Apple Music Unveils More ‘100 Best Albums of All Time’ With Titles By Portishead and More

Apple Music has shared the latest round of its much-anticipated 100 Best Albums of all time collection. Selections 70-61 include releases from N.W.A., Portishead, Erykah Badu, 2Pac, and more.

N.W.A.’s 1988 studio debut Straight Outta Compton arrives at No. 70 while Portishead’s 1994 classic Dummy clocks in at No. 67. Elsewhere, Erykah Badu’s 1997 debut Baduizm is No. 64 while 2Pac’s 1996 album All Eyez on Me comes in at No. 62. Other entries in the section include Is This It by The Strokes, The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths, Love Deluxe by Sade, and Master of Puppets by Metallica.

Apple Music has stated that the list is an editorial effort independent of streaming numbers. It was assembled by a team that includes artists like Maren Morris, Pharrell Williams, J Balvin, Charli XCX, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Honey Dijon, and Nia Archives, alongside other songwriters, producers, and music industry professionals.

New and exclusive content and Apple Music Radio episodes will arrive as the list is revealed across ten days. The top ten will be revealed on May 22 with a roundtable discussion between Nile Rodgers and Maggie Rogers as well as Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden.

Visit the official Apple Music 100 Best Albums Of All Time website.

Apple Music ‘100 Best Albums’:
100. Body Talk, Robyn  – Listen on Apple Music.
99. Hotel California, Eagles
98. ASTROWORLD, Travis Scott
97. Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
96. Pure Heroine, Lorde – Listen on Apple Music.
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. Back in Black, AC/DC
89. The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition), Lady Gaga – Listen on Apple Music.
88. I Put A Spell on You, Nina Simone – Listen on Apple Music.
87. Blue Lines, Massive Attack –  Listen on Apple Music.
86. My Life, Mary J. Blige – Listen on Apple Music.
85. Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves – Listen on Apple Music.
84. Doggystyle, Snoop Dogg
83. Horses, Patti Smith
82. Get Rich or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent – Listen on Apple Music.
81. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young
80. The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem – Listen on Apple Music.
79. Norman F*****g Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey – Listen on Apple Music.
78. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John – Listen on Apple Music.
77. Like a Prayer, Madonna
76. Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
75. Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliot
74. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails – Listen on Apple Music. 
73. Aja, Steely Dan – Listen on Apple Music.
72. SOS, SZA
71. Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk
70. Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A. – Listen on Apple Music.
69. Master of Puppets, Metallica – Listen on Apple Music.
68. Is This It, The Strokes
67. Dummy, Portishead – Listen on Apple Music.
66. The Queens Is Dead, The Smiths
65. 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul
64. Baduizm, Erykah Badu – Listen on Apple Music.
63. Are You Experienced, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62. All Eyez on Me, 2Pac – Listen on Apple Music.
61. Love Deluxe, Sade