ROLLING STONE Album Top 500
november 2003
The RS 500
Greatest Albums of All Time
18-11-2003
1. Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
2. Pet
Sounds, The Beach Boys
3. Revolver, The Beatles
4. Highway
61 Revisited, Bob Dylan
5. Rubber
Soul, The Beatles
6. What's
Going On, Marvin Gaye
7. Exile
on Main Street, The Rolling Stones
8. London
Calling, The Clash
9. Blonde
on Blonde, Bob Dylan
10. The
Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles
11. The
Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley
12. Kind
of Blue, Miles Davis
13. Velvet
Underground and Nico, The Velvet Underground
14. Abbey
Road, The Beatles
15. Are
You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
16. Blood
on the Tracks, Bob Dylan
17. Nevermind, Nirvana
18. Born
to Run, Bruce Springsteen
19. Astral
Weeks, Van Morrison
20. Thriller, Michael Jackson
21. The
Great Twenty-Eight, Chuck Berry
22. Plastic
Ono Band, John Lennon
23. Innervisions, Stevie Wonder
24. Live
at the Apollo (1963), James Brown
25. Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
26. The
Joshua Tree, U2
27. King
of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 1, Robert Johnson
28. Who's
Next, The Who
29. Led
Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin
30. Blue, Joni Mitchell
31. Bringing
It All Back Home, Bob Dylan
32. Let
It Bleed, The Rolling Stones
33. Ramones, Ramones
34. Music
From Big Pink, The Band
35. The
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, David Bowie
36. Tapestry, Carole King
37. Hotel
California, The Eagles
38. The
Anthology, 1947 - 1972, Muddy Waters
39. Please
Please Me, The Beatles
40. Forever
Changes, Love
41. Never
Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols
42. The
Doors, The Doors
43. The
Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd
44. Horses, Patti Smith
45. The
Band, The Band
46. Legend, Bob Marley and the Wailers
47. A
Love Supreme, John Coltrane
48. It
Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
49. At
Fillmore East, The Allman Brothers Band
50. Here's
Little Richard, Little Richard
51. Bridge
Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
52. Greatest
Hits, Al Green
53. The
Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings, 1952 - 1959, Ray Charles
54. Electric
Ladyland, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
55. Elvis
Presley, Elvis Presley
56. Songs
in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
57. Beggars
Banquet, The Rolling Stones
58. Trout
Mask Replica, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
59. Meet
the Beatles, The Beatles
60. Greatest
Hits, Sly and the Family Stone
61. Appetite
for Destruction, Guns n' Roses
62.
Achtung Baby,
U2
63.
Sticky
Fingers, The Rolling Stones
64. Phil
Spector, Back to Mono (1958 - 1969), Various Artists
65. Moondance, Van Morrison
66. Led
Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin
67. The
Stranger, Billy Joel
68. Off
the Wall, Michael Jackson
69. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield
70. Physical
Graffiti, Led Zeppelin
71. After
the Gold Rush, Neil Young
72. Purple
Rain, Prince
73. Back
in Black, AC/DC
74. Otis
Blue, Otis Redding
75. Led
Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin
76. Imagine, John Lennon
77. The
Clash, The Clash
78. Harvest, Neil Young
79. Star
Time, James Brown
80. Odessey
and Oracle, The Zombies
81. Graceland, Paul Simon
82. Axis:
Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
83. I
Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin
84. Lady
Soul, Aretha Franklin
85. Born
in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
86. Let
It Be, The Beatles
87. The
Wall, Pink Floyd
88. At
Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash
89. Dusty
in Memphis, Dusty Springfield
90. Talking
Book, Stevie Wonder
91. Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
92. 20
Golden Greats, Buddy Holly
93. Sign
'o' the Times, Prince
94. Bitches
Brew, Miles Davis
95. Green
River, Creedence Clearwater Revival
96. Tommy, The Who
97. The
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan
98. This
Year's Model, Elvis Costello
99. There's
a Riot Goin' On, Sly and the Family Stone
100. In
the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra
101. Fresh
Cream, Cream
102. Giant
Steps, John Coltrane
103. Sweet
Baby James, James Taylor
104. Modern
Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ray Charles
105. Rocket
to Russia, Ramones
106. Portrait
of a Legend 1951 - 1964, Sam Cooke
107. Hunky
Dory, David Bowie
108. Aftermath, The Rolling Stones
109. Loaded, The Velvet Underground
110. The
Bends, Radiohead
111. Court
and Spark, Joni Mitchell
112. Disraeli
Gears, Cream
113. The
Who Sell Out, The Who
114. Out
of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones
115. Layla
and Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek and the Dominos
116. At
Last, Etta James
117. Sweetheart
of the Rodeo , The Byrds
118. Stand!, Sly and the Family Stone
119. The
Harder They Come Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
120. Raising
Hell, Run-DMC
121. Moby
Grape, Moby Grape
122. Pearl, Janis Joplin
123. Catch
a Fire, Bob Marley and the Wailers
124. Younger
Than Yesterday, The Byrds
125. Raw
Power, The Stooges
126. Remain
in Light, Talking Heads
127. If
You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, The Mamas and
the Papas
128. Marquee
Moon, Television
129. 40
Greatest Hits, Hank Williams
130. Paranoid, Black Sabbath
131. Saturday
Night Fever, Various Artists
132. The
Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen
133. Ready
to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.
134. Slanted
and Enchanted, Pavement
135. Greatest
Hits, Elton John
136. Tim, The Replacements
137. The
Chronic, Dr. Dre
138. Rejuvenation, The Meters
139. All
That You Can't Leave Behind, U2
140. Parallel
Lines, Blondie
141. Live
at the Regal, B.B. King
142. Phil
Spector, A Christmas Gift for You, Various Artists
143. Gris-Gris, Dr. John
144. Straight
Outta Compton, N.W.A
145. Aja, Steely Dan
146. Surrealistic
Pillow, Jefferson Airplane
147. Dreams
to Remember: The Otis Redding Anthology, Otis Redding
148. Deja
Vu, Crosby Stills Nash and Young
149. Houses
of the Holy, Led Zeppelin
150. Santana, Santana
151. Darkness
on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen
152. The
B-52's, The B-52's
153. Moanin'
in the Moonlight, Howlin' Wolf
154. The
Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest
155. Pretenders, The Pretenders
156. Paul's
Boutique, Beastie Boys
157. Closer, Joy Division
158. Captain
Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John
159. Alive, Kiss
160. Electric
Warrior, T. Rex
161. The
Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding
162. OK
Computer, Radiohead
163. 1999, Prince
164. Heart
Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt
165. Let's
Get It On, Marvin Gaye
166. Imperial
Bedroom , Elvis Costello
167. Master
of Puppets, Metallica
168. My
Aim Is True, Elvis Costello
169.
Exodus,
Bob Marley
170.
Live
at Leeds, The Who
171. The
Notorious Byrd Brothers, The Byrds
172. Every
Picture Tells a Story, Rod Stewart
173. Something/Anything?, Todd Rundgren
174. Desire, Bob Dylan
175. Close
to You, The Carpenters
176. Rocks, Aerosmith
177. One
Nation Under a Groove, Parliament/Funkadelic
178. Greatest
Hits, The Byrds
179. The
Anthology 1961 - 1977, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
180. The
Definitive Collection, Abba
181. The
Rolling Stones, Now!, The Rolling Stones
182. Natty
Dread, Bob Marley and the Wailers
183. Fleetwood
Mac, Fleetwood Mac
184. Red
Headed Stranger, Willie Nelson
185. The
Stooges, The Stooges
186. Fresh, Sly and the Family Stone
187. So, Peter Gabriel
188. Buffalo
Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield
189. Happy
Trails, Quicksilver Messenger Service
190. From
Elvis in Memphis, Elvis Presley
191. Funhouse, The Stooges
192. The
Gilded Palace of Sin, The Flying Burrito Brothers
193. Dookie, Green Day
194. Transformer, Lou Reed
195. Bluesbreakers, John Mayall With Eric Clapton
196. Nuggets:
Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 - 1968, Various Artists
197. Murmur, R.E.M.
198. The
Best of, Little Walter
199. Highway
to Hell, AC/DC
200. The
Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails
201. Parsley,
Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Simon
and Garfunkel
202. Bad, Michael Jackson
203. Wheels
of Fire, Cream
204. Dirty
Mind, Prince
205. Abraxas, Santana
206. Tea
for the Tillerman, Cat Stevens
207. Ten, Pearl Jam
208. Everybody
Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young With Crazy Horse
209. Wish
You Were Here, Pink Floyd
210. Crooked
Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement
211. Tattoo
You, The Rolling Stones
212. Proud
Mary: The Best of Ike and Tina Turner, Ike and Tina Turner
213. New
York Dolls, New York Dolls
214. Bo
Diddley/Go Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley
215. Two
Steps From the Blues, Bobby Bland
216. The
Queen Is Dead, The Smiths
217. Licensed
to Ill, Beastie Boys
218. Look-Ka
Py Py, The Meters
219. Loveless, My Bloody Valentine
220. New
Orleans Piano, Professor Longhair
221. War, U2
222. The
Neil Diamond Collection, Neil Diamond
223. Howlin'
Wolf, Howlin' Wolf
224.
Nebraska,
Bruce Springsteen
225.
The
Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams
226. Doolittle, Pixies
227. Paid
in Full, Eric B. and Rakim
228. Toys
in the Attic, Aerosmith
229. Nick
of Time, Bonnie Raitt
230. A
Night at the Opera, Queen
231. The
Kink Kronikles, The Kinks
232. Mr.
Tambourine Man, The Byrds
233. Bookends, Simon and Garfunkel
234. The
Ultimate Collection, Patsy Cline
235. Mr.
Excitement!, Jackie Wilson
236. The
Who Sings My Generation, The Who
237. Like
a Prayer, Madonna
238. Can't
Buy a Thrill, Steely Dan
239. Let
It Be, The Replacements
240. Run-DMC, Run-DMC
241. Black
Sabbath, Black Sabbath
242. The
Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology: All Killer No Filler!, Jerry Lee Lewis
243. Freak
Out!, The Mothers of Invention
244. Live
Dead, Grateful Dead
245. Bryter
Layter, Nick Drake
246. The
Shape of Jazz to Come, Ornette Coleman
247. Automatic
for the People, R.E.M.
248. Reasonable
Doubt, Jay-Z
249. Low, David Bowie
250. The
River, Bruce Springsteen
251. The
Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul, Otis Redding
252. Metallica, Metallica
253. Trans-Europe
Express, Kraftwerk
254. Whitney
Houston, Whitney Houston
255. The
Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, The Kinks
256. The
Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson
257. Stardust, Willie Nelson
258. American
Beauty, Grateful Dead
259. Crosby
Stills and Nash, Crosby Stills and Nash
260. Buena
Vista Social Club , Buena Vista Social Club
261. Tracy
Chapman, Tracy Chapman
262. Workingman's
Dead, Grateful Dead
263. The
Genius of Ray Charles, Ray Charles
264. Child
Is Father to the Man, Blood, Sweat and Tears
265. Cosmo's
Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival
266. Quadrophenia, The Who
267. There
Goes Rhymin' Simon, Paul Simon
268. Psycho
Candy, The Jesus and Mary Chain
269. Some
Girls, The Rolling Stones
270. The
Beach Boys Today!, The Beach Boys
271. Going
to a Go-Go, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
272. Nightbirds, Labelle
273. The
Slim Shady LP, Eminem
274. Mothership
Connection, Parliament
275. Rhythm
Nation 1814, Janet Jackson
276. Anthology
of American Folk Music, Harry Smith, ed.
277. Aladdin
Sane, David Bowie
278. The
Immaculate Collection, Madonna
279. My
Life, Mary J. Blige
280. Folk
Singer, Muddy Waters
281. Can't
Get Enough, Barry White
282. The
Cars, The Cars
283. Five
Leaves Left, Nick Drake
284. Music
of My Mind, Stevie Wonder
285. I'm
Still in Love With You, Al Green
286.
Los Angeles,
X
287. Anthem
of the Sun, Grateful Dead
288. Something
Else by the Kinks, The Kinks
289. Call
Me, Al Green
290. Talking
Heads: 77, Talking Heads
291. The
Basement Tapes, Bob Dylan and the Band
292. White
Light / White Heat, The Velvet Underground
293. Greatest
Hits, Simon and Garfunkel
294. Kick
Out the Jams, MC5
295. Meat
Is Murder, The Smiths
296. We're
Only In It For the Money, The Mothers of Invention
297. Weezer
(Blue Album), Weezer
298. Master
of Reality, Black Sabbath
299. Coat
of Many Colors, Dolly Parton
300. Fear
of a Black Planet, Public Enemy
301. John
Wesley Harding, Bob
Dylan
302. The
Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem
303. Grace, Jeff Buckley
304. Car
Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams
305. Odelay, Beck
306. Songs
for Swingin' Lovers, Frank Sinatra
307. Avalon, Roxy Music
308. The
Sun Records Collection, Various Artists
309. Nothing's
Shocking, Jane's Addiction
310. BloodSugarSexMagik, Red Hot Chili Peppers
311. Unplugged
in New York, Nirvana
312. The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
313. Damn
the Torpedoes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
314. The
Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground
315. Surfer
Rosa, Pixies
316. Rock
Steady, No Doubt
317. The
Eminem Show, Eminem
318. Back
Stabbers, The O'Jays
319. Burnin', Bob Marley and the Wailers
320.
Pink Moon,
Nick Drake
321. Sail
Away, Randy Newman
322. Ghost
in the Machine, The Police
323. Station
to Station, David Bowie
324. The
Very Best of Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt
325. Slowhand, Eric Clapton
326. Disintegration, The Cure
327. Jagged
Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
328. Exile
in Guyville, Liz Phair
329. Daydream
Nation, Sonic Youth
330. In
the Jungle Groove, James Brown
331. Tonight's
the Night, Neil Young
332. Help!, The Beatles
333. Shoot
Out the Lights, Richard and Linda Thompson
334. Wild
Gift, X
335. Squeezing
Out Sparks, Graham Parker
336. Superunknown, Soundgarden
337. Aqualung, Jethro Tull
338. Cheap
Thrills, Big Brother and the Holding Company
339. The
Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waits
340. Damaged, Black Flag
341. Play, Moby
342. Violator, Depeche Mode
343. Bat
Out of Hell, Meat Loaf
344. Berlin, Lou Reed
345. Stop
Making Sense, Talking Heads
346. 3
Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
347. The
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd
348. At
Newport 1960, Muddy Waters
349. Roger
the Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down), The Yardbirds
350. Rust
Never Sleeps, Neil Young and Crazy Horse
351. Brothers
in Arms, Dire Straits
352. 52nd
Street, Billy Joel
353. Having
a Rave Up With the Yardbirds, The Yardbirds
354. 12
Songs, Randy Newman
355. Between
the Buttons, The Rolling Stones
356. Sketches
of Spain, Miles Davis
357. Honky
Chateau, Elton John
358. Singles
Going Steady, Buzzcocks
359. Stankonia, Outkast
360. Siamese
Dream, The Smashing Pumpkins
361. Substance, New Order
362. L.A.
Woman, The Doors
363. Ray
of Light, Madonna
364. American
Recordings, Johnny Cash
365. Louder
Than Bombs, The Smiths
366. Mott, Mott the Hoople
367. Is
This It, The Strokes
368. Rage
Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
369. Reggatta
de Blanc, The Police
370. Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane
371. Siren, Roxy Music
372. Late
for the Sky, Jackson Browne
373. Post, Bjork
374. The
Eagles, The Eagles
375. The
Ultimate Collection (1948 - 1990), John Lee Hooker
376. (What's
the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
377. CrazySexyCool, TLC
378. Funky
Kingston, Toots and the Maytals
379. Greetings
from Asbury Park, Bruce Springsteen
380. Sunflower, The Beach Boys
381. Modern
Lovers, Modern Lovers
382. More
Songs About Buildings and Food, Talking Heads
383. A
Quick One (Happy Jack), The Who
384. Pyromania, Def Leppard
385. Pretzel
Logic, Steely Dan
386. Enter
the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, Wu-Tang Clan
387. Country
Life, Roxy Music
388. A
Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
389. The
End of the Innocence, Don Henley
390. Elephant, The White Stripes
391. The
Pretender, Jackson Browne
392. Willy
and the Poor Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival
393. Good
Old Boys, Randy Newman
394. For
Your Pleasure, Roxy Music
395. Blue
Lines, Massive Attack
396. Eliminator, ZZ Top
397. Rain
Dogs, Tom Waits
398. Anthology, The Temptations
399. Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers
400. Illmatic, Nas
401. (Pronounced
Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd), Lynyrd
Skynyrd
402. Dr.
John's Gumbo, Dr. John
403. Radio
City, Big Star
404. Sandinista!, The Clash
405. Rid
of Me, PJ Harvey
406. I
Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O' Connor
407. Strange
Days, The Doors
408. Time
Out of Mind, Bob Dylan
409. 461
Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton
410.
Pink Flag,
Wire
411.
Double
Nickels on the Dime, Minutemen
412. Mezzanine, Massive Attack
413. Beauty
and the Beat, Go-Go's
414. Greatest
Hits, James Brown
415.
Van Halen
, Van Halen
416. Mule
Variations, Tom Waits
417. Boy, U2
418. Band
on the Run, Wings
419. Dummy, Portishead
420. With
the Beatles, The Beatles
421. The
"Chirping" Crickets, Buddy Holly and the Crickets
422. The
Best of the Girl Groups, Volumes 1 and 2 , Various Artists
423. Greatest
Hits, The Mamas and the Papas
424. King
of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2, Robert Johnson
425. Changesone, David Bowie
426. The
Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine
427. Presenting
the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica, The Ronettes
428. Kid
A, Radiohead
429. Grievous
Angel, Gram Parsons
430. At
Budokan, Cheap Trick
431. Anthology, Diana Ross and the Supremes
432. Sleepless, Peter Wolf
433. Another
Green World, Brian Eno
434. Outlandos
D'Amour, The Police
435. To
Bring You My Love, PJ Harvey
436. Here
Come the Warm Jets, Brian Eno
437. All
Things Must Pass, George Harrison
438. #1
Record, Big Star
439. In
Utero, Nirvana
440. Sea
Change, Beck
441. Tragic
Kingdom, No Doubt
442. Boys
Don't Cry, The Cure
443. Live
at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, Sam Cooke
444. Criminal
Minded, Boogie Down Productions
445. Rum
Sodomy and the Lash, The Pogues
446. Suicide, Suicide
447. Q:
Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Devo>
448. In
Color, Cheap Trick
449. The
World Is a Ghetto, War
450. Fly
Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band
451. Back
in the USA, MC5
452. Music, Madonna
453. Ritual
de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction
454. Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto Featuring
Antonio Carlos Jobim
455. Synchronicity, The Police
456. Third/Sister
Lovers, Big Star
457. For
Everyman, Jackson Browne
458. John
Prine, John Prine
459. Strictly
Business, EPMD
460. Love
It to Death, Alice Cooper
461. How
Will the Wolf Survive?, Los Lobos
462. Here,
My Dear, Marvin Gaye
463. Tumbleweed
Connection, Elton John
464. The
Blueprint, Jay-Z
465. Golden
Hits, The Drifters
466. Live
Through This, Hole
467. Love
and Theft, Bob Dylan
468. Elton
John, Elton John
469. Metal
Box, Public Image Ltd.
470.
Document,
R.E.M.
471. Heaven
Up Here, Echo and the Bunnymen
472. Hysteria, Def Leppard
473. A
Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
474. Live
in Europe, Otis Redding
475. Tunnel
of Love, Bruce Springsteen
476. The
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
477. The
Score, Fugees
478. Radio, LL Cool J
479. I
Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Richard and Linda Thompson
480. Faith, George Michael
481. The
Smiths, The Smiths
482. Armed
Forces, Elvis Costello and the Attractions
483. Life
After Death, The Notorious B.I.G.
484. Branded
Man, Merle Haggard
485. All
Time Greatest Hits, Loretta Lynn
486. Maggot
Brain, Funkadelic
487. Mellon
Collie and the Infinite Sadness, The Smashing Pumpkins
488. Voodoo, D'Angelo
489. Guitar
Town, Steve Earle
490. Entertainment!, Gang of Four
491. All
the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople
492.
Vitalogy,
Pearl Jam
493. That's
the Way of the World, Earth, Wind and Fire
494. She's
So Unusual, Cyndi Lauper
495. New
Day Rising, Husker Du
496. Destroyer, Kiss
497. Yo!
Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
498. Tres
Hombres, ZZ Top
499. Born
Under a Bad Sign, Albert King
500.
Touch,
Eurythmics