rolling stone's 500 greatest albums of all time

It is for me!

#80 of their top 200 albums of the 1960s.

I think that means Pitchfork > a random classic rock station in the American Midwest > Rolling Stone

>>>>> NME

otm

1. BTO - Fartin' Down the Freeway
2. Stephenwolf - Bad to the Bone
3. CCR - Swamp-Shufflin' Mama
4. Bob Denver - Interstate 69 Repaved
5. Gradeful Dead - Beaded Seat Cover Mama
5. Bittles - Corporal Healthcare's Friendly Fishstick Stand
5. Bitch Boys - Pet Smiles
5. Old Blues Willie - Scratchy Sounds for College Students

Sgt Pepper is currently at #34 on the RYM list.

think their #1 and #2 are going to be equally controversial though

https://rateyourmusic.com/customchart?page=1&chart_type=top&type=album&year=alltime&genre_include=1&include_child_genres=1&genres=&include_child_genres_chk=1&include=both&origin_countries=&limit=none&countries=

Indeed, indeed:

Let's poll... RYM's Top 50 Albums of All Time

nice timing!

it’s probably good but it makes me sad

― brimstead, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 11:20 AM

my thoughts on going outside

honestly i'll take the rolling stone 500 list, boringness and all, over all those Q best albums lists i used to see that had like two oasis albums in the top 10

Posting yet one more link to this ILX-friendly list, hope it's not spam: https://www.othermusic.com/blogs/top-sellers/other-musics-100-top-sellers-of-all-time

I did actually buy two of the albums listed in the top 10 there (one in person, and one via mail after leaving NYC).

I like Sgt Peppers, but I think 4 Beatles albums in the top 10 is a bit much. To be honest I don't care much for Revolver or Rubber Soul. I never got into Pet Sounds either, but I can see why people like it. London Calling is good but not sure why that gets to be the new wave album in the top 10, there are tons of others just as good. Highway 61, Exile, Sgt Peppers and the White Album are all time though, I can't argue with those.

I’m a big Dylan guy, but Highway 61 has never been one of my faves... seeing it rated above Blonde on Blonde is surprising to me (Nirvana at #17 is another story, but whatever).

The Airplane not showing up until #146, with Surrealist Pillow, is an eye-roll for sure.

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If only Prince and the Revolution had tried 10x harder, Purple Rain could have been rated as high as Kid A.

RS once famously dubbed R.E.M. “America’s Best Rock and Roll Band”—but they don’t show up until #197 (with Murmur)... four slots below mother fucking Dookie.

To their credit, R.E.M. shows up twice more—AFTP at #249 (five slots beneath The Marshall Mathers LP), and Document (their “best rock & roll band” album) in the nosebleed seats at #462.

At least MGMT made it into the top 500; I can call it a night, relieved.

Woah ROFL @ Geir Hongro posts upthread.

Anyway the RS list is right on par with that awful ILM jazz albums one.

Why don't you guys just realised that hip-hop will never be even remotely as important as rock. Hip-hop is just as passing fad - completely forgotten in 20 years - while rock will live forever.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:55 PM (sixteen years ago)

Whoa there, Nostradamus.

So uh, the only evidence of this i can find is a picture of the October issue's cover on Bruce Springsteen's facebook page, but it looks like they're revising the top 500 again

https://www.facebook.com/brucespringsteen/posts/10158393622925250

Will Arctic Monkeys crack the top 200 this time? Stay tuned.

I did my best.

Geir still has 3 years left to be proven right. Give him a chance guys.

i can't at this list being a hype-able intellectual property

Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin V
Led Zeppelin VI
Led Zeppelin VII
Led Zeppelin VIII
Led Zeppelin IX
Led Zeppelin X

imaginary Rolling Stone otm

I’m a big Dylan guy, but Highway 61 has never been one of my faves.. seeing it rated above Blonde on Blonde is surprising to me

Highway 61 was the first Dylan album where I really understood what the fuss was about, so that may be coloring my perceptions. But I still think that song for song, it is the most consistent Dylan album. Blonde on Blonde has better sound and better vocals. For a while it was my favorite. To be honest I mostly listen to post-2000 Dylan and/or bootleg series stuff these days, and haven't played either of these in a while.

To be honest I mostly listen to post-2000 Dylan and/or bootleg series stuff these days

Me too! That's funny.

New list, new #1:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/

As safe as ever.

Trying to read that on my phone and it’s just impossible to scroll down far enough to see number one. So I’m just gonna guess Wesley Willis finally made the top spot.

Here you go:

50 Best Albums of All Time According to Rolling Stone's BRAND NEW, 100% Revamped Top 500

Your service is as unsettling as it is quick, ty!

RS apparently revamped this list in December, but I can’t find a comprehensive rundown of the changes:

EDITOR’S NOTE, DECEMBER 2023: In the three years since Rolling Stone rolled out the all-new, fully revamped version of our 500 Greatest Albums list, artists like Beyonce, Bad Bunny, and Taylor Swift have all released undeniable classics. So we’ve updated the list, adding those albums while making a few other tweaks. The 2020 list covered many decades of popular music, and was the result of a vote among more than 300 artists, writers, producers and industry figures; this update covers just three years. So we kept the changes light.

(or I guess “updated” the “revamped” list)

Ok, Reddit to the rescue: https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/18vmy8b/so_rolling_stone_just_did_a_mini_update_on_their/