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The 200 definitive albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a 2007 list of the best albums ever produced by artists or bands throughout the history of world music according to the criteria of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). Good sales performance and continuity of potential with lasting popularity are adopted as criteria by both.[1] [2]
Table of 200 definitive albums [ edit ]
The band The Beatles is #1 on the 200 list, in addition to being the most featured in the rankings
Pink Floyd appears at 2nd in the 200 list, in addition to appearing 3 times in the rankings
Michael Jackson is number 3 with the album Thriller
Led Zeppelin is number 4 with the album Led Zeppelin IV
The Rolling Stones is 6th with Exile on Main St.
Carole King is the highest ranked woman on the list, at #7 with Tapestry
Bob Dylan is in 8th place with Highway 61 Revisited
The Beach Boys in 9th place with Pet Sounds
Nirvana is in 10th place with Nevermind ; Pearl Jam is at 11th with Ten
Metallica appears at 14th with their self-titled album . They are the only metal band to have four albums on the list, ranking second overall.
Position
Album
Artist
Release date of
1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
June 1, 1967
2
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
March 1, 1973
3
Thriller
Michael Jackson
November 30, 1982
4
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
November 8, 1971
5
The Joshua Tree
U2
March 9, 1987
6
Exile on Main St.
The Rolling Stones
May 12, 1972
7
Tapestry
Carole King
February 10, 1971
8
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
August 30, 1965
9
Pet Sounds
Beach Boys
May 16, 1966
10
Nevermind
Nirvana
September 24, 1991
11
Ten
Pearl Jam
August 27, 1991
12
Abbey Road
The Beatles
September 26, 1969
13
Supernatural
Santana
June 15, 1999
14
Metallica
Metallica
August 12, 1991
15
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
August 25, 1975
16
Purple Rain
Prince
June 25, 1984
17
Back in Black
AC/DC
July 25, 1980
18
Let It Bleed
The Rolling Stones
November 28, 1969
19
The Doors
The Doors
January 4, 1967
20
American Beauty
Grateful Dead
November 1, 1970
21
Come on Over
Shania Twain
November 4, 1997
22
Who's Next
The Who
August 2, 1971
23
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
September 28, 1976
24
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
February 4, 1977
25
The Wall
Pink Floyd
November 30, 1979
26
Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette
June 13, 1995
27
Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
February 26, 2002
28
The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem
March 23, 2000
29
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
September 23, 2003
30
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
December 15, 1992
31
Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys
November 15, 1986
32
Appetite for Destruction
Guns N' Roses
July 21, 1987
33
Wide Open Spaces
Dixie Chicks
January 27, 1998
34
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
August 17, 1959
35
Hotel California
Eagles
December 8, 1976
36
Hysteria
Def Leppard
August 3, 1987
37
Grease
Various artists
April 14, 1978
38
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
May 21, 1971
39
The Beatles
The Beatles
November 22, 1968
40
Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
Various artists
November 15, 1977
41
Are You Experienced
Jimi Hendrix
May 12, 1967
42
Revolver
The Beatles
August 5, 1966
43
Boston
Boston
August 25, 1976
44
Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
August 18, 1986
45
Achtung Baby
U2
November 19, 1991
46
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
February 14, 1985
47
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin
October 22, 1969
48
Crash
Dave Matthews Band
April 30, 1996
49
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
April 23, 1971
50
Dookie
Green Day
February 1, 1994
51
Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin
March 28, 1973
52
Blue
Joni Mitchell
June 22, 1971
53
Elvis at Sun
Elvis Presley
June 22, 2004
54
Toys in the Attic
Aerosmith
April 8, 1975
55
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
August 25, 1998
56
Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen
June 4, 1984
57
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent
February 4, 2003
58
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
July 27, 1979
59
Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.
March 25, 1997
60
Van Halen
Van Halen
February 10, 1978
61
American Idiot
Green Day
September 21, 2004
62
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
September 18, 1970
63
The Eminem Show
Eminem
May 26, 2002
64
Pieces of You
Jewel
February 28, 1995
65
A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay
August 26, 2002
66
Bat Out of Hell
Meat Loaf
October 21, 1977
67
Confessions
Usher
March 23, 2004
68
Devil Without a Cause
Kid Rock
August 18, 1998
69
All Things Must Pass
George Harrison
November 27, 1970
70
The Stranger
Billy Joel
September 29, 1977
71
Hell Freezes Over
Eagles
November 8, 1994
72
Moondance
Van Morrison
February 27, 1970
73
Automatic for the People
R.E.M.
October 5, 1992
74
No Jacket Required
Phil Collins
January 25, 1985
75
Master of Puppets
Metallica
March 3, 1986
76
Breathe
Faith Hill
November 9, 1999
77
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
October 19, 1999
78
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
January 1965
79
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
September 15, 1975
80
Off the Wall
Michael Jackson
August 10, 1979
81
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
August 28, 1973
82
Night Moves
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
October 22, 1976
83
Graceland
Paul Simon
August 12, 1986
84
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
October 24, 2000
85
1999
Prince
October 27, 1982
86
Pyromania
Def Leppard
January 20, 1983
87
Control
Janet Jackson
February 6, 1986
88
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers
September 23, 1991
89
Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits
May 1, 1985
90
All Eyez on Me
2Pac
February 13, 1996
91
Yourself or Someone Like You
Matchbox Twenty
October 1, 1996
92
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
June 8, 1999
93
Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
February 24, 1975
94
Country Grammar
Nelly
June 27, 2000
95
Human Clay
Creed
September 28, 1999
96
London Calling
The Clash
December 14, 1979
97
Falling into You
Celine Dion
March 12, 1996
98
Harvest
Neil Young
February 1, 1972
99
Dirty Dancing
Various artists
August 21, 1987
100
Home
Dixie Chicks
August 27, 2002
101
Full Moon Fever
Tom Petty
April 24, 1989
102
1984
Van Halen
January 9, 1984
103
Titanic
Various artists
December 18, 1997
104
Déjà Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
March 11, 1970
105
CrazySexyCool
TLC
November 15, 1994
106
Odelay
Beck Hansen
June 18, 1996
107
Breathless
Kenny G
October 20, 1992
108
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A
August 8, 1988
109
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
October 28, 1977
110
Rubber Soul
The Beatles
December 3, 1965
111
OK Computer
Radiohead
June 16, 1997
112
Bridge over Troubled Water
Simon and Garfunkel
January 26, 1970
113
Fly
Dixie Chicks
August 31, 1999
114
...And Justice for All
Metallica
September 6, 1988
115
Dangerous
Michael Jackson
November 26, 1991
116
Daydream
Mariah Carey
October 3, 1995
117
Top Gun
Various artists
May 13, 1986
118
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John
October 5, 1973
119
Synchronicity
The Police
June 1, 1983
120
Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt
October 10, 1995
121
Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones
December 6, 1968
122
R.
R. Kelly
September 29, 1998
123
Lateralus
Tool
May 15, 2001
124
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis
October 2, 1995
125
Exodus
Bob Marley and the Wailers
June 3, 1977
126
Escape
Journey
July 31, 1981
127
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
August 24, 1999
128
The Blueprint
Jay-Z
September 11, 2001
129
The Diary of Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
December 1, 2003
130
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Various artists
December 5, 2000
131
The Cars
The Cars
June 6, 1978
132
A Day Without Rain
Enya
November 21, 2000
133
Unforgettable... with Love
Natalie Cole
June 11, 1991
134
Footloose
Various artists
January 31, 1984
135
Can't Slow Down
Lionel Richie
October 11, 1983
136
Surfacing
Sarah McLachlan
July 15, 1997
137
Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt
March 21, 1989
138
Ride the Lightning
Metallica
July 27, 1984
139
Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl Crow
August 3, 1993
140
In the Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
April 25, 1955
141
Gratitude
Earth, Wind & Fire
November 11, 1975
142
Eliminator
ZZ Top
March 23, 1983
143
Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson
May 1975
144
Imagine
John Lennon
September 9, 1971
145
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
July 13, 1993
146
At Last!
Etta James
November 15, 1960
147
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
March 23, 1956
148
Tea for the Tillerman
Cat Stevens
November 23, 1970
149
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins
October 24, 1995
150
Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
December 14, 1959
151
Janet.
Janet Jackson
May 18, 1993
152
A Night at the Opera
Queen
November 21, 1975
153
Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne
September 20, 1980
154
Big Willie Style
Will Smith
November 25, 1997
155
Sign o' the Times
Prince
March 31, 1987
156
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
April 17, 1988
157
Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan
January 17, 1975
158
Faith
George Michael
October 30, 1987
159
Cooleyhighharmony
Boyz II Men
April 30, 1991
160
The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child
July 27, 1999
161
The Black Album
Jay-Z
November 14, 2003
162
Let Go
Avril Lavigne
June 4, 2002
163
The Score
Fugees
February 13, 1996
164
Like a Virgin
Madonna
November 12, 1984
165
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
January 12, 1969
166
Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan
June 15, 1983
167
Core
Stone Temple Pilots
September 29, 1992
168
The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber
October 9, 1986
169
Aqualung
Jethro Tull
March 19, 1971
170
Me Against the World
2Pac
March 14, 1995
171
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
June 6, 1972
172
Laundry Service
Shakira
November 13, 2001
173
Forrest Gump
Various artists
June 28, 1994
174
Call Me
Al Green
July 18, 1973
175
Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield
July 11, 1972
176
Throwing Copper
Live
April 26, 1994
177
Breezin'
George Benson
March 19, 1976
178
White Blood Cells
The White Stripes
July 3, 2001
179
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
August 13, 1973
180
Diamond Life
Sade
July 28, 1984
181
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
July 11, 1975
182
Band on the Run
Wings
December 7, 1973
183
Dangerously in Love
Beyonce
June 24, 2003
184
Rapture
Anita Baker
March 20, 1986
185
Illmatic
Nas
April 15, 1994
186
A Star Is Born
Paul Williams
November 1976
187
That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire
March 15, 1975
188
Rhythm of Love
Anita Baker
September 13, 1994
189
In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
Jay-Z
November 4, 1997
190
Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
August 27, 1990
191
Aja
Steely Dan
September 23, 1977
192
Stardust
Willie Nelson
April 1978
193
Sparkle
Aretha Franklin
May 27, 1976
194
Andrea
Andrea Bocelli
November 9, 2004
195
Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan
March 22, 1965
196
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
August 12, 1981
197
All That You Can't Leave Behind
U2
October 30, 2000
198
2112
Rush
April 1, 1976
199
Aquemini
OutKast
September 29, 1998
200
We're an American Band
Grand Funk Railroad
July 15, 1973
Artists or bands that appear the most in the ranking [ edit ]
Definitive albums ranked by decade [ edit ]
Decade
Number
1950s
4
1960s
17
1970s
58
1980s
40
1990s
56
2000s
25
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]