not then eat album then top 3. No matter what other bands out there do, none of them will equal Black Sabbath. The lyrics are tormented, sure, but no matter the topic there are no swear words. Because both War Pigs (on this album) and Children of the Grave (Master of Reality album) are both anti-war songs.

Hybrid Theory - Linkin Park 19 I grew up listening to this album. I know linkin park gets associated with the angsty teenager phase all the time, but that joke is getting old. Listen to the songs again, and you'll realize almost every song has incredible depth. The they play their music with heart and soul. Hybrid theory may not be any dark side of the moon, sure. But it is one of the last albums to have had that much soul put into it before this new era of generally terrible music. I don't know why this website seems to have so much Linkin Park praise but honestly do they really belong on a top albums list OF ALL TIME? I understand the appeal I suppose, but to me this whole nu metal thing is just kinda a mix of angsty metal-like rock and angsty rap. It's fun maybe on first listen but I feel like it gets really old really quick. This is actually the best linkin park album ever. It was also my first album. This album contains loads of unforgettable songs. Who could forget In the end, crawling, points of authority, by myself, and paper cut? This should be number 1! Comparing Thriller and Hybrid Theory... I can say that Thriller has nice songs... But it can't change one's opinion towards life... While Hybrid Theory has inspired many lives... But yeah both Michael and Linkin Park are great!

To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar 20 Kendrick Lamar is one of the best lyricists of our time, and this album proves it. He brings up a lot interesting perspectives in this album in a non-preachy way that's enjoyable from start to finish. I'm talking themes such as, but not limited to, racism from outside of and within the black community, depression, society's glorification of fame, celebrities, money, and sex, and much more. Not to mention the near perfect production of this entire album. The many talented producers for this album, some that are famous and some that are hidden gems, really went all out with making this album sound unbelievably original, creative, complex, and enjoyable to listen to. It's easily one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. A very deep, rich and sharp album. A cohesive reflection on black identity with amazing lyricisim and impressive experimentation. I listened to it for 16 days, one song every day, to savour the concept. When I finished Mortal Man, it was the final blow. I was completely awestruck. Brilliance. Perfect album. The think that probably nailed it for me was the spoken word, such an original idea.

What I never get is that it rarely shows up on "best concept albums" lists. It is a concept album. It has precise themes, lyrical motifs, and a storyline. By far more lyricial and complex than most albums on this list. Combine that with amazing flows, beats and storytelling and you'll get one of the best albums of all time. This is a very vivid and dense collection of truthful and intelligent Hip Hop songs rooted in funk, jazz, soul, psychedelia, and poetry. From top to bottom, its truly a masterpiece of instrumentals and lyricism intertwined to create an incredible and gorgeous concept album for the ages. Personally, I think it is the realest hip hop album ever made.

Rubber Soul - The Beatles 21 Honestly I think Revolver is overrated. This album is more consistent. All the way through, it's brilliant. Drive My Car is a great opening song with a groovy bassline. Norwegian Wood has some great finger picking from John Lennon. Nowhere Man is my favorite song in the whole album. The harmonies are great, and so are the lyrics. In My Life is an absolute classic. It's so beautiful. It particularly love the piano solo in the middle. I'm Looking Through You is another great song. There's even more to this album, but you get the point. Rubber Soul: a masterpiece that changed how the western world viewed music in general. It influenced Pet Sounds, that consequentially influenced Revolver and Sgt Pepper's and so on and on I definitely think it belongs in the top 10, in fact it is my favorite Beatles album after Abbey Road. There are no huge hits on it, but that's kind of why I like it. Each song stands on its own more so than any other Beatles album. It is also the beginning of them changing their musical style, it's kind of a mixture of old Beatles and more progressive Beatles. Incredible album. This album is certainly superior to Sgt.Peppers (which is basically an early wings album with a couple Lennon songs thrown in). The album has a very Dylanesque sound to it when it comes to lyrics, especially with the Lennon compositions, which are leaps and bounds better than McCartney's. This album also features one of my favorite Beatles songs: Nowhere Man, which is lyrically and musically brilliant.

Meteora - Linkin Park 22 Meteora is legendary. I'm not a fan of Linkin Park but some people say "old music is better and the classics are the best" they're wrong. In my personal opinion Meteora is a lot better than a lot of the stuff in front of it. Linkin Park itself needs as much attention as nirvana (who were completely garbage). Every song in this album is great but in Nevermind the only reason they could sell out of it was smells like teen spirit I have no idea why people like though band so much. It isn't good at all. People think that it brought a new era to music and they're for some reason ranked in the top ten of best bands of all time when none of their albums are in the top 500 on Rolling Stones top 500 albums, and not in the top 100 on best bands of all time in the many lists I have looked at. Linkin Park is probably the most overrated album of all time. This album is the best achievement in psychology, in my opinion. It helped me to get rid of depression originating in the very beginning of my life. I also love the set of songs from it that became popular. how the heck meteora and hybrid theory at #21 and #22 there are so many better albums out there



Spam bot sucks While this album may have the fan favorites, it is far from the most musically well-made album by LP. The Hunting Party, A Thousand Suns and Minutes to Midnight have much better lyrics, riffs, structures, themes and vocals. Just my opinion, don't destroy me.

Back in Black - AC/DC 23 "Hell's Bells" gets the album off to a flying start with a slow, ominous build up before descending into a true rock classic. It is followed by the swashbuckling tracks "Shoot to Thrill" and the highly underrated "Honey what do you do for money." 'Givin the dog a bone,' and 'Let me put my love into you' don't stand out as much but are still fun and fast rock songs, whilst 'Back in Black' is rightfully one of AC/DC's most famous songs. 'You shook me all night long' has become a rock anthem, and the last 3 songs are all killer, especially 'Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution' which captures your interest with a great riff and catchy chorus. Perhaps the greatest and most influential rock album of all time. I have alone bought about 15 copies as I wore it out especially on cassette. Ain't my favorite AC/DC album, but I love all AC/DC albums. My favorite album is their Flick of the Switch, and/or Fly on the Wall albums. Most AC/DC fans love Back in Black, but I voted for this album, because it is AC/DC. I love Givin' the Dog a Bone, which is probably my favorite song on this album. Listen to it! You'll love it! Best Album ever and second best selling album worldwide. There's no bad song on it. On the contrary. Hits like "Shoot To Thrill", "Back In Black", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" and the greatest song of all time "Hell's Bells". New singer Brian Johnson made a really good job. Back In Black is a real tribute for the death singer Bon Scott.

Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, Rock And Roll will survive!

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac 24 This album should be higher. It's very consistent. Second Hand News has a catchy tune. Dreams is a classic with great harmonies. Never Going Back Again is a great acoustic song. Don't Stop is also very catchy. Go Your Own Way, well everyone knows that song. It's so dramatic and great. The Chain is the best song on this album and the best Fleetwood Mac song in general. The bassline at the end is great. There's so much emotion in Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nick's voices. You Make Loving Fun is another catchy tune. The fact that they were able to produce this album while going through two breakups just makes it even more incredible. All the top 10 Beatles albums are good no doubt, but Rumours changed a lot of things in music after its release. I can recall driving in my car in Chicago and flipping stations and half the music stations would be playing a song from Rumours. That is what really defines a great album; when it cuts across genres. Rumours is one of the few. It was the high point of Fleetwood Mac's long and storied career. When Tusk was released they officially jumped the shark. This needs to be in the top 10 no debate it’s stood the test of time I was born in the 90s so this album was released before my time but I stumbled across it on YouTube and it was the song “The Chain” and I instantly fell in love with it and bought the whole album not a single skip on the album that’s not common anymore I can see why it’s one of the best selling albums of all time there’s so much passion in the lyrics and the vocal the chemistry between them all is genuine why can’t artists today take notes. Fleetwood Mac is FAR from being one of the best, I honestly don't even think I could put them on my top 20 bands, but Rumours IS without a doubt the best album ever produced. PERIOD. Flawless, not a single track that wasn't a smash, nothing out of place, just the right length, perfect ordering, flows seemlessly from song to song and pulls on each and every emotional fiber in your body.