Top 20 Best Albums of All Time

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These are the most influential albums of all time. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most iconic and important records ever made. Our countdown of the top albums of all time includes “A Night at the Opera”, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”, “Ready to Die”, “What’s Going On”, “The Dark Side of the Moon”, and more! What’s your favorite album of all time? Let us know in the comments below.
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    @WatchMojo@WatchMojo4 ай бұрын
    • Thriller

      @danielsantiagourtado3430@danielsantiagourtado34304 ай бұрын
    • …and justice for all

      @DieWithRob@DieWithRob4 ай бұрын
    • Thriller Bad or Dangerous

      @michael7054@michael70544 ай бұрын
    • Thriller

      @TyeArtisik@TyeArtisik4 ай бұрын
    • ​@@DieWithRob One of the best songs on that album was one

      @Reaperguy67@Reaperguy674 ай бұрын
  • Prince's Purple Rain and Thriller were ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECES 💯

    @stephen9302@stephen93024 ай бұрын
  • Michael Jackson’s thriller was the first album I’ve ever listened to, and it’s still a classic to this day.

    @marcusalrand7937@marcusalrand79374 ай бұрын
    • People always told me... be careful what you do... don't go around sniffin young boys farts

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • Gross 🤢

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • @@user-sy5sy2np8ryour father smelling boys farts

      @Sithijanimesh99@Sithijanimesh994 ай бұрын
    • ​@@user-sy5sy2np8ryour comment made zero sense you empty headed jackass weirdo ✌️

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
    • so true and the cover is iconic

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
  • My mom got me to love Prince cause she always played his songs during my childhood. "Purple Rain" and "I Will Die 4 U." And my favorite songs from Michael Jackson are "Dirty Diana" and "Human Nature."

    @phantomrequim@phantomrequim4 ай бұрын
    • I'm in my late 40's and I remember growing up listening to his albums on my record player. Prince, Michael Jackson's Thriller and Madonna's Like a Virgin album were on constant repeat. I think Purple Rain should have been much closer to the number one spot. At least in the top 5.

      @emmyali920@emmyali9204 ай бұрын
  • Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson. Thriller was the first album I ever bought, and his legacy will never be forgotten.

    @trinaq@trinaq4 ай бұрын
    • nonce

      @samj666@samj6664 ай бұрын
    • The GOAT

      @alphagames8737@alphagames87374 ай бұрын
    • Especially by the young boys he traumatized

      @chrisquarrie@chrisquarrie4 ай бұрын
    • ​@@chrisquarrie He's not a p*do. He was acquitted of any wrongdoing

      @robynwolph3836@robynwolph38364 ай бұрын
    • Despite his personal life, this man was a genious 😊. Thriller will always be a classic and best selling album 😊 What a joke named that rapper "King of Pop" 😅

      @manueltapia1859@manueltapia18594 ай бұрын
  • No harm in having at least half a dozen of these albums, in any format, whatever your musical taste. 🎶❤️

    @julianaylor4351@julianaylor43514 ай бұрын
    • Was nothing but Metal when I was younger. But as I've gotten older I've learned to appreciate all types of music. From Slipknot to Stevie Wonder Black Sabbath to Britney Spears Nirvana to Notorious BIG

      @WinsberryEntertainment@WinsberryEntertainment4 ай бұрын
    • I have got number one, five and some of the others, far from all, maybe one day...

      @user-mf4rm4fj6l@user-mf4rm4fj6l4 ай бұрын
    • I listen to metal music most of the time. But I would love to own all of these amazing records!

      @MrRAPSAIKER@MrRAPSAIKER4 ай бұрын
    • @@MrRAPSAIKER The playlists are available online and you could if you know where get an MP3 player, with some of these on. Vinyl is back in fashion, so you could get mint or near mint secondhand pressings or new ones. Plus there are still some CDs out there, but most old cassettes and minidiscs are usually past use. Good luck, have fun looking. 🎶❤️

      @julianaylor4351@julianaylor43514 ай бұрын
  • I still really love Micheal Jackson’s Thriller!

    @GamerFunOriginallyAarush@GamerFunOriginallyAarush4 ай бұрын
    • 🤢.

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • People always told me... be careful what you do... don't go around sniffin young boys farts

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • @@user-sy5sy2np8r he did more than that I'm sure..

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • same here it's a timeless classic

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
    • @@MichaelSevilla97 it's awful

      @michelled8408@michelled84082 ай бұрын
  • Santana, Abraxas! The first Latin Rock/Blues album that I know of. Carlos's guitar was truly on fire, along with the entire band!

    @terraboundmisfit@terraboundmisfit4 ай бұрын
  • i would like to add: Radiohead - Ok Computer The Cure - Disintegration The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed The Who - Who’s Next King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King Pearl Jam - Ten The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Alice in Chains - Dirt Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium Metallica - Master of Puppets U2 - The Joshua Tree Talking Heads - Remain in Light Ramones - Ramones Rush - Moving Pictures Eagles - Hotel California Yes - Fragile Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico The Doors - The Doors

    @ryananggara01@ryananggara014 ай бұрын
    • RHCP “Stadium”? Really? I’d say Blood Sugar was more iconic. Great documentary as well

      @mcflyguy8873@mcflyguy88734 ай бұрын
    • How do you forget Meatloaf but remember U2?

      @JidionisthebiggestMenace@JidionisthebiggestMenace4 ай бұрын
    • All of these albums are astonishing and great. I think what watchmojo focuses on is the impact on music these albums had. These albums for sure would be included if watchmojo made a top 50 list. The top 20 did have a larger impact on music.

      @I-JXSUS_-@I-JXSUS_-3 ай бұрын
    • HOW THE HELL WAS OK COMPUTER NOT IN THE WATCHMOJO LIST

      @Darcinator-music@Darcinator-musicАй бұрын
    • to pimp a butterfly?

      @parmeshhotman@parmeshhotmanАй бұрын
  • Personally I'd swap Led Zeppelin I with Led Zeppelin IV, Dark Side of the Moon with Wish You Were Here and swap Sgt Pepper's with either The White Album or Let It Be.

    @cjscrubs@cjscrubs4 ай бұрын
    • I was predicting they'd pick The White Album for Beatles and Led Zeppelin IV, too.

      @ZOSO900@ZOSO9004 ай бұрын
    • I thought Led Zeppelin IV might be the selection from them, (Led Zeppelin II is my personal fav) but the other two are not surprising.

      @mct18@mct184 ай бұрын
    • Would definitely swap white album for Sgt pepper’s. Abbey road, revolver are masterpieces too

      @michaelmorris1486@michaelmorris14864 ай бұрын
    • @@michaelmorris1486 The brilliance of Sgt Pepper wasn't just its content which was great but how far ahead it was. There are other Beatle albums I'd rather listen to but SP was the first of its kind by a long shot..

      @rtflone@rtflone4 ай бұрын
    • I can understand preferring the White Album but I just can't consider Let It Be a very good record.

      @mikenicholson7465@mikenicholson74654 күн бұрын
  • Michael Jackson's album will always rock on forever 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    @olivabuckhanon1228@olivabuckhanon12284 ай бұрын
    • No it won't. I grew up and now have superior taste in music. No black artists except for Prince. The others stink as does Michael Jackson

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • ​@@michelled8408 what is wrong with u

      @nickmacdonald5399@nickmacdonald53993 ай бұрын
    • @@nickmacdonald5399 I have taste..

      @michelled8408@michelled84083 ай бұрын
    • ​@@michelled8408your comment made zero sense you empty headed dumbass and thriller will rock on forever prince respected jackson for a reason 🤡 ✌️

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
    • @@michelled8408 Pretentious asf... booooo

      @zackzallie8735@zackzallie8735Ай бұрын
  • Eminem - The Slim Shady LP

    @marcusknowles1013@marcusknowles10134 ай бұрын
  • No one will ever beat Michael jacksons Thriller. He was and still is the greatest entertainers ever. Brilliant man.

    @spacejam8765@spacejam87654 ай бұрын
    • No he isn't. Prince is superior to that lame Michael Jackson.

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • And I think ”Off The Wall” is way better. Not as mainstream pop, more soulful.

      @Fibonacci64@Fibonacci644 ай бұрын
    • @@Fibonacci64 soul?. Yuck

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • Michael Jackson was and always will be a mutant, side show carnival freak PEDOPHILE! And IMO the person responsible for RUINING old school R and B! Glad he's in hell where he belongs!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • @@michelled8408 Nobody cares about Prince or the Beatles, any poll would overwhelmingly be Michael Jackson in a landslide.

      @user-hx9po6ft5j@user-hx9po6ft5j4 ай бұрын
  • A relatively conventional list, but I can't argue that all titles mentioned are worth being there. Additionally, this is very much a best POP (as in "popular" which includes rock, hip-hop, and country) albums of all time since there is no jazz or classical. I'd put John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and Charlie Parker's With Strings on a more comprehensive "Best Albums" list.

    @PenguinDust1969@PenguinDust19694 ай бұрын
  • Not sure how Born to Run does not make this list, but that seems to be a miss. Springsteen is possibly America's greatest songwriter and the stories spun in the Born to Run album reflect everything about what it means to be young, restless, and exploding with untapped potential and blind ambition.

    @garretterickson7319@garretterickson73194 ай бұрын
    • No

      @ryandavid1277@ryandavid12774 ай бұрын
    • The tenor sax solo from “Jungleland” proves that.

      @Jeremiah_Rivers76@Jeremiah_Rivers764 ай бұрын
    • The productivo on that álbum is horrible

      @victorlonitasports4196@victorlonitasports41964 ай бұрын
    • It could have replaced either RAP record

      @keithwalters841@keithwalters8414 ай бұрын
    • @@keithwalters841 downvote for you

      @ryandavid1277@ryandavid12774 ай бұрын
  • All worthy albums. Guns and Roses should be on the list Appetite for Destruction is an album for the ages.

    @paulwestenberger3710@paulwestenberger37104 ай бұрын
    • Either that one or use your illusion should be on here

      @Gremlinsfan40@Gremlinsfan404 ай бұрын
    • @@Gremlinsfan40 They missed the boat on this list, so Many should be there and most shouldnt. ALBUMS with no skips...

      @LuvOneAnother@LuvOneAnother14 күн бұрын
  • Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell should have made the list. Ridiculously underrated, this album has sold 14 million in the U.S. alone. That's three million more than Sgt. Pepper. Worldwide it has sold more than 43 million copies. And is considered the biggest selling debut album in UK history. It's also the fourth longest charting UK album behind: Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and Oasis' (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.

    @magusxxx@magusxxx4 ай бұрын
    • I agree with you 💯 👍

      @crazycatladyoftullamore5176@crazycatladyoftullamore51764 ай бұрын
    • fantastic voice

      @MXYZPTLK1234@MXYZPTLK12344 ай бұрын
  • I was born in 1960 so every one of these albums was the music I grew up with. Thanks for reminding me just how really awesome the music was then and is still discovered and loved by more generations to come. 🇦🇺👏❤️

    @crazycatladyoftullamore5176@crazycatladyoftullamore51764 ай бұрын
  • Songs in the key of life is my personal number one!

    @highwind1991@highwind19914 ай бұрын
  • Overall, excellent list. 70s the best decade for music the 1970s, started with the end of the beatles, 1977 on birth of punk and new wave. Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, David Bowie, The Eagles, ABBA, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, solo the Beatles soli projects, DISCO, like it or not, Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Queen

    @batgurrl@batgurrl4 ай бұрын
  • Marvin Gaye had wonderful music and his songs are so good to listen to

    @chelseacanales8763@chelseacanales87634 ай бұрын
    • No they aren't. He is an awful singer

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • @@michelled8408you must not know what amazing music sounds like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      @kung.fu.kellzz@kung.fu.kellzz4 ай бұрын
  • There is a reason why thriller was so great Not because of the voice of the legend Not because of the impactful music videos But because of the genius of making a album that has a different genre of a song From funk to rock.

    @robertrogers074@robertrogers0744 ай бұрын
    • Thriller is the album that more or less RUINED true R and B. Pop sucks! And Michael Jackson was a carnival side show freak PEDOPHILE!!!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • so true

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
  • Selena's album was a good choice here. Hard to overestimate what her record meant in the grand scheme of Latin American music. She was lost way too soon.

    @thegood9@thegood94 ай бұрын
    • Shocked it made it. Definitely an important part of music history.

      @garrett4575@garrett45753 ай бұрын
    • Who is Selena?

      @user-uk2hm4gx8u@user-uk2hm4gx8uКүн бұрын
  • There are some great albums that would have felt right at home on this list: - Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones (or a few other Stones albums) - Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West - Come On Over by Shania Twain - OK Computer by Radiohead - Ram by Paul McCartney

    @ead630@ead6304 ай бұрын
    • Yeah that Kanye album is his best

      @Historicutuber@Historicutuber4 ай бұрын
    • Or Graduation

      @thepaindriller@thepaindriller4 ай бұрын
    • Or college dropout

      @nickmacdonald5399@nickmacdonald53993 ай бұрын
    • Or late registration

      @DrJones1@DrJones111 күн бұрын
  • Enter the Wu had me in a chokehold in middle school 🔥

    @KCee984@KCee9844 ай бұрын
    • Best album OAT

      @user-do6kt8bi6i@user-do6kt8bi6i4 ай бұрын
  • I always loved Houses of the Holy and this was a great list.

    @darth_batman8190@darth_batman81904 ай бұрын
    • No Stones??

      @axxellein@axxellein4 ай бұрын
    • ​@@axxelleinSTONERS WERE AN AVERAGE BAND...

      @richprokop5155@richprokop5155Ай бұрын
  • You forgot to include Chicago 17. Peter Cetera's final album with Chicago. A stratospherically chart topping sendoff with nearly all of the songs being absolutely killer tracks. The MTV sensation "Stay the Night," Peter Cetera's filthiest bassline intro on "Only You," and we can't forget the worldwide chart topping "You're The Inspiration" and "Hard Habit to Break."

    @Davids_Hobbies@Davids_Hobbies4 ай бұрын
    • Chicago had the most success on the Billboard Charts I've heard, along with the Beach Boys of any American band. Lean towards their earlier stuff from their hard rock jazz albums such as Chicago II or their early move into pop such as the underrated Hard Streets but 17 was their best selling and hands down, best album of the '80s. Thought 19 was alright (not a fan of 18) and while Im more of a fan of Bobby Lamm and Terry Kath as vocalists, they weren't the same without Peter Cetera.

      @garrett4575@garrett45753 ай бұрын
  • Y’all are forgetting Boston debut album, fantastic album

    @EliThomas585@EliThomas5854 ай бұрын
  • There is no way thriller and dark side of the moon got beaten by The Beatles

    @whackedlearner3@whackedlearner34 ай бұрын
    • The Beatles being most overrated, are one list that they could be number one on.

      @LuvOneAnother@LuvOneAnother14 күн бұрын
  • I grew up in the 80s and Micheal Jackson, Debbie Gibson, Madonna were our favorite artists and still are. We LOVE Thriller! It is still one of our favorite albums ever. The MVs were great too! Still iconic to this day and is so timeless.

    @TrinhNguyen-sh4fj@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj4 ай бұрын
    • If that's STILL your favorite "music" are you SURE that you grew up?!?

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
  • Micheal Jackson was on a different level of music rest in peace to the goat 🐐

    @kenderrickjones@kenderrickjones4 ай бұрын
    • He didn't play ANY instruments. And I'm sure he didn't write his own songs either. (What pop "artist" does?) Plus he was a carnival side show freak PEDOPHILE!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • I get the GOAT part though. Just picturing that stone white carnival side show freak face of his DEFINITELY makes me think of a GOAT!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • ​@@user-sy5sy2np8rit would show him before he had lupus and vitligo your a disrespectful empty headed dumbass that wasn't raised right at all be a better person than that childish 🤡 ✌️

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
    • jackson is definitely a goat in music and showmanship but prince was another level compared any solo artist ✌️

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
  • Metallica’s Master of Puppets is arguably the definitive and quintessential thrash metal album.

    @michaelmonthey5974@michaelmonthey59744 ай бұрын
    • I agree I still own the cassette and play it when I'm playing games like Need For Speed and Halo. Leper Messiah makes me destroy everything in my path that song is like my fight anthem

      @mightymollyfan@mightymollyfan4 ай бұрын
  • Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” is still my most favorite.

    @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin72914 ай бұрын
  • RIP Micheal Jackson

    @Animeguy300@Animeguy3004 ай бұрын
    • Burn in hell, Micheal Jackson. You carnival side show freak PEDO!!!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
  • Wonderful list! Well done!

    @talltomboynyc@talltomboynyc4 ай бұрын
  • “AC⚡️DC” Back in Black is a monster album with killer tracks , that should be on any top 20 list !!!!

    @warrior64@warrior644 ай бұрын
    • No doubt it was great and AC/DC is a timeless band! In all honesty, it wasn’t moving,it hit charts, it was loved, but it wasn’t innovative.

      @I-JXSUS_-@I-JXSUS_-3 ай бұрын
  • I am so happy Selena is on here. Selena I miss you so much, you passed the year I was born but before I was born.

    @stephenjacewicz4594@stephenjacewicz45944 ай бұрын
  • Thriller alone outsold 43% of all 15 Beatles studio albums combined, not having it #1 is pure contrarianism and a joke.

    @user-hx9po6ft5j@user-hx9po6ft5j4 ай бұрын
    • Thank god it‘s not a list of most selling albums :) And as much as i love Thriller for what it has done to Pop-Music, in my opinion sgt. Pepper is the deserved number 1. At least for now. Maybe we will see a more influential Album in the future. But now Sgt. Pepper is a well deserved number 1 :) * Beatles have 13 studio Albums

      @richardvelten197@richardvelten1974 ай бұрын
  • There should've been an honorable mention for the album All Eyez on Me by 2Pac

    @sirwill619@sirwill6194 ай бұрын
  • Fun Fact about Selena Quintanillas song Dreaming of you. She recorded the song in ONE take while having Bronchitis. A singer taken too soon during her prime.

    @CactusJuiceTrip@CactusJuiceTrip4 ай бұрын
  • Really missing 'Exodus' by Bob Marley and The Wailers. Time magazine even named it best album of the 20th century.

    @romoc0p@romoc0p4 ай бұрын
  • 40 YEARS OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER! 😁👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

    @mr.decencykeepinitreal6348@mr.decencykeepinitreal63484 ай бұрын
    • 🤢🤮. He's a bad as Stevie wonder and Marvin Gaye.

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
    • 40 years TOO MANY!!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
    • @@user-sy5sy2np8r exactly. 1 month was enough of that crap

      @michelled8408@michelled84084 ай бұрын
  • List is incomplete without Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    @bradjohnson619@bradjohnson6194 ай бұрын
    • You are right. I can't remember the name of his song that was in the movie El Dorado

      @Reaperguy67@Reaperguy674 ай бұрын
    • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road deserves it for sure.

      @questocd174@questocd1744 ай бұрын
  • 20. A night at the Opera, Queen 19. Enter the Wu-Tang Clan, Wu-Tang Clan 18. Paranoid, Black Sabbath 17. Dreaming of you, Selena 16. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder 15. At Last, Etta James 14. Purple Rain, Prince 13. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie 12. London Calling, The Clash 11. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys 10. Ready to die, The Notorious B.I.G. 9. At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash 8. Blue, Joni Mitchell 7. Whats Going On, Marvin Gaye 6. Rumors, Fleetwood Mac 5. Nevermind, Nirvana 4. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin 3. Thriller, MJ 2. The Dark Side of the moon, Pink Floyd 1. Sgt Peppers, Beatles

    @guidoamorim@guidoamorim4 ай бұрын
  • I love "OK Computer" by Radiohead & "Joshua Tree" by U2.

    @ma53jg@ma53jg4 ай бұрын
  • I would've added Jagged Little Pill

    @musicchartsbillbaord@musicchartsbillbaord4 ай бұрын
  • dont stop me now was the very first rock song i ever heard. then i listened to a night at the opera (this is what led me to my favorite band Pink Floyd) . ive been hooked on classic rock ever since lol

    @alexanderbearup9709@alexanderbearup97094 ай бұрын
    • not a huge fan of this list ngl tho, so many rock albums left out that destroyed the charts. back in black, hysteria... list goes on

      @alexanderbearup9709@alexanderbearup97094 ай бұрын
  • Pet sounds will always be my favorite albulm 🐐 🔥

    @xavierquintero8111@xavierquintero81114 ай бұрын
  • Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory not on this list makes this whole list invalid. RIP Chester. Generational talent and artist.

    @marcuslytle1883@marcuslytle18834 ай бұрын
    • Definitely should have been on this list

      @badgrlz57@badgrlz574 ай бұрын
    • Ok

      @haroonpaul1997@haroonpaul19974 ай бұрын
    • There so many better records from around that time sorry to burst your bubble 😂 not taking away that it’s a good album but there’s way better out there

      @diamonddead8162@diamonddead81624 ай бұрын
    • @@diamonddead8162 There are. Not many of them were on this list.

      @purplepanther2771@purplepanther27714 ай бұрын
    • I thought the band was good, but Chester Bennington had a winey voice and his lyrics were generic "I'm so depressed" crap that I could have written in the 7th grade!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
  • This list should be 200 instead of 20... Wishing the WatchMojo cast and crew a Very Merry Christmas!!!

    @alankeith7866@alankeith78664 ай бұрын
    • If you want more albums the closest things you’ll get will be a top 100

      @LeonardoHeredia-hz7wx@LeonardoHeredia-hz7wx2 ай бұрын
  • I honestly believe Gun N Roses debut should have been on here too. I mean that album was loaded with classics.

    @FalconFire22@FalconFire224 ай бұрын
  • Never Mind the Bollocks, London Calling, Nevermind, What's Going On, and Johnny Cash American Hero IV. Motorhead's Ace of Spades always has a spot in my heart but KD Lang's Shadowland always puts me to bed with a smile, albeit with a certain degreee of natural chemical assistance.

    @joshuarizalforeman816@joshuarizalforeman8164 ай бұрын
  • My superior top 20 20 Toys in the Attic 19 Back in Black 18 Kind of Blue 17 Damn the Torpedoes 16 The Dark Side of the Moon 15 Let’s Dance 14 Let it Bleed 13 All Things Must Pass 12 The Joshua Tree 11 Purple Rain 10 Thriller 9 Nevermind 8 A Night at The Opera 7 Led Zeppelin iv 6 Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 5 Revolver 4 The White Album 3 Let It Be 2 Abbey Road 1 Rubber Soul

    @jaxonjaxoff3291@jaxonjaxoff32914 ай бұрын
    • Good taste, everyone has a different top Beatles Albums, for me it changes. I didn't buy Rubber Soul when I discovered them with the 1 album, but I've heard it a few year's later thanks to the internet and I feel it's their best cuz it's still popish like most of their fans loved, before they went more alternative which is what I liked more.

      @oasisbeyond@oasisbeyond4 ай бұрын
    • Much better list.

      @Mark-kt1vm@Mark-kt1vm4 ай бұрын
  • Question for anyone!! With the way music is released now. How hard do you think it wil be for modern music to break into this top 20?

    @sjogre7789@sjogre77894 ай бұрын
  • Hysteria from Def Leppard had around 6 number one songs! Madonna created so many amazing albums in the 80s and 90s. Depeche Mode did as well.

    @Salicat99@Salicat994 ай бұрын
    • Ray Of Light is my favorite Madonna album even though I grew out of listening to her music because I just like extremely heavy metal like Death Metal

      @mightymollyfan@mightymollyfan4 ай бұрын
    • Yeah, Hysteria is one of my favorite albums. Every single track on it is amazing, even the deeps cuts that nobody knows are on there.

      @caleblausen8895@caleblausen88954 ай бұрын
    • ​@@caleblausen8895so true that album is iconic for a reason

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
  • The fact that Queen The News of the World or Phil Collins No Jacket Required arent on here is a MASSIVELY missed opportunity

    @example2844@example28444 ай бұрын
  • Great list again! I would include: Synchronicity by The Police, Achtung Baby by U2, Chicago II' (1970), Genesis (1983), Van Halen (1978), .... many othes.

    @RebeccaEdwardsJamesEdwards@RebeccaEdwardsJamesEdwards4 ай бұрын
  • No rolling stones or bruce Springsteen is a slight to these great musician, sticky fingers and born to run are multi platinum sellers and these artists still sell out stadiums

    @phil4208@phil42084 ай бұрын
  • Watchmojo had a great opportunity to mention The Prophet's Song while talking about A Night At The Opera.

    @Theprophet3928@Theprophet39284 ай бұрын
    • Beware the Storm that gathers Near.

      @kevins90sc@kevins90sc4 ай бұрын
    • ​@@kevins90scListen to the wise man.

      @Theprophet3928@Theprophet39284 ай бұрын
    • ​@@kevins90scnot sure what you meant by that ✌️

      @MichaelSevilla97@MichaelSevilla972 ай бұрын
  • Surprised "Tapestry" wasn't there. Carole King had MAJOR influence.

    @sundoga4961@sundoga49614 ай бұрын
  • Would love to hear Anthony Fantano's thoughts on this list

    @jordanfrost25@jordanfrost254 ай бұрын
  • I'm starting this video, and if neither of Weezer's first two albums made it, y'all are dead to me

    @thomaslikesmusic@thomaslikesmusic4 ай бұрын
  • I still love Queen! Freddy Mercury was amazing!

    @janesoderstrom6069@janesoderstrom60694 ай бұрын
  • Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I remember back in the mid-1980s, everyone was talking about how good Michael Jackson's album "Thriller" was. 😁 Nearly everyone I knew had a poster of MJ and Bon Jovi posters in the room by the late 1980s. 🤣

    @BlenderStudy@BlenderStudy4 ай бұрын
  • Steely Dan - _Aja_ Van Morrison - _Tupelo Honey,_ _Moondance_

    @pipermccool@pipermccool4 ай бұрын
  • Do this but with specific genres!!

    @ashleynicole2546@ashleynicole25464 ай бұрын
  • Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory and ACDC's Back In Black should both be on this list somewhere.

    @laukc7085@laukc70854 ай бұрын
    • Couldn't agree more

      @XG-OFFICIAL-59@XG-OFFICIAL-594 ай бұрын
    • What about the highway to hell album

      @Gremlinsfan40@Gremlinsfan404 ай бұрын
    • Linkin Park were good and everything but there's many far better hard rock and metal albums that could've made the list: AC/DC, Metallica, Maiden, Van Halen, Deep Purple, NIN, Tool... Agree in ways as Hybrid Theory was a smash hit but LP to Metallica is like Kanye West to Wu-Tang.

      @garrett4575@garrett45753 ай бұрын
  • There are around 10+ unrealased tracks that didn't make the cut in the Thriller album. Even tho they'd be consider as demo they are almost if not fully completed songs. My favourite are "Hot Street" and "What a lovely way to go", "Chicago 1945"

    @spongebob6614@spongebob66144 ай бұрын
  • Back in Black belongs on this list!

    @Zebes14@Zebes144 ай бұрын
  • Pretty good list. You need another list though cause you missed Bjork Homogenic, Tupac All Eyez On Me ( the first rap double album. Cmon), Nas Ilmmatic, Beastie Boy Ill Communication, Beyonce Lemonade, Mary J Blige What’s the 411, Outcast Speaker Boxxx/The Love Below and there are few others. I realize there are a lot of hiphop albums in here. Maybe do a hiphop greatest albums🤔?

    @Dopecheetah@Dopecheetah4 ай бұрын
  • I have been a Watch Mojo sub for many years, so thank you for your terrific work! But here on this list, its obvious you all felt the need to toe the politically correct line vs the truth in numbers. This would be hard for me to do, so all due respect. I just cannot fathom that the other 2 biggest bands of all time besides The Beatles-U2 and The Rolling Stones, respectively-have not even one record on this list 😳🤔. How can Boston’s 1976 debut; The Police-Synchronicity; NWA-Straight Outta Compton; U2-The Joshua Tree (which outsold “Thriller”) should be an obvious one; or even The Weeknd-After Hours not be here in lieu of many of your list below #5 ?? But even still, THANK YOU all at Mojo for your great work!

    @landonandvinceryan9034@landonandvinceryan90344 ай бұрын
  • Some other fantastic albums include: The Joshua Tree - U2 TPAB - Kendrick Lamar Basically any album by Kanye West Discovery - Daft Punk Currents - Tame Impala Illmatic - Nas Me Against The World - 2pac The Doors - the Doors

    @NathanNotorious__@NathanNotorious__4 ай бұрын
    • Any Kanye? His first two, heartbreaks, but #1 for me would be Dark Fantasy. Absolute masterpiece

      @iAdden@iAdden4 ай бұрын
    • Basically any Kanye album is such a w statement

      @thepaindriller@thepaindriller4 ай бұрын
    • @@iAdden mainly his older stuff of course basically up until Ye but yeah MBDTF is definitely solid contender for goat Kanye album

      @NathanNotorious__@NathanNotorious__4 ай бұрын
  • What a fabulously eclectic mix of music! ❤ Love Led Zeppelin, particularly Kashmir. Would’ve loved to have seen Metallica on this list.

    @kristinweems9894@kristinweems98944 ай бұрын
  • HEY WATCHMOJO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU, SINCE I AM PERSONALLY TRYING TO EXPLORE THE MUSICAL WORLD(OF THE OLDER GENERATION AND THE NEW ONE AS WELL) I WOULD LOVE TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ME WITH THIS MASTERPIECE VIDEO CONSTISTING OF SOME REAL OLDIE MUSIC, I REQUEST YOU TO NEVER REMOVE THIS VIDEO FROM KZhead(EVEN BY MISTAKE) SINCE I AM PROBABLY GONNA GO THROUGH THIS VIDEO AGAIN AND LOOK OUT FOR THE FANTASTIC SONGS MENTIONED HERE AND SURELY GIMME A HEART IF U HAVE IT(SINCE I COMPLIMENTED SUCH LONG SPEECH FOR THIS VIDEO)

    @ROOPRAYRIMO@ROOPRAYRIMO4 ай бұрын
  • Dang! This list was spot on..🎉

    @amethyst5393@amethyst53934 ай бұрын
  • Has been said before my favorite is thriller I could sing the song surprisingly and enjoyed it can't tell you how many times I've listened to it on repeat. RIP the King of Pop MJ Michael Jackson.

    @sylasDC@sylasDC4 ай бұрын
  • Great list WatchMojo. Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa and MeatLoaf should be included.

    @JidionisthebiggestMenace@JidionisthebiggestMenace4 ай бұрын
  • The number of adverts in this video is a joke...

    @davidskidmore3816@davidskidmore38164 ай бұрын
  • Certainly thought RHCP's Californication would feature.

    @AshPrimeDCFC@AshPrimeDCFC4 ай бұрын
    • 😂

      @andreasheinrich2759@andreasheinrich27592 ай бұрын
  • To pimp a butterfly - Kendrick lamar

    @morganbarriere6733@morganbarriere67334 ай бұрын
  • A Night At The Opera is a masterpiece, one of the best albums ever, The Game is also brilliant

    @Queenfan-kh1bz@Queenfan-kh1bz4 ай бұрын
    • That album is pretty far from their best, I would pick any of their three first albums, maybe ”Sheer Heart Attack” on top.

      @Fibonacci64@Fibonacci644 ай бұрын
    • @@Fibonacci64 their first two albums well more the 1st album was just them finding their feet, they wouldn't have been as successful or well known if they'd stuck to the sound of their first couple of albums, they knew they had to change their sound to move with the times and they did, Seven Seas of Rhye and the album Sheer Heart Attack was the start of the Queen that everyone knows

      @Queenfan-kh1bz@Queenfan-kh1bz4 ай бұрын
    • But they became a band with terrible pop-songs. They were heavy and turned into cheese.@@Queenfan-kh1bz

      @Fibonacci64@Fibonacci644 ай бұрын
    • @@Fibonacci64 I think you've mistaken them for Elton John

      @Queenfan-kh1bz@Queenfan-kh1bz4 ай бұрын
  • Great list.

    @TheSithLord@TheSithLord4 ай бұрын
  • Thriller is the best selling album for a reason 😉

    @itsactuallytony5699@itsactuallytony56994 ай бұрын
    • Thriller has actually been swapping between # 1 and #2 for awhile with The Eagles Greatest hits for awhile haven’t check in a while but he had retook 1 last time I checked

      @mikecrawford1247@mikecrawford12474 ай бұрын
    • Yeah. Because a lot of people have TERRIBLE TASTE!!

      @user-sy5sy2np8r@user-sy5sy2np8r4 ай бұрын
  • According to American/English standards... 🙃🫠

    @Anfmethodjor@Anfmethodjor4 ай бұрын
  • A very diverse list of artists. I guess I'm not surprised that Elvis didn't make the list.

    @davidrennicke9852@davidrennicke98524 ай бұрын
    • Because Elvis had alot of Great SINGLES that was spread throughout his career. He never had a Great Album from top to bottom.

      @BUDOKAIultimate3@BUDOKAIultimate34 ай бұрын
  • Shania Twain's Come On Over (1997) should have absolutely made this list! It had 12 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, out sold every single competitor for decades and is the best-selling album by a female artist ever at over 42 million copies sold. Oh and on top of that, has a handful of the most iconic and well known pop tunes of the late 20th/early21st century.

    @rockablity_hound1716@rockablity_hound17164 ай бұрын
  • Thriller was the best Album and the song Thriller is my Fav.❤

    @cenyoolando9124@cenyoolando91244 ай бұрын
  • Great list. Regarding "A night at the opera", you forgot to mention Dr. Sir Brian May's underrated lead vocals for '39 and "good company".

    @celticpoet21@celticpoet214 ай бұрын
    • The Simple Year of the Volunteer.

      @kevins90sc@kevins90sc4 ай бұрын
  • I just scrolled to the top 5. Approved. 👍🏻

    @ARIXANDRE@ARIXANDRE4 ай бұрын
  • Ray of Light, Erotica and Like a Prayer by Madonna❤

    @RDrRD1989@RDrRD19894 ай бұрын
  • _Hotel California_ by the Eagles has several great songs, like the title track and “New Kid In Town.”

    @Jeremiah_Rivers76@Jeremiah_Rivers764 ай бұрын
  • Pink Floyd is my favorite band but their best album was Wish You Were Here, something about the track: Welcome to the Machine gets me everytime ;)

    @johnmijo@johnmijo4 ай бұрын
    • I'm a hip hop fan and Wish You Were here is my favourite album of all time

      @louis-nz8ce@louis-nz8ce3 ай бұрын
  • idk how I feel about MJ being at #1 and not #1 but I digress. Good list as always

    @BigJimGene@BigJimGene4 ай бұрын
  • If it was a top 30, I'd add: Appetite For Destruction - GnR Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden Illmatic - Nas Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones Ten - Pearl Jam Straight Outta Compton - NWA Born In The U.S.A - Springsteen Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem OK Computer - Radiohead Self Titled Debut - Van Halen Also I'd say Led Zeppelin 1, 2 and 4 are all interchangable. My favourite is 1 but the objectively best is probably 4

    @LudwigAndYoshi@LudwigAndYoshi29 күн бұрын
  • 11 Albums That Didn't Get a Mention (But Should Be On This Video): 1. Nas - Illmatic 2. Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell 3. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP 4. Metallica - Master of Puppets 5. 2Pac - Me Against The World 6. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 7. Fugees - The Score 8. Kanye West - Late Registration 9. Radiohead - OK Computer 10. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 11. Dr. Dre - The Chronic

    @kenterminateddq5311@kenterminateddq53114 ай бұрын
    • Ill raise your master of puppets for the black album

      @vickthashredder@vickthashredder4 ай бұрын
    • Kendrick good kid MAAD city

      @sergiojuan6135@sergiojuan61354 ай бұрын
    • @@sergiojuan6135 and to pimp a butterfly

      @user-zt9rd1wm2f@user-zt9rd1wm2f4 ай бұрын
    • I was pretty surprised to not see Master Of Puppets or Lauryn Hill on this list.

      @rolando7660@rolando76604 ай бұрын
    • Late Reg is good but if ur gonna out a Ye album it gonna have be College dropout, Grad, or MDTF

      @thepaindriller@thepaindriller4 ай бұрын
  • Solid list.

    @terencegarcia4193@terencegarcia41934 ай бұрын
  • I’d love to see All Eyes on Me or 2001 be on here but this list is solid #1 was always going to be this but every other one on this list has accomplished so much.

    @supermarroman9120@supermarroman91204 ай бұрын
  • So many fantastic songs! :D So hard to choose😁A Night at the Opera,Purple Rain,pure emotion and love,When the Doves Cry, Let's Go Crazy great too!😀At last,Another Brick in the Wall. I choose Thriller as the best album of all time. No doubt!

    @Gor85@Gor854 ай бұрын
  • The Miseducation of Lauren Hill

    @CozumelTy@CozumelTy4 ай бұрын
  • 5. Heart - LQ 4. Eminem - Eminem Show 3. Madonna - TB 2. MJ - Thriller 1. Beatles - Pepper

    @Amber_xo_133@Amber_xo_13319 күн бұрын
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