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 1. Blue – Joni Mitchell
2. Lady Soul – Aretha Franklin
3. Pearl – Janis Joplin
4. Tapestry – Carole King
5. Horses – Patti Smith
6. I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You – Aretha Franklin
7. Court & Spark – Joni Mitchell
8. Dusty In Memphis – Dusty Springfield
9. Pretenders – The Pretenders
10. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
11. Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones
12. Pieces of the Sky – Emmylou Harris
13. At Last – Etta James
14. Like A Prayer – Madonna
15. Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
16. Diamonds & Rust – Joan Baez
17. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill
18. Exile In Guyville – Liz Phair
19. Cheap Thrills – Big Brother & the Holding Company (Janis Joplin)
20. Eli & the Thirteenth Confession – Laura Nyro
21. Heart Like A Wheel – Linda Ronstadt
22. Debut – Bjork
23. Parellel Lines – Blondie
24. Daydream – Mariah Carey
25. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush
26. Car Wheels on A Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams
27. Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos
28. Supa Dupa Fly – Missy Elliott
29. Wrecking Ball – Emmylou Harris
30. Los Angeles – X
31. Ladies of the Canyon – Joni Mitchell
32. Dreamboat Annie – Heart
33. Aretha Now – Aretha Franklin
34. It’s My Way – Buffy Saint-Marie
35. Chelsea Girl – Nico
36. Learning to Crawl – The Pretenders
37. Dummy – Portishead (Beth Gibbons)
38. Imagination – Gladys Knight & the Pips
39. All Hail the Queen – Queen Latifah
40. Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt
41. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This – Eurythmics
42. Madonna – Madonna
43. Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading
44. For the Roses – Joni Mitchell
45. Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson
46. Blondie – Blondie
47. Give It Up – Bonnie Raitt
48. Young, Gifted, & Black – Aretha Franklin
49. Private Dancer – Tina Turner
50. Dry – PJ Harvey
51. Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow
52. Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morrisette
53. Hear A Symphony – The Supremes
54. Whats the 411 – Mary J. Blige
55. CrazySexyCool – TLC
56. First Take – Roberta Flack
57. From A Whisper to A Scream – Esther Phillips
58. Blacks Magic – Salt-N-Pepa
59. Homogenic – Bjork
60. The Hissing of Summer Lawns – Joni Mitchell
61. I Feel For You – Chaka Khan
62. Album – Joan Jett
63. Melissa Etheridge – Melissa Etheridge
64. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy – Sarah McLachlan
65. Lavern Baker – Lavern Baker
66. Luck of the Draw – Bonnie Raitt
67. Ani DiFranco – Ani DiFranco
68. Bad Girls – Donna Summer
69. In My Life – Judy Collins
70. Like A Virgin – Madonna
71. Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
72. The Queen Alone – Carla Thomas
73. Dance Party – Martha & the Vandellas
74. Simple Dreams – Linda Ronstadt
75. Diana Ross – Diana Ross
76. No Secrets – Carly Simon
77. Workin’ Together – Ike & Tina Turner
78. Arrival – ABBA
79. Lovers Speak – Joan Armatrading
80. Butterfly – Mariah Carey
81. One Day At A Time – Joan Baez
82. Control – Janet Jackson
83. Clouds – Joni Mitchell
84. Kaleidoscope – Siouxsie Sioux & the Banshees
85. Rapture – Anita Baker
86. The Marvelettes – The Marvelettes
87. Crimes of Passion – Pat Benatar
88. Luxury Liner – Emmylou Harris
89. New York Tendaberry – Laura Nyro
90. Under the Pink – Tori Amos
91. Touch – Eurythmics
92. Straight From the Heart – Ann Peebles
93. Me Myself I – Joan Armatrading
94. Love Deluxe – Sade
95. The End – Nico
96. Bella Donna – Stevie Nicks
97. Baduizm – Erykah Badu
98. Beauty & the Beat – The Go-Go’s
99. True Blue – Madonna
100. Gypsys, Tramps, & Thieves – Cher

Criteria: – Albums were chosen on thier impact, influence, initial and lasting popularity, and
a number of smaller criteria. This list does not include “Live” or “Greatest Hits” albums.
An album was excluded if the female(s) did not dominate the album the vocally. (60%+)

  1. Are You Experienced? (1967) – (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
2. Led Zeppelin (1969) – (Led Zeppelin)
3. The Doors (1967) – (Doors)
4. Ten (1991) – (Pearl Jam)
5. Appetite For Destruction (1987) – (Guns N’ Roses)
6. My Aim Is True (1977) – (Elvis Costello)
7. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) – (Byrds)
8. The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) – (Velvet Underground)
9. Van Halen (1978) – (Van Halen)
10. Run-D.M.C. (1984) – (Run-D.M.C.)
11. Boston (1976) – (Boston)
12. Black Sabbath (1970) – (Black Sabbath)
13. Music From Big Pink (1968) – (The Band)
14. Please Please Me (1963) – (The Beatles)
15. Ramones (1976) – (Ramones)
16. Kick Out The Jams (1969) – (MC5)
17. Fresh Cream (1966) – (Cream)
18. Elvis Presley (1956) – (Elvis Presley)
19. Chicago Transit Authority (1969) – (Chicago)
20. Kill ‘Em All (1983) – (Metallica)
21. In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) – (King Crimson)
22. Mr. Fantasy (1967) – (Traffic)
23. Buffalo Springfield (1966) – (Buffalo Springfield)
24. Vincebus Eruptum (1968) – (Blue Cheer)
25. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols (1977) – (Sex Pistols)
26. Dire Straits (1978) – (Dire Straits)
27. The Stooges (1969) – (Stooges)
28. The Pretenders (1980) – (Pretenders)
29. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) – (Pink Floyd)
30. Santana (1969) – (Santana)
31. The Cars (1978) – (Cars)
32. Freak Out (1966) – (Mothers Of Invention)
33. Aerosmith (1973) – (Aerosmith)
34. Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) – (Steely Dan)
35. The Who Sings My Generation (1965) – (The Who)
36. Rolling Stones (1964) – (Rolling Stones)
37. Boy (1980) – (U2)
38. The B-52s (1979) – (B-52s)
39. Bluejean Bop (1956) – (Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps)
40. The Chirping Crickets (1957) – (Buddy Holly & the Crickets)
41. The Clash (1977) – (Clash)
42. Licensed To Ill (1986) – (Beastie Boys)
43. Texas Flood (1983) – (Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble)
44. Psychocandy (1985) – (The Jesus & Mary Chain)
45. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) – (Mamas & Papas)
46. Look Sharp! (1979) – (Joe Jackson)
47. Horses (1975) – (Patti Smith Group)
48. Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) – (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
49. The Monkees (1966) – (Monkees)
50. Dreamboat Annie (1976) – (Heart)
51. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970) – (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
52. Beauty And The Beat (1981) – (Go-Go’s)
53. New York Dolls (1973) – (New York Dolls)
54. Outlandos d’Amour (1978) – (Police)
55. Peter, Paul and Mary (1962) – (Peter, Paul & Mary)
56. The Smiths (1984) – (Smiths)
57. Truth (1968) – (Jeff Beck Group)
58. Eagles (1972) – (Eagles)
59. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1976) – (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)
60. Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) – (Bruce Springsteen)
61. Steppenwolf (1968) – (Steppenwolf)
62. Procol Harum (1967) – (Procol Harum)
63. Rage Against The Machine (1992) – (Rage Against The Machine)
64. Foreigner (1977) – (Foreigner)
65. Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) – (Jackson 5)
66. Radio (1985) – (LL Cool J)
67. The Animals (1964) – (Animals)
68. Queen (1973) – (Queen)
69. Green Onions (1962) – (Booker T. & The MG’s)
70. The Stone Roses (1989) – (The Stone Roses)
71. Marquee Moon (1977) – (Television)
72. Closing Time (1973) – (Tom Waits)
73. KISS (1974) – (KISS)
74. Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987) – (Public Enemy)
75. The Meters (1969) – (Meters)
76. Iron Maiden (1980) – (Iron Maiden)
77. Big Brother & The Holding Company (1967) – (Big Brother & the Holding Company)
78. Funkadelic (1970) – (Funkadelic)
79. Tubular Bells (1973) – (Mike Oldfield)
80. In The Heat Of The Night (1979) – (Pat Benatar)
81. Get The Knack (1979) – (The Knack)
82. Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (1973) – (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
83. 3 Feet High And Rising (1989) – (De La Soul)
84. Pretty Hate Machine (1989) – (Nine Inch Nails)
85. The Modern Lovers (1977) – (Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers)
86. Love (1966) – (Love)
87. Vanilla Fudge (1967) – (Vanilla Fudge)
88. # 1 Record (1972) – (Big Star)
89. Shake Your Money Maker (1990) – (Black Crowes)
90. Roxy Music (1972) – (Roxy Music)
91. Talking Heads: 77 (1977) – (Talking Heads)
92. The Young Rascals (1966) – (Young Rascals)
93. With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) – (Joe Cocker)
94. Entertainment (1979) – (Gang Of Four)
95. Child Is Father to the Man (1968) – (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
96. Unknown Pleasures (1979) – (Joy Division)
97. Definitely Maybe (1994) – (Oasis)
98. Get It While You Can (1966) – (Howard Tate)
99. George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1977) – (George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
100. Stray Cats (1981) – (Stray Cats)

Criteria: – These debut albums were chosen and ranked based upon their initial and lasting popularity
and their impact and influence on rock ‘n’ roll and its related genres. Also considered is whether or not
any songs on the album were previously available for some time as singles before the album was released.

1. Frisco Mabel Joy – Mickey Newbury
2. Gilded Palace of Sin – The Flying Burrito Brothers
3. Village Green Preservation Society – The Kinks
4. White Light/White Heat – Velvet Underground
5. Something/Anything – Todd Rundgren
6. Killer – Alice Cooper
7. We’re Only In It For The Money – Mothers of Invention
8. Dixie Chicken – Little Feat
9. Spirit – Spirit
10. Chicken Skin Music – Ry Cooder
11. Odyssey & Oracle – The Zombies
12. A New Flame – Simply Red
13. Electric Warrior – T-Rex
14. Moby Grape – Moby Grape
15. A Wizard, A True Star – Todd Rundgren
16. Lost In The Ozone – Commander Cody
17. Tea For The Tillerman – Cat Stevens
18. Message From The Country – The Move
19. Argus – Wishbone Ash
20. The Captain and Me – The Doobie Brothers
21. Sunburst Finish – Be Bop Deluxe
22. Grooves in Orbit – NRBQ
23. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta – Joe Ely
24. Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw
25. Warren Zevon – Warren Zevon
26. John Barleycorn Must Die – Traffic
27. All The Young Dudes – Mott The Hoople
28. El Rayo-X – David Lindley
29. John Prine – John Prine
30. Emitt Rhoads – Emitt Rhoads
31. Buffalo Springfield Again – Buffalo Springfield
32. The Notorious Byrd Brothers – Byrds
33. Bring The Family – John Hiatt
34. I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die – Country Joe & The Fish
35. Living With The Animals – by Mother Earth
36. Seconds of Pleasure – Rockpile
37. Liege & Lief – Fairport Convention
38. Mad Dogs & Englishmen – Joe Cocker
39. Fear of Music – Talking Heads
40. Third Down, 110 To Go – Jesse Winchester
41. Cricklewood Green – Ten Years After
42. Nightingales & Bombers – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
43. SF Sorrow – The Pretty Things
44. Balaklava – Pearls Before Swine
45. The United States of America – The United States of America
46. Marquee Moon – Television
47. Teaser – Tommy Bolin
48. 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus – Spirit
49. Ghosts Upon The Road – Eric Andersen
50. The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter – Incredible String Band
51. Pirates – Rickie Lee Jones
52. Gaucho – Steely Dan
53. Crazy Horse – Crazy Horse
54. Dancing in The Dragon’s Jaws – Bruce Cockburn
55. #1 Record – Big Star
56. The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – Traffic
57. By The Light of The Moon – Los Lobos
58. Who Came First – Pete Townshend
59. Winning – Russ Ballard
60. Rides Again – The James Gang
61. Pure Pop For Now People – Nick Lowe
62. Outlaws – Outlaws
63. Steven Stills – Steven Stills
64. Once Upon a Time – Simple Minds
65. Songs of Love & Hate – Leonard Cohen
66. Rock and Roll Animal – Lou Reed
67. Good Old Boys – Randy Newman
68. Kimono My House – Sparks
69. Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones
70. Argybargy – Squeeze
71. New Riders of The Purple Sage – New Riders of The Purple Sage
72. Gorilla – Bonzo Dog Band
73. Do You Believe In Magic – Lovin’ Spoonful
74. Tres Hombres – ZZ Top
75. Nighthawks at The Diner – Tom Waits
76. McCartney – Paul McCartney
77. Montrose – Montrose
78. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – The Small Faces
79. Pickin’ Up The Pieces – Poco
80. Body & Soul – Joe Jackson
81. Everywhere At Once – The Plimsouls
82. Howlin’ Wind – Graham Parker
83. Song Cycle – Van Dyke Parks
84. Elephant Mountain – Youngbloods
85. Accept No Substitute – Delaney, Bonnie & Friends
86. Los Angeles – X
87. O’Keefe – Danny O’Keefe
88. Suite For Susan Moore – Tim Hardin
89. Desolation Boulevard – Sweet
90. Moss Elixir – Robyn Hitchcock
91. Radio City – Big Star
92. The Slider – T-Rex
93. Unhalfbricking – Fairport Convention
94. Music in a Doll’s House – Family
95. Blue River – Eric Andersen
96. Alone Together – Dave Mason
97. This Was – Jethro Tull
98. Fool For The City – Foghat
99. A Nod Is As Good As a Wink – Faces
100. Real Life – Magazine

Criteria: – These albums were chosen from the years 1960-1990. They intend to reflect those artists from Rock,
Folk, & Pop and their sub-genre’s. The only consideration was the uniform excellence of the material free from
“filler” & representative of the era that it was taken from. It does NOT include live albums or compilations.

 1. American Music – The Blasters
2. Rear View Mirror – Townes Van Zandt
3. Honky Tonk Masquerade – Joe Ely
4. The Gilded Palace of Sin – The Flying Burrito Brothers
5. Pieces of The Sky – Emmylou Harris
6. Old #1 – Guy Clark
7. Trace – Son Volt
8. Into The Purple Valley – Ry Cooder
9. John Prine – John Prine
10. Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons
11. Bring The Family – John Hiatt
12. Eats Away The Night – Butch Hancock
13. Train a Comin’ – Steve Earle
14. Car Wheels On a Gravel Road – Lucinda Williams
15. Whiskey Before Breakfast – Norman Blake
16. More a Legend Than a Band – The Flatlanders
17. Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This – Rodney Crowell
18. Lost In The Ozone – Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
19. No Depression – Uncle Tupelo
20. Stangers Almanac – Whiskeytown
21. Blackjack David – Dave Alvin
22. Sundown – Rank & File
23. Essence – Lucinda Williams
24. Washington County – Arlo Guthrie
25. Aereo Plain – John Hartford
26. Hollywood Town Hall – The Jayhawks
27. Champagne Charlie – Leon Redbone
28. Living With Ghosts – Patty Griffen
29. Anodyne – Uncle Tupelo
30. El Corazon – Steve Earle
31. Paradise and Lunch – Ry Cooder
32. The Last of The True Believers – Nanci Griffith
33. Lone Justice – Lone Justice
34. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta – Joe Ely
35. California Bloodlines – John Stewart
36. Pancho and Lefty – Townes Van Zandt
37. Spinning Round The Sun – Jimmie Dale Gilmore
38. Third Down, 110 To Go – Jesse Winchester
39. Tangled In The Pines – BR5-49
40. The Fantastic Expedition – Dilliard & Clark
41. Pretty Close To The Truth – Jim Lauderdale
42. Stray Cats – The Stray Cats
43. Uncle Charley & His Dog Teddy – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
44. Still Feel Gone – Uncle Tupelo
45. Sings Like Hell – Peter Case
46. J.D. Crowe & The New South – J.D. Crowe
47. The Doug Sahm Band – Doug Sahm
48. Ashgrove – Dave Alvin
49. The Dark – Guy Clark
50. The Road To Ensenada – Lyle Lovett
51. A.M. – Wilco
52. Guitar Town – Steve Earle
53. The Tractors – The Tractors
54. Native Sons – The Long Ryders
55. Workingman’s Dead – Grateful Dead
56. Key Lime Pie – Camper Van Beethoven
57. Last Chance – Chip Taylor
58. Five Days In July – Blue Rodeo
59. Non Fiction – The Blasters
60. White Light – Gene Clark
61. American Beauty – Grateful Dead
62. Boomer’s Story – Ry Cooder
63. Steve Goodman – Steve Goodman
64. Hardline – The Blasters
65. Kerosene Hat – Cracker
66. The Dirty South – Drive By Truckers
67. Driftin’ Way of Life – Jerry Jeff Walker
68. Pontiac – Lyle Lovett
69. New Riders of The Purple Sage – New Riders of The Purple Sage
70. Wide Swing Tremelo – Son Volt
71. Pickin’ On Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters
72. Good Times – Charlie Robison
73. Heartbreaker – Ryan Adams
74. Kingfish – Kingfish
75. Snake Farm – Ray Wylie Hubbard
76. Buddy & Julie – Miller Buddy & Julie Miller
77. Bradley’s Barn – The Beau Brummels
78. Big Backyard Beat Show – BR5-49
79. No Other – Gene Clark
80. The Notorious Cherry Bombs – Rodney Crowell
81. Somebody Else’s Troubles – Steve Goodman
82. Electric Blue Watermelon – The North Mississippi All-Stars
83. Bombs Away Dream Babies – John Stewart
84. Burrito Deluxe – The Flying Burrito Brothers
85. Storms – Nanci Griffith
86. The Desert Rose Band – The Desert Rose Band
87. Okemah & The Melody of Riot – Son Volt
88. Lost Together – Blue Rodeo
89. Revival – Gillian Welch
90. Second Thoughts – McKendree Spring
91. Healing Bones – Jules Shear
92. Honeysuckle Dog – Chris Smither
93. Hoboes Lullaby – Arlo Guthrie
94. Nothing But a Breeze – Jesse Winchester
95. Stacked Deck – The Amazing Rhythm Aces
96. Full Service, No Waiting – Peter Case
97. Full Western Dress – The Derailers
98. It Aint Easy – Chris Smither
99. Copperopolis – Grant Lee Buffalo
100. Weird Tales – Golden Smog

Americana is a subset of American roots music, perhaps best defined as “classic American music”
ranging in style from & including elements of folk, country blues, bluegrass, alternative country,
rockabilly, neo traditional & roots rock. These albums were chosen for best identifying,
inspiring & encapsulating the heart of tradition and the American experience.
As with all lists this is a subjective list & makes no claim of an official nature.

  1. Electric Music For The Mind & Body – Country Joe & The Fish
2. Piper at The Gates of Dawn – Pink Floyd
3. Strange Days – The Doors
4. Anthem Of The Sun – Grateful Dead
5. United States of America – United States of America
6. Electric Ladyland – Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. After Bathing At Baxter’s – Jefferson Airplane
8. Velvet Underground & Nico – Velvet Underground
9. Surrealistic Pillow – Jefferson Airplane
10. Easter Everywhere – 13th Floor Elevators
11. H.P. Lovecraft – H.P. Lovecraft
12. The American Metaphysical Circus – Joseph Byrd & The Field Hippies
13. Beacon From Mars – Kaleidoscope
14. Spirit – Spirit
15. Fifth Dimension – The Byrds
16. DeCapo – Love
17. Balaklava – Pearls Before Swine
18. Clear Light – Clear Light
19. I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die – Country Joe and The Fish
20. Aoxomoxoa – Grateful Dead
21. Volume 2 – West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
22. Angel’s Egg – Gong
23. Tomorrow – Tomorrow
24. Are You Experienced – Jimi Hendrix Experience
25. Behold and See – Ultimate Spinach
26. S F Sorrow – The Pretty Things
27. Quicksilver Messenger Service – Quicksilver Messenger Service
28. Forever Changes – Love
29. 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus -Spirit
30. Parable of Arable Land – The Red Crayola
31. The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter – The Incredible String Band
32. In Search of The Lost Chord – The Moody Blues
33. Dear Mr Fantasy – Traffic
34. Roger The Engineer – Yardbirds
35. Begin – The Millenium
36. The Amazing Charlatans – The Charlatans
37. L – Steve Hillage
38. A Child’s Guide To Good & Evil – West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
39. Present Tense – Sagittarius
40. H.P. Lovecraft II – H.P. Lovecraft
41. Captain Beyond – Captain Beyond
42. Flash – Moving Sidewalks
43. Earth Opera – Earth Opera
44. A Saucerful Of Secrets – Pink Floyd
45. Music In A Doll’s House – Family
46. Crown Of Creation – Jefferson Airplane
47. Camenbert Electrique – Gong
48. Atom Heart Mother – Pink Floyd
49. Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donavan
50. Side Trips – Kaleidoscope
51. Inner Mystique – The Chocolate Watch Band
52. The Twain Shall Meet – Eric Burdon & The Animals
53. The 5000 Spirits/Layers of The Onion – The Incredible String Band
54. Barrett – Syd Barrett
55. Volume One – The Soft Machine
56. Freak Out – Mothers of Invention
57. Younger Than Yesterday – The Byrds
58. Steppenwolf the Second – Steppenwolf
59. It’s A Beautiful Day – It’s a Beautiful Day
60. Sunshine Superman – Donavan
61. Monster Movie – Can
62. Caravan – Caravan
63. The Madcap Laughs – Syd Barrett
64. The Cycle Is Complete – Bruce Palmer
65. Jet Propelled Photograph – The Soft Machine
66. Hawkwind – Hawkwind
67. Fever Tree – Fever Tree
68. Space Ritual – Hawkwind
69. Use of Ashes – Pearls Before Swine
70. Space Hymn – Lothar & The Hand People
71. A Web of Sound – The Seeds
72. Their Satanic Majesties Request – Rolling Stones
73. The Great Conspiracy – Peanut Butter Conspiracy
74. Psychedelic Lollipop – Blues Magoos
75. Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake – Small Faces
76. Transmissions From The Satellite Heart – The Flaming Lips
77. Wow – Moby Grape
78. Oar – Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence
79. These Things Too – Pearls Before Swine
80. Before The Dream Faded – The Misunderstood
81. Gandalf – Gandalf
82. Underground – The Electric Prunes
83. Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Arthur Brown
84. Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles
85. Contact – Silver Apples
86. Cauldron – Fifty Foot Hose
87. Everybody’s Here – Lost & Found
88. Long Years in Space – Neighb’hood Childr’n
89. Strictly Personal – Captain Beefheart
90. Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera – Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera
91. Outsideinside – Blue Cheer
92. The Yellow Balloon – The Yellow Balloon
93. Truth – D.R. Hooker
94. Renaissance – Vanilla Fudge
95. Journey To The Center Of The Mind – The Amboy Dukes
96. SRC – SRC
97. Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge
98. Another Time/Another Place – Fever Tree
99. Mad River – Mad River
100. We Are Ever So Clean – The Blossom Toes

Criteria: – These albums embrace those bands & musicians who through a combination of lyrics,
instrumental originality and sound exploration expanded the conscious borders of the musical
soundscape creating this genre. Impact and influence being primary factors for consideration.
(This list does not include ‘Live’, Greatest Hits, or ‘Best’ Of compilations.)

 1. Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) – The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds (1966) – The Beach Boys
3. Revolver (1966) – The Beatles
4. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) – Bob Dylan
5. Rubber Soul (1965) – The Beatles
6. Are You Experienced (1967) – Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. Blonde On Blonde (1966) – Bob Dylan
8. Abbey Road (1969) – The Beatles
9. Live At The Apollo (1962) – James Brown
10. Tommy (1969) – The Who
11. The Beatles (“The White Album”) (1968) – The Beatles
12. Led Zeppelin II (1969) – Led Zeppelin
13. The Doors (1967) – The Doors
14. Bringing It All Back Home (1965) – Bob Dylan
15. Let It Bleed (1969) – The Rolling Stones
16. I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967) – Aretha Franklin
17. Velvet Underground And Nico (1967) – Velvet Underground
18. Electric Ladyland (1968) – Jimi Hendrix Experience
19. Led Zeppelin I (1969) – Led Zeppelin
20. Please Please Me (1963) – The Beatles
21. The Band (1969) – The Band
22. A Hard Day’s Night (1964) – The Beatles
23. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963) – Bob Dylan
24. Otis Blue (1965) – Otis Redding
25. Axis: Bold As Love (1967) – Jimi Hendrix Experience
26. Disreali Gears (1967) – Cream
27. Astral Weeks (1968) – Van Morrison
28. Beggars Banquet (1968) – The Rolling Stones
29. Stand (1969) – Sly And The Family Stone
30. In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) – King Crimson
31. Surrealistic Pillow (1967) – Jefferson Airplane
32. Music From Big Pink (1968) – The Band
33. At Last (1961) – Etta James
34. Lady Soul (1968) – Aretha Franklin
35. Green River (1969) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
36. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968 ) – The Byrds
37. Days Of Future Passed (1967) – Moody Blues
38. Something Else (1968) – The Kinks
39. Magical Mystery Tour (1967) – The Beatles
40. Crosby Stills and Nash (1969) – Crosby, Stills, Nash
41. Kick Out The Jams (1969) – The MC5
42. Face to Face (1966) – Kinks
43. The Who Sell Out (1967 – The Who
44. Truth (1968) – Jeff Beck
45. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) – The Byrds
46. With The Beatles (1963) – The Beatles
47. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) – Pink Floyd
48. Wheels Of Fire (1968) – Cream
49. Cheap Thrills (1968) – Big Brother And The Holding Company
50. Trout Mask Replica (1969) – Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band
51. Dusty In Memphis (1969) – Dusty Springfield
52. Forever Changes (1967) – Love
53. We’re Only In It For The Money (1968) – Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention
54. In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) – Iron Butterfly
55. Help! (1965) – The Beatles
56. The Who Sings My Generation (1965) – The Who
57. Fresh Cream (1966) – Cream
58. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) – Neil Young and Crazy Horse
59. Blind Faith (1969) – Blind Faith
60. Santana (1969) – Santana
61. Odessey And Oricle (1968) – The Zombies
62. Freak Out! (1966) – Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention
63. Aftermath (1966) – The Rolling Stones
64. Bookends (1968) – Simon and Garfunkel
65. Buffalo Springfield Again (1967) – Buffalo Springfield
66. S.F. Sorrow (1967) – Pretty Things
67. The Dock Of The Bay (1968) – Otis Redding
68. The Stooges (1969) – The Stooges
69. Green Onions (1962) – Booker T and the MG’s
70. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) – Simon and Garfunkel
71. From Elvis To Memphis (1969) – Elvis Presely
72. The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969) – Flying Buritto Brothers
73. Chicago Transit Authority (1969) – Chicago
74. Strange Days (1967) – The Doors
75. Stand Up (1969) – Jethro Tull
76. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966) – The Mama’s and Papa’s
77. Younger Than Yesterday (1967) – The Byrds
78. The Beach Boys Today! (1965) – The Beach Boys
79. Temptations Sing Smokey (1965) – The Temptations
80. Going To A Go-Go (1965) – Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
81. Love Child (1968) – The Supremes
82. Live/Dead (1969) – The Greatful Dead
83. Out Of Our Heads (1965) – The Rolling Stones
84. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) – The Kinks
85. John Mayall & Bluesbreakers-w/E. Clapton (1966) – John Mayall/Bluesbreakers
86. Happy Trails (1969) – Quicksilver Messenger Service
87. Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (1966) – The Yardbirds
88. Moby Grape (1967) – Moby Grape
89. Volunteers (1969) – Jefferson Airplane
90. Willie And The Poor Boys (1969) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
91. The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul (1966) – Otis Redding
92. A Quick One (Happy Jack) (1966) – The Who
93. Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969) – Blood, Sweat & Tears
94. On The Threshold Of A Dream (1969) – The Moody Blues
95. Vanilla Fudge (1967) – Vanilla Fudge
96. Anthem Of The Sun (1968) – The Grateful Dead
97. Mr. Fantasy (1967) – Traffic
98. Steppenwolf (1968) – Steppenwolf
99. Hot Rats (1969) – Frank Zappa
100. Five Leaves Left (1969) – Nick Drake

Criteria: – These albums were chosen for their impact, overall quality of the album, influence
on the 60′s, influence on genres to come, popularity then and lasting popularity.
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1. What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye
2. Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) – Pink Floyd
3. London Calling (1979) – The Clash
4. Born To Run (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
5. Exile On Main Street (1972) – Rolling Stones
6. Innervisions (1973) – Stevie Wonder
7. Led Zeppelin IV (1971) – Led Zeppelin
8. Who’s Next (1971) – The Who
9. Songs In The Key Of Life (1976) – Stevie Wonder
10. Rumours (1977) – Fleetwood Mac
11. Blue (1971) – Joni Mitchell
12. Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars (1972) – David Bowie
13. There’s A Riot Goin’ On (1971) – Sly And The Family Stone
14. Tapestry (1971) – Carole King
15. Paranoid (1970 )- Black Sabbath
16. The Wall (1979) – Pink Floyd
17. Blood On The Tracks (1975) – Bob Dylan
18. Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols (1977) – Sex Pistols
19. Hotel California (1976) – The Eagles
20. Off the Wall (1979) – Michael Jackson
21. Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) – Simon & Garfunkel
22. After The Goldrush (1970) – Neil Young
23. Ramones (1976) – Ramones
24. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) – Elton John
25. The Clash (1977) – The Clash
26. Plastic Ono Band (1970) – John Lennon
27. Talking Book (1972) – Stevie Wonder
28. This Year’s Model (1978) – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
29. Sticky Fingers (1971) – Rolling Stones
30. Moondance(1970) – Van Morrison
31. A Night At The Opera (1975) – Queen
32. Van Halen (1978) – Van Halen
33. Horses (1975) – Patti Smith
34. Machine Head (1972) – Deep Purple
35. Harvest (1972) – Neil Young
36. My Aim Is True (1977) – Elvis Costello
37. Live at Leeds (1970) – The Who
38. Marquee Moon (1977) – Television
39. Black Sabbath (1970) – Black Sabbath
40. Unknown Pleasures (1979) – Joy Division
41. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977) – The Bee Gees
42. DéjàVu (1970) – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
43. Superfly (1972) – Curtis Mayfield
44. Low (1978) – David Bowie
45. Wish You Were Here (1975) – Pink Floyd
46. All Things Must Pass (1970) – George Harrison
47. Quadrophenia (1973) – The Who
48. Live at the Fillmore East (1971) – The Allman Brothers Band
49. Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) – Derek & The Dominos
50. Imagine (1971) – John Lennon
51. Physical Graffiti (1975) – Led Zeppelin
52. Abraxas (1970) – Santana
53. Cosmo’s Factory (1970) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
54. Pearl (1971) – Janis Joplin
55. American Beauty (1970) – Grateful Dead
56. Fun House (1970) – Iggy Pop & the Stooges
57. Tumbleweed Connection (1970) – Elton John
58. Hunky Dory (1972) – David Bowie
59. Exodus (1977) – Bob Marley & the Wailers
60. Court and Spark (1974) – Joni Mitchell
61. In Rock (1970) – Deep Purple
62. The Stranger (1977) – Billy Joel
63. Fragile (1971) – Yes
64. Toys In The Attic (1975) – Aerosmith
65. Pronounced Leh’-nerd Skin-’nerd (1973) – Lynyrd Skynyrd
66. Aqualung (1971) – Jethro Tull
67. One Nation Under The Groove (1978) – Funkadelic
68. Let’s Get It On (1973) – Marvin Gaye
69. Aja (1977) – Steely Dan
70. Boston (1976) – Boston
71. Call Me (1973) – Al Green
72. Mothership Connection (1976) – Parliament
73. Let It Be (1970) – The Beatles
74. Catch A Fire (1973) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
75. Fullingness First Finale (1974) – Stevie Wonder
76. Heart Like A Wheel (1974) – Linda Ronstadt
77. Rocks (1976) – Aerosmith
78. Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) – Rod Stewart
79. Sweet Baby James (1970) – James Taylor
80. Bat Out Of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf
81. Frampton Comes Alive (1976) – Peter Frampton
82. Parallel Lines (1979) – Blondie
83. Highway To Hell (1979) – AC/DC
84. Something/Anything (1972) – Todd Rundgren
85. Rocket To Russia (1977) – Ramones
86. Tea For The Tillerman (1971) – Cat Stevens
87. Trans-Europe Express (1977) – Kraftwerk
88. Eat A Peach (1972) – Allman Brothers Band
89. Band On The Run (1973) – Paul McCartney & Wings
90. Dreamboat Annie (1976) – Heart
91. The Cars (1978) – The Cars
92. Electric Warrior (1971) – T-Rex
93. Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978) – Bruce Springsteen
94. Alive! (1975) – KISS
95. New York Dolls (1973) – New York Dolls
96. Running On Empty (1978) – Jackson Browne
97. Fleetwood Mac (1975) – Fleetwood Mac
98. Damn The Torpedoes (1979) – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
99. Rust Never Sleeps (1979) – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
100. Close To You (1970) – The Carpenters

Criteria: – These Albums are ranked, giving equal consideration for their impact,
influence, immediate & lasting popularity, and acclaim from critics & musicians.
- – - This list does not include ‘Greatest Hits’ albums. – - -

  1. Thriller (1982) – Michael Jackson
2. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988) – Public Enemy
3. Purple Rain (1984) – Prince and the Revolution
4. The Joshua Tree (1987) – U2
5. Raising Hell (1986) – Run D.M.C.
6. Appetite For Destruction (1987) – Guns N Roses
7. Back In Black (1980) – AC/DC
8. Licensed To Ill (1986) – Beastie Boys
9. Born in the USA (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
10. Sign O’ The Times (1987) – Prince
11. Straight Outta Compton (1988) – N.W.A.
12. Murmur (1983) – R.E.M.
13. Like A Virgin (1984) – Madonna
14. Synchronicity (1983) – The Police
15. Graceland (1986) – Paul Simon
16. The Queen Is Dead(1986) – The Smiths
17. 1999 (1982) – Prince
18. Remain In Light (1980) – Talking Heads
20. 3 Feet High and Rising (1989) – De La Soul
21. Doolittle (1989) – Pixies
22. Master of Puppets (1984) – Metallica
23. The Stone Roses (1989) – The Stone Roses
24. Paul’s Boutique (1989) – Beastie Boys
25. Daydream Nation (1988) – Sonic Youth
26. Paid In Full (1987) – Eric B. & Rakim
27. Number Of The Beast (1982) – Iron Maiden
28. Run D.M.C. (1984) – Run D.M.C.
29. Like A Prayer (1989) – Madonna
30. Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) – Janet Jackson
31. Hysteria (1987) – Def Leppard
32. Radio (1985) – LL Cool J
33. Brothers In Arms (1985) – Dire Straits
34. Tracy Chapman (1989) – Tracy Chapman
35. Closer (1980) – Joy Division
36. Bad (1987) – Michael Jackson
37. 1984 (1984) – Van Halen
38. So (1986) – Peter Gabriel
39. War (1983) – U2
40. Ace Of Spades (1980) – Motorhead
41. Pretenders (1980) – Pretenders
42. The River (1980) – Bruce Springsteen
43. The Unforgettable Fire (1984) – U2
44. Disintegration (1989) – The Cure
45. Dirty Mind (1980) – Prince
46. The Message (1982) – Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
47. Rain Dogs (1985) – Tom Waits
48. Let It Be (1984) – The Replacements
49. Faith (1987) – George Michael
50. The Smiths (1984) – The Smiths
51. King Of Rock (1985) – Run D.M.C.
52. Beauty And The Beat (1982) – The Go-Go’s
53. Psychocandy (1984) – The Jesus and Mary Chain
54. She’s So Unusual (1983) – Cindi Lauper
55. Ride The Lightning (1984) – Metallica
56. Dare! (1981) – The Human League
57. Private Dancer (1984) – Tina Turner
58. Nothing’s Shocking (1988) – Jane’s Addiction
59. Hounds Of Love (1985) – Kate Bush
60. Document (1987) – R.E.M.
61. Nebraska (1982) – Bruce Springsteen
62. Slippery When Wet (1986) – Bon Jovi
63. Nick of Time (1989) – Bonnie Raitt
64. Reign In Blood (1986) – Slayer
65. Zen Arcade (1984) – Husker Du
66. Hi Infidelity (1981) – REO Speedwagon
67. True Blue (1986) – Madonna
68. Can’t Slow Down (1983) – Lionel Ritchie
69. Kick (1987) – INXS
70. No Jacket Required (1985) – Phil Collins
71. Break Out (1983) – Pointer Sisters
72. The Game (1980) – Queen
73. Avalon (1982) – Roxy Music
74. Criminal Minded (1987) – Boogie Down Productions
75. Rio (1982) – Duran Duran
76. The Nightfly (1982) – Donald Fagen
77. Swordfishtrombones (1983) – Tom Waits
78. Ghost In The Machine (1981) – The Police
79. Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980) – Dead Kennedys
80. Sister (1987) – Sonic Youth
81. Surfa Rosa (1988) – Pixies
82. The End Of Innocence (1989) – Don Henley
83. Whitney Houston (1986) – Whitney Houston
84. Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) – Ozzy Osbourne
85. Double Nickels On The Dime (1984) – Minutemen
86. Pyromania (1983) – Def Leppard
87. Rapture (1986) – Anita Baker
88. Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good (1985) – Prefab Sprout
89. Moving Pictures (1981) – Rush
90. Technique (1989) – New Order
91. Strictly Business (1988) – EPMD
92. Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963 (1985) – Sam Cooke
93. Business As Usual (1982) – Men At Work
94. Imperial Bedroom (1982) – Elvis Costello and The Attractions
95. Whitney (1987) – Whitney Houston
96. Eliminator (1983) – ZZ Top
97. Tattoo You (1980) – The Rolling Stones
98. Violent Femmes (1983) – Violent Femmes
99. Control (1986) – Janet Jackson
100. Shoot Out The Lights (1982) – Richard and Linda Thompson

Criteria: – These Albums are ranked, giving equal consideration to impact, influence, immediate & lasting popularity, and acclaim from critics & musicians. This list does not include or ‘Compilation’ albums.

 1. Nevermind – Nirvana
2. Ten – Pearl Jam
3. Ok Computer – Radiohead
4. Automatic For The People – R.E.M.
5. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill
6. Achtung Baby – U2
7. The Chronic – Dr. Dre
8. Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album) – Metallica
9. Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
10. Dookie – Green Day
11. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory – Oasis
12. Blood Sugar Sex Magik – Red Hot Chili Peppers
13. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – Smashing Pumpkins
14. Ready to Die – Notorious B.I.G.
15. Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails
16. Superunknown – Soundgarden
17. The Score – Fugees
18. CrazySexyCool – TLC
19. Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine
20. In Utero – Nirvana
21. Out of Time – R.E.M.
22. Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkins
23. All Eyez on Me – 2pac
24. Dirt – Alice In Chains
25. The Bends – Radiohead
26. Illmatic – Nas
27. The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest
28. Odelay – Beck
29. Definitely Maybe – Oasis
30. Aquemini – Outkast
31. Weezer – Weezer
32. Fear of a Black Planet – Public Enemy
33. Urban Hymns – The Verve
34. Enter the Wu-tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan
35. I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got – Sinead O’Connor
36. Life After Death – Notorious B.I.G.
37. Amerikkka’s Most Wanted – Ice Cube
38. Use Your Illusion II – Guns N’ Roses
39. Use Your Illusion I – Guns N’ Roses
40. Grace – Jeff Buckley
41. Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction
42. Ill Communication – Beastie Boys
43. Doggystyle – Snoop Doggy Dogg
44. Vitalogy – Pearl Jam
45. Aenima – Tool
46. Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
47. August and Everything After – Counting Crows
48. 3 Years, 5 Months, & 2 Days in the Life of… – Arrested Development
49. Vs. – Pearl Jam
50. Tragic Kingdom – No Doubt
51. The Slim Shady LP – Eminem
52. Korn – Korn
53. Throwing Copper – Live
54. Supernatural – Santana
55. Core – Stone Temple Pilots
56. Check Your Head – Beastie Boys
57. Violator – Depeche Mode
58. Baduizm – Erykah Badu
59. BadMotorFinger – Soundgarden
60. Sublime – Sublime
61. Dangerous – Michael Jackson
62. Smash – Offspring
63. Tuesday Night Music Club – Sheryl Crow
64. Supa Dupa Fly – Missy Elliot
65. Temple of the Dog – Temple of the Dog
66. Parklife – Blur
67. Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill
68. Hello Nasty – Beastie Boys
69. Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We – The Cranberries
70. Shake Your Money Maker – The Black Crowes
71. Reasonable Doubt – Jay-Z
72. Ray of Light – Madonna
73. Under the Table and Dreaming – Dave Matthews Band
74. Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
75. Midnight Marauders – A Tribe Called Quest
76. Live Through This – Hole
77. Battle of Los Angeles – Rage Against the Machine
78. What’s the 411? – Mary J. Blige
79. Mellow Gold – Beck
80. Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan
81. Monster – R.E.M.
82. Little Earthquakes – Tori Amos
83. Post – Bjork
84. Boyz II Men II – Boyz II Men
85. Apocalypse ’91 – Public Enemy
86. Vulgar Display of Power – Pantera
87. Screamadelica – Primal Scream
88. Me Against the World – 2pac
89. Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em – MC Hammer
90. Different Class – Pulp
91. Yourself or Someone Like You – Matchbox Twenty
92. Cracked Rear View – Hootie and the Blowfish
93. Slanted and Enchanted – Pavement
94. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
95. Exile in Guyville – Liz Phair
96. 12 Play – R. Kelly
97. To Bring You My Love – PJ Harvey
98. My Life – Mary J. Blige
99. Everything Must Go – Manic Street Preachers
100. Get a Grip – Aerosmith

Criteria: – These Albums were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence,
originality, and acclaim from critics and musicians. This list does not include ‘Greatest Hits’ or live albums

1. Stankonia (2000) – OutKast
2. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) – Eminem
3. American Idiot (2004) – Green Day
4. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003) – OutKast
5. Kid A (2000) – Radiohead
6. The College Dropout (2004) – Kanye West
7. The Blueprint (2001) – Jay-Z
8. Elephant (2003) – The White Stripes
9. All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) – U2
10. Is This It (2001) – The Strokes
11. Come Away With Me (2002) – Norah Jones
12. Songs In A Minor (2001) – Alicia Keys
13. A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) – Coldplay
14. Phrenology (2002) – The Roots
15. Late Registration (2005) – Kanye West
16. Toxicity (2001) – System Of A Down
17. The Emancipation Of Mimi (2005) – Mariah Carey
18. Under Construction (2002) – Missy Elliot
19. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) – U2
20. The Diary Of Alicia Keys (2003) – Alicia Keys
21. Lateralus (2001) – Tool
22. Missundaztood (2002) – Pink
23. Miss E…So Addictive (2001) – Missy Elliot
24. St. Elsewhere (2006) – Gnarls Barkley
25. Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ (2003) – 50 Cent
26. The Eminem Show (2002) – Eminem
27. The Black Album (2003) – Jay-Z
28. Like Water For Chocolate (2000) – Common
29. Confessions (2004) – Usher
30. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) – Wilco
31. Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I Am Not (2006) – Arctic Monkeys
32. Hail To The Thief (2003) – Radiohead
33. White Blood Cells (2001) – The White Stripes
34. Songs For The Deaf (2002) – Queens Of The Stone Age
35. Hybrid Theory (2000) – Linkin Park
36. SMiLE (2004) – Brian Wilson
37. Be (2005) – Common
38. X&Y (2005) – Coldplay
39. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002) – The Flaming Lips
40. Modern Times (2006) – Bob Dylan
41. Gorillaz (2001) – Gorillaz
42. Game Theory (2006) – The Roots
43. Heartbreaker (2000) – Ryan Adams
44. Amnesiac (2001) – Radiohead
45. Mezmerize (2005) – System Of A Down
46. Franz Ferdinand (2004) – Franz Ferdinand
47. Get Behind Me Satan (2005) – The White Stripes
48. Broken Boy Soldiers (2006) – The Raconteurs
49. In Rainbows (2007) – Radiohead
50. Demon Days (2005) – Gorillaz
51. Funeral (2004) – Arcade Fire
52. Illinois (2005) – Sufjan Stevens
53. No More Drama (2001) – Mary J. Blige
54. Aaliyah (2001) – Aaliyah
55. Stillmatic (2001) – Nas
56. Neon Bible (2007) – Arcade Fire
57. Stadium Arcadium (2006) – Red Hot Chili Peppers
58. Icky Thump (2007) – The White Stripes
59. Green Album (2001) – Weezer
60. Love and Theft (2001) – Bob Dylan
61. A Ghost Is Born (2004) – Wilco
62. Parachutes (2000) – Coldplay
63. The Rising (2002) – Bruce Springsteen
64. Vespertine (2001) – Björk
65. Back To Black (2006) – Amy Winehouse
66. By The Way (2002) – Red Hot Chili Peppers
67. Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004) – Modest Mouse
68. Voodoo (2000) – D Angelo
69. Sea Change (2002) – Beck
70. Meteora (2003) – Linkin Park
71. Busted Stuff (2002) – Dave Matthews Band
72. Food & Liquor (2006) – Lupe Fiasco
73. Guero (2005) – Beck
74. The Rubber Factory (2004) – The Black Keys
75. Turn On The Bright Lights (2002) – Interpol
76. Pearl Jam (2006) – Pearl Jam
77. Music (2000) – Madonna
78. The Moon and Antarctica (2000) – Modest Mouse
79. Arlur (2005) – M.I.A.
80. De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003) – The Mars Volta
81. Our Endless Numbered Days (2004) – Iron & Wine
82. Quality Control (2000) – Jurassic 5
83. The Breakthrough (2005) – Mary J. Blige
84. Graduation (2007) – Kanye West
85. Relationship of Command (2000) – At the Drive In
86. Hot Fuss (2004) – The Killers
87. Wincing The Night Away (2007) – The Shins
88. R (2000) – Queens of the Stone Age
89. Feels Like Home (2004) – Norah Jones
90. Medulla (2004) – Björk
91. In Your Honor (2005) – Foo Fighters
92. Black Holes And Revelations (2006) – Muse
93. The Tipping Point (2004) – The Roots
94. Miss Machine (2004) – The Dillenger Escape Plan
95. Kala (2007) – M.I.A.
96. Elephunk (2003) – The Black Eyed Peas
97. Rock Steady (2001) – No Doubt
98. Return To Cookie Mountain (2006) – T.V. On The Radio
99. Musicology (2004) – Prince
100. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000) – PJ Harvey

Criteria: – These Rock Albums were chosen for their Popularity, Influence, and Musical Impact.