A thousand albums. A thousand stories.
If you love rabbit holes and music discovery, this project is for you.
Curious why (and how) this whole shebang exists? Check out the best 1,000 albums project homepage.
More ways to explore the project
- By decade: 1950s albums | 1960s albums | 1970s albums | 1980s albums | 1990s albums | 2000s albums | 2010s albums | 2020s albums
- In ranked order: #1,000-#901 | #900-#801 | #800-#701 | #700-#601 | #600-#501 | #500-#401 | #400-#301 | #300-#201 | #200-#101
- All 1,000 best albums ever pieces in one spot
And here’s #100 through #1 from the best 1,000 albums ever… enjoy!
- #100: Fastbacks – Zücker
- #99: The Doors – Waiting for the Sun
- #98: Beck – Stereopathetic Soulmanure
- #97: The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
- #96: Bob Dylan – Desire
- #95: The White Stripes – Icky Thump
- #94: Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
- #93: Frank Black – Oddballs
- #92: R.E.M. – Around the Sun
- #91: Tenacious D – Tenacious D
- #90: John Lennon – Imagine
- #89: Frank Black – Frank Black Francis
- #88: Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
- #87: Jack White – Entering Heaven Alive
- #86: Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
- #85: The Breeders – Last Splash
- #84: INXS – Kick
- #83: Ramones – Ramones
- #82: The Specials – The Specials
- #81: The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
- #80: Jurassic 5 – Quality Control
- #79: Babyshambles – Shotter’s Nation
- #78: U2 – The Joshua Tree
- #77: Wyclef Jean – The Carnival
- #76: Pixies – Doolittle
- #75: Veruca Salt – American Thighs
- #74: R.E.M. – Live at the BBC
- #73: Nirvana – Bleach
- #72: The Velvet Underground – 1969 Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed
- #71: Midnight Oil – Red Sails in the Sunset
- #70: R.E.M. – Murmur
- #69: The Dandy Warhols – Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
- #68: The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico
- #67: The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
- #66: Cheepskates – Run Better Run
- #65: Being Dead – Eels
- #64: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
- #63: Radiohead – OK Computer
- #62: Weezer – Weezer (Blue Album)
- #61: Nirvana – In Utero
- #60: Boss Hog – Boss Hog
- #59: Jurassic 5 – Feedback
- #58: The Von Bondies – Pawn Shoppe Heart
- #57: Living Colour – Vivid
- #56: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV
- #55: Midnight Oil – 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
- #54: The Von Bondies – Lack of Communication
- #53: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Mother’s Milk
- #52: Downset – Downset
- #51: The Doors – In Concert
- #50: The Beatles – Help!
- #49: The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives
- #48: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Devil’s Night Out
- #47: The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
- #46: The White Stripes – Elephant
- #45: Beck – Mellow Gold
- #44: The Flatliners – Destroy to Create
- #43: R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant
- #42: Lou Reed – Transformer
- #41: Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill
- #40: The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
- #39: The Streets – Original Pirate Material\
- #38: Frank Black – Frank Black
- #37: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Live from the Middle East
- #36: The Doors – L.A. Woman
- #35: Scott Pilgram Vs. The World – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- #34: Weezer – Pinkerton
- #33: The Beatles – The Beatles (White Album)
- #32: Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters
- #31: Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mining
- #30: Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II
- #29: Frank Black & The Catholics – Pistolero
- #28: The Beatles – Rubber Soul
- #27: Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Clan Forever
- #26: The Suicide Machines – Battle Hymns
- #25: Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction
- #24: Beck – Odelay
- #23: Nirvana – With the Lights Out
- #22: Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
- #21: Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
- #20: Blur – Blur
- #19: The White Stripes – White Blood Cells
- #18: Beck – One Foot in the Grave
- #17: Radiohead – Kid A
- #16: The Raconteurs – Consolers of the Lonely
- #15: R.E.M. – Live at the Olympia
- #14: The Beatles – Revolver
- #13: A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders
- #12: The Doors – Strange Days
- #11: Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York
- #10: Rage Against the Machine – Rage Against the Machine
- #9: The Beatles – Abbey Road
- #8: Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
- #7: Operation Ivy – Operation Ivy
- #6: Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
- #5: Frank Black – Teenager of the Year
- #4: The Doors – The Doors
- #3: Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
- #2: R.E.M. – New Adventures in Hi-Fi
- #1: Nirvana – Nevermind