Apple Music Continues ‘100 Best Albums of All Time’ Countdown With Titles By Rihanna And More

Apple Music has shared the latest round of its much-anticipated 100 Best Albums of all time collection. Selections 60-51 include releases from Rihanna, D’Angelo, The Rolling Stones, and more.

The Velvet Underground & Nico’s self-titled album from 1967 landed at No.60, while D’Angelo’s neo-soul 2000 classic Voodoo clocked in at No.57. Elsewhere, The Cure’s 1989 eighth album Disintegration is No.56 while Rihanna’s 2016 album ANTI landed at at No.55. John Coltrane’s 1965 album A Love Supreme is in at No.54 and The Rolling Stones’ classic from 1972 Exile on Main Street is the 53rd entry. Additionally, Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction from 1987 landed at No.52.  Other entries in the section include AM by Arctic Monkeys, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory by Oasis, and Sign O’ the Times by Prince.

Apple Music has stated that the list is an editorial effort independent of streaming numbers. It was assembled by a team that includes artists like Maren Morris, Pharrell Williams, J Balvin, Charli XCX, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Honey Dijon, and Nia Archives, alongside other songwriters, producers, and music industry professionals.

New and exclusive content and Apple Music Radio episodes will arrive as the list is revealed across ten days. The top ten will be revealed on May 22 with a roundtable discussion between Nile Rodgers and Maggie Rogers as well as Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden.

Visit the official Apple Music 100 Best Albums Of All Time website.

Apple Music ‘100 Best Albums’:
100. Body Talk, Robyn  – Listen on Apple Music.
99. Hotel California, Eagles
98. ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott
97. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
96. Pure Heroine, Lorde – Listen on Apple Music.
95. Confessions, USHER
94. Untrue, Burial
93. A Seat at the Table, Solange
92. Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator
91. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, George Michael
90. Back in Black, AC/DC
89. The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition), Lady Gaga – Listen on Apple Music.
88. I Put A Spell on You, Nina Simone – Listen on Apple Music.
87. Blue Lines, Massive Attack –  Listen on Apple Music.
86. My Life, Mary J. Blige – Listen on Apple Music.
85. Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves – Listen on Apple Music.
84. Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg
83. Horses, Patti Smith
82. Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent – Listen on Apple Music.
81. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young
80. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem – Listen on Apple Music.
79. Norman F*****g Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey – Listen on Apple Music.
78. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John – Listen on Apple Music.
77. Like a Prayer, Madonna
76. Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
75. Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliot
74. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails – Listen on Apple Music. 
73. Aja, Steely Dan – Listen on Apple Music.
72. SOS, SZA
71. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
70. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A. – Listen on Apple Music.
69. Master of Puppets, Metallica – Listen on Apple Music.
68. Is This It, The Strokes
67. Dummy, Portishead – Listen on Apple Music.
66. The Queens Is Dead, The Smiths
65. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
64. Baduizm, Erykah Badu – Listen on Apple Music.
63. Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62. All Eyez on Me, 2Pac – Listen on Apple Music.
61. Love Deluxe, Sade
60. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico – Listen on Apple Music.
59. AM, Arctic Monkeys
58. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, Oasis
57. Voodoo, D’Angelo – Listen on Apple Music.
56. Disintegration, The Cure – Listen on Apple Music.
55. ANTI, Rihanna – Listen on Apple Music.
54. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane – Listen on Apple Music.
53. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones – Listen on Apple Music.
52. Appetite for Destruction, Guns N’ Roses – Listen on Apple Music.
51. Sign O’ the Times, Prince