base talk Apple Music reveals its 100 Best Albums list

[Virgos Groove]

The 90s being the most represented decade... iktr

 

 

[yonsé]

52 minutes ago, oceans said:

which album of hers would you submit?

hard core obv!

[Chris]

Imagine ATRLers making a 100 best albums list.

 

[Chris]

That list on Twitter with Future Nostalgia as #1.

 

[Space Cowboy]

7 minutes ago, Chris said:

That list on Twitter with Future Nostalgia as #1.

 

Better than the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill non-ironically 

[TROJAN]

I just checked the daily streams of the #1 album 

[Space Cowboy]

2 hours ago, Unreachable101 said:

Beyonce is the DEI pick as per usual - both overrated albums.

7 entries in the top 10 are black musicians, but somehow Beyonce is a DEI pick???

 

[Born to Run]

 

 

Speak your truth! 

[Cockney Cupcake]

10 hours ago, Taylor fanboy said:

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I clicked the link and the app asked me if I should follow you. Weird IG update.

 

A mess they have such weird updates lately it's 

[liquiddiamonds]

44 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

I just checked the daily streams of the #1 album 

It's actually quite good for a 90s album. It went diamond originally and it has plenty of songs up of 100 million streams. Total of 1.3 billion streams. It's her sole studio album. That's more than some people that are actually from the streaming era 

[Burn]

49 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

I just checked the daily streams of the #1 album 

What did you think of the album when you listened to it?

[Noodles]

51 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

I just checked the daily streams of the #1 album 

Go listen to Superstar from that album, she already clocked your tea all the way back in 1998 

[Scandalous]

dummy should be top 10 btw

[Katamari]

12 hours ago, Garbaj said:

 

10. "Lemonade" — Beyoncé

9. "Nevermind" — Nirvana

8. "Back to Black" — Amy Winehouse

7. "good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version)" — Kendrick Lamar

6. "Songs in the Key of Life" — Stevie Wonder

5. "Blonde" — Frank Ocean

4. "Purple Rain" — Prince & The Revolution

3. "Abbey Road" — The Beatles

2. "Thriller" — Michael Jackson

1. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" — Lauryn Hill 

good kid becoming kendricks most acclaimed album  

 

great top 10  

 

 

 

 

 

[Aethereal]

The Miseducation is literally diamond, tf are you guys talking about. 

[AvadaKedavra]

The lack of Latino and Asian artists here Yikes. Apple. The racist came out. 

Is also a *** joke bad bunny havin the only spanish record here (his lyrics are just so bad)

and Donde Estan Los Ladrones (The most acclaimed and best spanish pop record ever nowhere to be found)

or El Mal Querer ignored (Best pop spanish album from the new gens)

What a dumb list
 

Edited May 23 by AvadaKedavra

[Soda Pop Queen]

8 hours ago, Jamie Starr said:

It seems fair to me. Purple Rain deserves to be on the list just as much as Sign o the Times. The same can be said for Revolver, Ok Computer, etc

I didn't say they didn't deserve to be on the list. I said "3 too many" to imply that considering their female counterparts in critical acclaim total lack of multiple entries, they all could've stood to have only 1 entry as well.

Edited May 23 by Soda Pop Queen

[Pinkbutterflies]

I just noticed Beyonce (an album wrote basically by AI) is actually being group with albums like Thriller and Back to Black

[Jamie Starr]

1 hour ago, Soda Pop Queen said:

I didn't say they didn't deserve to be on the list. I said "3 too many" to imply that considering their female counterparts in critical acclaim total lack of multiple entries, they all could've stood to have only 1 entry as well.

One entry per artist would've been fair but then that would mean no Revolver or Abbey Road, which would ultimately hurt the list.

With all due respect, nobody is crying because Lady Soul or Hejira are nowhere to be found

[Wicked]

5 hours ago, Chris said:

Imagine ATRLers making a 100 best albums list.

 

We sort of did, I hosted a rate for the 100 greatest albums of the 20th century on OldTRL. These are the results:

 

Spoiler

100. Utada Hikaru - First Love (1999)
99. Dolly Parton - Jolene (1974)
98. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
97. Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978)
96. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (1995)
95. David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)
94. GZA - Liquid Swords (1995)
93. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed (1969)
92. Mariah Carey - Emotions (1991)
91. Jun Togawa - Tamahime-sama (1984)
90. Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
89. Otis Redding - Otis Blue (1965)
88. Akina Nakamori - Fushigi (1986)
87. Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998)
86. Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas (1994)
85. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
84. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
83. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul (1968)
82. Brandy - Never Say Never (1998)
81. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
80. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
79. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)
78. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
77. The Fugees - The Score (1996)
76. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992)
75. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. (1972)
74. Hole - Celebrity Skin (1998)
73. TLC - FanMail (1999)
72. Nas - Illmatic (1994)
71. Donna Summers - Once Upon a Time (1977)
70. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
69. Fleetwood Mac - Tango In the Night (1987)
68. Shania Twain - Come On Over (1997)
67. Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors (1971)
66. Björk - Post (1995)
65. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
64. D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (1995)
63. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
62. David Bowie - Low (1977)
61. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
60. Janet Jackson - janet. (1993)
59. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
58. Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1976)
57. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly (1972)
56. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me (1996)
55. Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
54. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
53. Aaliyah - One In a Million (1996)
52. OutKast - Aquemini (1998)
51. Talking Heads - Remain In Light (1980)
50. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975)
49. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
48. David Bowie - Station to Station (1984)
47. Sade - Love Deluxe (1992)
46. Depeche Mode - Violator (1990)
45. Pixies - Doolittle (1989)
44. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
43. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall (1979)
42. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)
41. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
40. Janet Jackson - Control (1986)
39. Mariah Carey - Music Box (1993)
38. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
37. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes (1992)
36. TLC - CrazySexyCool (1994)
35. Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)
34. Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey (1990)
33. Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
32. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)
31. Portishead - Dummy (1994)
30. The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
29. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
28. Michael Jackson - Bad (1987)
27. Ayumi Hamasaki - LOVEppears (1999)
26. Madonna - Erotica (1992)
25. The Beatles - Revolver (1966)
24. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
23. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
22. Kylie Minogue - Impossible Princess (1997)
21. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (1972)
20. Stevie Wonder - Songs In the Key of Life (1976)
19. Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)
18. Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
18. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1979)
16. The Clash - London Calling (1979)
15. Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
14. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
13. Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
12. Mariah Carey - Daydream (1995)
11. Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
10. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)
9. Joni Mitchell - Blue (1971)
8. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1971)
7. Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (1997)
6. Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
5. Mariah Carey - Butterfly (1997)
4. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971)
3. Prince - Sign O' the Times (1987)
2. Madonna - Ray of Light (1998)
1. Björk - Homogenic (1997)

We had 58 users submit. 

Edited May 23 by Wicked

[Soda Pop Queen]

53 minutes ago, Jamie Starr said:

One entry per artist would've been fair but then that would mean no Revolver or Abbey Road, which would ultimately hurt the list.

With all due respect, nobody is crying because Lady Soul or Hejira are nowhere to be found

of course they aren't... but that's for another thread.

 

Perhaps I'm overreacting when it's just an Apple Music list. Means nothing really. They could've put any 100 albums they wanted on it. Actually, I think I would've preferred it had they put more underrated or far less expected albums in it. Make it more interesting at least. They definitely could have because, unlike music pubs, they have no obligation to stay on code with the canon. 

Edited May 23 by Soda Pop Queen

[PrudenceHCharmed]

2 hours ago, Pinkbutterflies said:

I just noticed Beyonce (an album wrote basically by AI) is actually being group with albums like Thriller and Back to Black

Still fuming? and yes the Peabody and Grammy winning album is ranked alongside all those legendary albums, something Gaga can't achieve. 

Edited May 23 by PrudenceHCharmed

[Pinkbutterflies]

1 minute ago, PrudenceHCharmed said:

Still fuming? and yes the Peabody and Grammy winning album is ranked alongside all those legendary albums, something Gaga can't achieve. 

be fr. the fame alone shits on everything beyonce and she wrote it too!(not like you would appreciate it though)

[PrudenceHCharmed]

1 minute ago, Pinkbutterflies said:

be fr. the fame alone shits on everything beyonce and she wrote it too!(not like you would appreciate it though)

Peabody, Grammy, Pitchfork, Rolling Stones, Apple Music DISAGREED (not like you would appreciate it though)

[Pinkbutterflies]

7 minutes ago, PrudenceHCharmed said:

Peabody, Grammy, Pitchfork, Rolling Stones, Apple Music DISAGREED (not like you would appreciate it though)

The gp AGREED with actual meaningful stats - not reviews coerced out because they wanted to look cool and not offend people.