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The list is fine so far, but I thought some of those would be higher to be honest with you....

 

I would hope Spice is there, but these lists often neglect any girlgroup album at all, even though there are some straight up classics deserving!

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Anti over VOODOO and right under A LOVE SUPREME is sending me to hell lmfaoooooo

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Anti being among (and higher than) these amazing albums is a joke. It's her best and I love Rih but it doesn't belong. Stopped caring about this after that. It's just going to be mess from here. Watch a Taylor Swift album be in the top 10

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top 10 will be boring tho, beatles, dylan, joni, beyonce, maybe kate bush, radiohead, pink floyd, kendrick, fleewood mac, marvin gaye :nuts: most of the time you don't even have to look to know what's there. they have no edge. but let's wait and see.

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Yall have had 8 years to process the fact that Anti is an extremely acclaimed album, the acting surprised is taking me out :toofunny3: 

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16 minutes ago, badgirlriri said:

Yall have had 8 years to process the fact that Anti is an extremely acclaimed album, the acting surprised is taking me out :toofunny3: 

There are thousands of acclaimed albums that aren't on the list and won't be there.

 

It has a funny ass placement when you listen to the albums it's wedged between. 

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6 hours ago, Letemtalk said:

There will be meltdowns when some people realise their fave isn't getting a second album and others miss out altogether.

Does anyone have a list of artists we haven't had yet, but have to be in there somewhere?

 

I'm expecting to see most of these ones.

 

The Beatles
The Beach Boys
Chuck Berry
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
David Bowie
Radiohead
Kendrick Lamar
Frank Ocean
Nirvana
Miles Davis
Marvin Gaye
Bob Dylan
Stevie Wonder
Fleetwood Mac
Queen
Michael Jackson
Public Enemy
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Amy Winehouse
Kate Bush
The Clash - London Calling has to be in there.
The Sex Pistols
Joy Division
Jeff Buckley - can't leave Grace out of the list.
Kanye - He might be out of favour these days, but probably can't be left out.

At this rate, Pet Sounds will be in the 40s :chick3:

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6 hours ago, Letemtalk said:

There will be meltdowns when some people realise their fave isn't getting a second album and others miss out altogether.

Does anyone have a list of artists we haven't had yet, but have to be in there somewhere?

 

I'm expecting to see most of these ones.

 

The Beatles
The Beach Boys
Chuck Berry
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
David Bowie
Radiohead
Kendrick Lamar
Frank Ocean
Nirvana
Miles Davis
Marvin Gaye
Bob Dylan
Stevie Wonder
Fleetwood Mac
Queen
Michael Jackson
Public Enemy
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Cash
Joni Mitchell
Amy Winehouse
Kate Bush
The Clash - London Calling has to be in there.
The Sex Pistols
Joy Division
Jeff Buckley - can't leave Grace out of the list.
Kanye - He might be out of favour these days, but probably can't be left out.

Kanye will definitely have an album there. I think MBDTF. He might even score two… which would have some melting down lol

 

They might ignore Chuck and only focus on jazz for 50s acts. So we're yet to see Kind of Blue by Miles and looong

shot but maybe a Mingus record to complete the whole trinity of jazz acclaimed artists.

 

They might choose between Clash and Pistols as the sole representative of 70s british punk. Or it might pull a trip hop and both classics will make the cut like Massive Attack/Portishead.
 

I see they are also bringing groundbreaking genre albums here and there. So we might see Loveless by My Bloody Valentine for shoegaze and Pixie's Doolittle or The Smiths' The Queen is Dead for indie rock. 

 

Other acts we might see you didn't list from the top of my head:

 

- Talking Heads

- Outkast

- A Tribe Called Quest

- Blondie

- Björk*

- Wu-Tang Clan

- TLC

- Aaliyah*

- Daft Punk*

- J Dilla*

- Leonard Cohen

- Dr Dre*

- Eminem

- Arcade Fire*

- Fiona Apple*

- Lauryn Hill

- Aretha Franklin

- Notorious BIG

- Jay-Z

- Sly and the Family Stone*
- Funkadelic*

- The Roots*

- Sufjan Stevens*

- Liz Phair*

- Alanis Morissette*

 

* asterisks mean it depends if the genre is well-represented in the top 50, because so far it is quite balanced and they might be left out

 

Pop girls yet to be seen:

 

- Beyonce (probably Lemonade)

- Taylor Swift (probably Red, folklore/1989 as a dark horse) 

- Billie Eilish* (WWAFAWDWG, but only if they feel like needing to represent gen z artists)

- Janet Jackson* (probably The Velvet Rope, but Control might sneak)

- Mariah Carey* (I'd bet on Emancipation because it was a massive 2000s album, but Confessions ranking low makes me not very hopeful)

- Adele* (21, just because it was a commercial mammoth, but Amy is clearly the frontrunner for the british soul 2000s representative)


*asterisks here mean those artists, if they were to appear, are outperforming the placements they usually score in those lists. Both Beyonce and Taylor have ranked inside the 100 top albums by Rolling Stone, which followed a similar methodology. Apple Music success might also weigh in their favor (see SZA and Rihanna)

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Are they just doing one album per artist or

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50. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

49. U2 - The Joshua Tree

48. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

47. Drake - Take Care

46. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus

45. Björk - Homogenic

44. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

43. Talking Heads - Remain In Light

42. Janet Jackson - Control

41. Outkast - Aquemini

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12 minutes ago, Madaboutmusic said:

50. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

49. U2 - The Joshua Tree

48. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

47. Drake - Take Care

46. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus

45. Björk - Homogenic

44. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

43. Talking Heads - Remain In Light

42. Janet Jackson - Control

41. Outkast - Aquemini

Some big names that I mentioned came up. Control was the pick, so probably no Velvet Rope. I expected Kate to break into the top 20, but it's mostly an american-based list. U2 ain't putting another album, so no Achtung Baby. Innervisions is usually Stevie's most acclaimed release, so I don't see a Talking Book upset. I personally expected Songs in the Key of Life because of its long lasting popularity.
 

It seems like the list is only one album per artist… although I still think Prince out of the top 50 is an unusual move. And Purple Rain has definitely topped Signs in recent years as his most acclaimed release…. 

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Janet :clap3:

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Remain in Light deserves higher 

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watch taylor album be like #2 or something :ryan3:

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1 hour ago, Madaboutmusic said:

50. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

49. U2 - The Joshua Tree

48. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

47. Drake - Take Care

46. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus

45. Björk - Homogenic

44. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

43. Talking Heads - Remain In Light

42. Janet Jackson - Control

41. Outkast - Aquemini

lmao and i thot kate will be top 10. 

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1 hour ago, liquiddiamonds said:

Some big names that I mentioned came up. Control was the pick, so probably no Velvet Rope. I expected Kate to break into the top 20, but it's mostly an american-based list. U2 ain't putting another album, so no Achtung Baby. Innervisions is usually Stevie's most acclaimed release, so I don't see a Talking Book upset. I personally expected Songs in the Key of Life because of its long lasting popularity.
 

It seems like the list is only one album per artist… although I still think Prince out of the top 50 is an unusual move. And Purple Rain has definitely topped Signs in recent years as his most acclaimed release…. 

i think prince will get one more entry, bowie will for sure be there too at least once.

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They lost the plot with Take Care lmao

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Apple definitely made a list of popular and acclaimed albums, found a randomizer, and decided to share whatever shuffled list would be made :deadbanana2: Nothing else makes sense

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1 hour ago, hypnodemiluv said:

watch taylor album be like #2 or something :ryan3:

and they will be right

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100. Body Talk, Robyn

99. Hotel California, Eagles

98. ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott

97. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine

96. Pure Heroine, Lorde

95. Confessions, USHER

94. Untrue, Burial

93. A Seat at the Table, Solange

92. Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator

91. Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1, George Michael

90. Moonchild, NIKI

89. The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) - Lady Gaga

88. I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone

87. Blue Lines - Massive Attack

86. My Life - Mary J. Blige

85. Golden Hour - Kacey Musgraves

84. Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg

83. Horses - Patti Smith

82. Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent

81. After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

80. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem

79. Norman F*****g Rockwell! - Lana Del Rey

78. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

77.  Like a Prayer - Madonna

76. Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny

75. Supa Dupa Fly - Missy Elliott

74. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails

73. Aja - Steely Dan

72. SOS - SZA

71. Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk

70. X&Y - Coldplay

69. Metallica - Master of Puppets

68. The Strokes - Is This It

67. Portishead - Dummy

66. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

65. De La Soul - 3ft High and Rising

64. Erykah Badu - Baduizm

63. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced

62. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me

61. Sade - Love Deluxe

60. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico

59. Arctic Monkeys - AM

58. Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?

57. D'Angelo - Voodoo

56. The Cure - Disintegration

55. Rihanna - ANTI

54. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

53. The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St.

52. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

51. Prince - Sign O' The Times

50. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

49. U2 - The Joshua Tree

48. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

47. Drake - Take Care

46. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus

45. Björk - Homogenic

44. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

43. Talking Heads - Remain In Light

42. Janet Jackson - Control

41. Outkast - Aquemini

 

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1 hour ago, Kimi said:

i think prince will get one more entry, bowie will for sure be there too at least once.

Yes, Ziggy Stardust will definitely be top 20. I'd love a "Heroes" or Blackstar upset, but the list has been pretty conservative (aka usual suspects for the classics) to surprise us like that, Kimi. As you wrote before it's the same old lol

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The rankings are very questionable but I agree with the majority of the albums included so far. 
 

 

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Rumours coming for #1 :jonny6:

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If it's only one album per artist then we have the following showdowns:

 

- Michael Jackson: Off the Wall vs Thriller

- Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde vs Highway 61 Revisited vs Blood on the Tracks

- Beatles: Abbey Road vs Sgt Peppers vs Revolver

- Beyonce: Lemonade vs Renaissance vs Beyonce

- Taylor Swift: Folklore vs 1989 vs Red

- Kanye West: Late Registration vs College Dropout vs My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

- Kendrick Lamar: good kid mad city vs To Pimp a Butterfly

- Radiohead: OK Computer vs Kid A

- Frank Ocean: Blonde vs Channel Orange

- Joni Mitchell: Blue vs Hejira

- Fegrie: The Dutchess vs Double Dutchess

My current bets in bold


 

And then we had these results:

 

SOS over CTRL

Like a Prayer over Ray of Light

Pure Heroine over Melodrama

Control over Velvet Rope

Flower Boy over IGOR

Blue Lines over Mezzanine 

Sign o' the Times over Purple Rain

Love Deluxe over Diamond Life

Aquemini over Stankonia

Baduizm over Mama's Gun/New Amerykah pt I


do y'all agree? 


Note: Missy remains the sole female rapper with an album inside the list. Maybe only Lauryn will join her, because I can't see Nicki, Cardi or Kim placing an album inside the top 50 lol

 

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