The best 1,000 albums ever project is an audacious and subjective quest to quantify the “best” albums of all time… at least to me! Ultimately, it’s meant to prompt fun conversations and to help spread the word about music that deserves to be heard and/or remembered by more people.
On that note: now that more than 700 articles have been published covering the ranked list from 1,000 all the way into the Top 300, I wanted to help make it easier to browse the best 1,000 albums “in order.” Also note that you can search for albums, bands, and artists as well.
For even more ways to check out the best 1,000 albums ever!
- Easily access ‘em by ranking: #1,000-#901 | #900-#801 | #800-#701 | #700-#601 | #600-#501 | #500-#401 | #400-#301 | #300-#1 (coming soon!)
- Easily access ‘em by decade: 1950s albums | 1960s albums | 1970s albums | 1980s albums | 1990s albums | 2000s albums | 2010s albums | 2020s albums
- Browse the latest/greatest best 1,000 albums ever with newest at the top
- Background on the project: What does “best 1,000 albums ever” mean and why are you doing this?
And here’s #800 through #701 from the best 1,000 albums ever… enjoy!
- #800: Supersuckers – La Mano Cornuda
- #799: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
- #798: Descendents – Cool To Be You
- #797: System of a Down – Toxicity
- #796: Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
- #795: Curtis Mayfield – Curtis
- #794: Ace of Base – The Sign
- #793: Chuck Berry – The Great Twenty-Eight
- #792: Blues Traveler – Four
- #791: Buddy Holly – 20 Golden Greats: Buddy Holly Lives
- #790: Pearl Jam – Ten
- #789: Moby – Play
- #788: Beck – Morning Phase
- #787: The Swinging Blue Jeans – The EMI Years: Best of The Swinging Blue Jeans
- #786: Various Artists – Empire Records: The Soundtrack
- #785: The Black Keys – El Camino
- #784: Dolly Parton – Coat of Many Colors
- #783: Dilated Peoples – Expansion Team
- #782: The Bangles – Different Light
- #781: GZA – Words From The Genius
- #780: The Replacements – Let It Be
- #779: The Mighty Mighty BossTones – Let’s Face It
- #778: Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped
- #777: Aretha Franklin – Lady Soul
- #776: Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
- #775: Jamiroquai – Emergency On Planet Earth
- #774: Pet Shop Boys – Please
- #773: Ritchie Valens – Ritchie Valens
- #772: 10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged
- #771: Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising
- #770: Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Live and Let Die
- #769:Beck – Modern Guilt
- #768:Cornershop – When I Was Born For The 7th Time
- #767:Black Sabbath – Master of Reality
- #766:Teleman – Brilliant Sanity
- #765:Killarmy – Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars
- #764:Allah-Las – Allah-Las
- #763:Idles – Ultra Mono
- #762:Siouxsie and The Banshees – Through the Looking Glass
- #761: The Yardbirds – For Your Love
- #760: Patsy Cline – The Ultimate Collection
- #759: Various Artists – Say Anything: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- #758: Catch 22 – Keasbey Nights
- #757: Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee (Pt. 2)
- #756: Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual
- #755: Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine
- #754: Jethro Tull — Aqualung
- #753: Sarah Vaughan – After Hours
- #752: Sneaker Pimps – Becoming X
- #751:Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message
- #750:Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- #749:Gorillaz – Demon Days
- #748:Wipers – Over the Edge
- #747:Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
- #746:ABBA – The Definitive Collection
- #745: Madonna – Bedtime Stories
- #744: Sly & The Family Stone – Greatest Hits
- #743: Streetlight Manifesto – Everything Goes Numb
- #742: Billie Holiday – Lady In Satin
- #741:Cream – Wheels Of Fire
- #740:Conehead Buddha – Rockets
- #739:Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking
- #738:Ramones – Road to Ruin
- #737:Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1
- #736:Pretenders — Pretenders
- #735:Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill
- #734:Fishbone – Truth & Soul
- #733:Mad Caddies – Just One Year
- #732:Pulp – Different Class
- #731:The Clash – Sandinista!
- #730:Public Enemy – Fear Of A Black Planet
- #729:Urge Overkill — Saturation
- #728:U2 — Zooropa
- #727:The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
- #726:Mobb Deep – The Infamous
- #725:Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
- #724:Rage Against the Machine – The Battle of Los Angeles
- #723:Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
- #722:Parquet Courts – Human Performance
- #721:Yolk – Caution: Social Prescriptions May Cause Side-Effects
- #720:Babyshambles – Down In Albion
- #719:Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding
- #718: Frank Black – The Cult of Ray
- #717:Beck – The Information
- #716:Slant 6 – Soda Pop * Rip Off
- #715:Bad Religion – Suffer
- #714:Graham Day and the Gaolers – Soundtrack to the Daily Grind
- #713:Skid Row – Skid Row
- #712:Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like A Wheel
- #711:Voodoo Glow Skulls – Steady As She Goes
- #710:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – So Far
- #709:T. Rex – Electric Warrior
- #708:Various Artists – Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968
- #707:Love – Forever Changes
- #706:No Doubt – Rock Steady
- #705:The Who – Who’s Next
- #704:Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
- #703:Cake – Fashion Nugget
- #702:PJ Harvey – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
- #701:Prince – 1999