this list is quite possibly one of the lamest lists ever. there were some intersting and very nice choices, but overall the list was very disappointing as well as highly upsetting.....

see for yourself:


100. the flaming lips-the soft bulletin
99, the beach boys-pet sounds
98.ac/dc-back in black
97. aretha franklin-i never loved a man the way i loved you
96. ash-free all angels
95. portishead-dummy
94. outkast-stankonia
93. beck-odelay
92, air-moon safari
91. sly and the family stone-theres a riot goin on
90. soundgarden-superunknown
89. ryan adams-gold
88. james brown-live at the apollo
87. the doors-the doors
86. foo fighters-the colour and the shape
85. wu tang clan- enter the wu tang
84. lou reed-transformer
83. metallica-metallica
82.dj shadow- endtroducing
81. elvis presley- elvis presley
80. stereophonics-word gets around
79. depeche mode- violator
78 linkin park-hybrid theory
77. tlc-crazy sexy cool
76. spiritualized-ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space
75. badly drawn boy-the hour of bewilderbeast
74. ramones-ramones
73. michael jackson-thriller
72. the prodigy- the fat of the land
71. bob marley and the wailers-exodus
70. the vines- highly evolved
69. alicia keys-songs in a minor
68. the who- who's next
67. chemical brothers-dig your own hole
66. niel young-rust never sleeps
65. specials-specials
64. the rolling stones-let it bleed
63. RHCP- by the way
62. bruce springsteen-born to run
61. jimi hendrix-electric ladyland
60. joy division-closer
59. nwa-straight outta compton
58. blur- parklife
57. moby-play
56. massive attack-blue lines
55. david bowie-hunky dory
54. the velvet underground-the velvet underground and nico
53. alanis morissette-jagged little pill
52. iggy and the stooges-raw power
51. kate bush-hounds of love
50. manic street preachers-everything must go
49. Pink floyd-the wall
48. fleetwood mac-rumours
47. coldplay-a rush of blood to the head
46. eminem-the slim shady LP
45. the beatles- the white album
44. rage against the machine- rage against the machine
43. beastie-boys- ill communication
42. pearl jam-ten
41. led zeppelin- physical graffiti
40. bob dylan-blood on the tracks
39. the verve- urban hymns
38. pj harvey-stories from the city, stories from the seas
37. prince- sign 'o' the times
36. marvin gaye- whats going on
35. radiohead-kid a
34. pixies- doolittle
33. public enemy-fear if a black planet
32. the smashing pumpkins-mellon collie and the infinate sadness
31. david bowie- the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars
30. r.e.m.- automatic for the people
29. primal scream-screamadelica
28. led zeppelin-IV
27. the white stripes-white blood cells
26. the rolling stones-exile on main street
25. coldplay-parachutes
24. jeff buckley- grace
23. dr dre-the chronic
22. oasis-whats the stroy morning glory
21. pink floyd-the dark side of the moon
20. lauren hill- the miseducation of lauren hill
19. guns n roses- appetite for destruction
18. manic street preachers- the holy bible
17. madonna-ray of light
16. u2-the joshua tree
15. the beatles-sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band
14. the clash- london calling
13. the smiths-the queen is dead
12. red hot chili peppers-californication
11. nirvana-in utero
10. u2 achtung baby
10. U2 - Achtung Baby
9. The Strokes - Is This It
8. Oasis - Definetely Maybe
7. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
6. Sex Pistols - Never mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
5. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
4. Radiohead - The Bends
3. The Beatles - Revolver
2. Radiohead - OK Computer
1. Nirvana - Nevermind

Eh....eh....eh...um...what is the context of that list? It has to be something that fans voted on because I cannot believe that any self-respecting music journalist would make that list...especially Q, a magazine that I do enjoy. Eh...the Vines were in there, and I love the Strokes but "Is This It" is NOT one of the 10 best albums of all time. That was just, for lack of a better word, "whack."

my thoughts exactly.....i mean "jagged little pill" over "the velvet underground and nico"?!?! come on!

and apparently madonna's "ray of light" must be some kind of forgotten classic because it beat "pet sounds", "raw power", "hunky dory", and "the white album"!?!? among others.....

I like how they just slipped this one in there. Did you think we wouldn't notice this, guys?

I have a proclaimation to make: any list of greatest albums of all time that has Nevermind at #1 is officially irrelevant (not to mention dreadfully predictable).

As a list-o-phile, I have to say that I'm always suspect of any list that puts stuff that is a year old or less on more than two-percent of the list. I love Rush of Blood to the Head, White Blood Cells, and Is This It. Do I think they deserve to be on a top 100 of all time list? No. Maybe they do, but for now it is too early to call.

Which is why my top films list's most recent film is Chungking Express, from 1994. I love Fight Club, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, and the like, but time has to bear them out as classics.

Will

top 100 lists are retarded. i hate them. but ray, i do appreciate you taking the time to type all those out.

thank you, i am a dork....

What a load of shit! First of all, Nevermind as the number one album of all time???!!! No. I'm so sick of it beating Beatles albums. It outrages me. This insanity should stop.

And The Bealtes, The White Album as number 45...ridiculous. It's only one of the most influencial albums of all time...that's all...apparently Nirvana, Dr. Dre, Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, Eminem, and The Beastie Boys produced better albums than The Beatles?! I'm sorry, but if The White Album was a one-track album consisting of nothing but "Happiness is a Warm Gun", "Rocky Raccoon", or "Sexy Sadie", it would still be better than any album by any other band ever...PERIOD. I may sound like a butthole saying this...but that's not only my opinion, but I feel it is the undeniable truth. And, finally, where's Abbey Road, Rubber Soul, or any lesser Beatles album for that matter. Out of one hundred albums, there should be more than 3 of their's included. Oh, and I love Radiohead, and OK Computer is one of my favorite albums, but it is in no way better than Revolver. Once again, "Eleanor Rigby" alone qualifies Revolver as one of the best albums ever.

Is This It is one of my favorite albums of all time, but I also agree that it should not be above many of the albums that it is above.

I want to know who voted for this list. I usually hate all of Rolling Stone's lists, but this beats them all in my opinion. What a joke!

From what I understand, these were voted by the public. Eminem should not be anywhere on that list. That's bullshit. Nirvana at #1? Please.. I don't think Nervermind should be anywhere near #1.

Exactly...."nevermind" is a decent album, but certainly not the greatest one ever made. it is an overrated album in my honest opinion.

nevermind is a great album, but not number one. led zeppelin 4 was 28 and the strokes were number 9. what a list. fuck 'em.