Rolling Stones top 500 Albums of All Time

BatchCookBabe · 06/02/2025 15:56

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 06/02/2025 15:45

I'm gonna try to listen to them all this year

Has anyone listened? Does the list, created in 2023, hold up for you?

I don't see how there can be a top 500 albums of all time, as it's all subjective. Everyone likes different things. EG, someone might have a particular Abba album as their favourite of all time, for others it may be a particular Motorhead album.

Like one album who loads of people seem to rave about is Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, but I think it's overrated. (And so are they...) I also dislike Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, yet some people think they're Gods.

I like some of the albums listed on the Rolling Stone list, but not all. It wouldn't be my list.

JohnTheRevelator · 06/02/2025 16:12

BatchCookBabe · 06/02/2025 15:56

I don't see how there can be a top 500 albums of all time, as it's all subjective. Everyone likes different things. EG, someone might have a particular Abba album as their favourite of all time, for others it may be a particular Motorhead album.

Like one album who loads of people seem to rave about is Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, but I think it's overrated. (And so are they...) I also dislike Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, yet some people think they're Gods.

I like some of the albums listed on the Rolling Stone list, but not all. It wouldn't be my list.

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Glad it's not just me that thinks 'Rumours' is vastly overrated! Ditto Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. Believe me,I have tried to have an open mind and understand what all the fuss was about,but I'm just not getting it! And to be honest,I think I'd be hard pushed to name 500 albums,never mind the top 500 of all time! At a rough estimate,I've probably listened to around 400 albums in my entire lifetime.

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/02/2025 11:25

JohnTheRevelator · 06/02/2025 16:12

Glad it's not just me that thinks 'Rumours' is vastly overrated! Ditto Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. Believe me,I have tried to have an open mind and understand what all the fuss was about,but I'm just not getting it! And to be honest,I think I'd be hard pushed to name 500 albums,never mind the top 500 of all time! At a rough estimate,I've probably listened to around 400 albums in my entire lifetime.

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400 albums is a lot of albums though!

I'm looking forward to trying out Bob Dylan and joni Mitchell 🤭

Also discovered Fiona apple a few years ago (decades late but I'm early 30s) after I watched The Affair, which she sings the theme tune to. Amazing

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 10/02/2025 11:27

So I'm going from 500 - 490.

Suicide by Suicide (self titled album) at no 498 surprised me, it's really good

Also discovered arcade fire which i think might be beloved

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JayboTheObscure · 07/04/2025 21:53

mumofoneAlonebutokay · 06/02/2025 15:45

I'm gonna try to listen to them all this year

Has anyone listened? Does the list, created in 2023, hold up for you?

Honestly, I know they've been together since the 1960s but I'm pretty sure they haven't made 500 albums.

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 07/04/2025 22:03

JayboTheObscure · 07/04/2025 21:53

Honestly, I know they've been together since the 1960s but I'm pretty sure they haven't made 500 albums.

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😭😭 omg that took me a second!

I'm still making my way through and getting distracted as I go

Going down to 475 now

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SwedishEdith · 07/04/2025 22:10

500 is too many! I've just had a quick look but can't see a simple list without the blurb. There will be a load I just know I would never listen to and feel no loss for not doing so - Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott, Taylor Swift.

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 07/04/2025 22:29

SwedishEdith · 07/04/2025 22:10

500 is too many! I've just had a quick look but can't see a simple list without the blurb. There will be a load I just know I would never listen to and feel no loss for not doing so - Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott, Taylor Swift.

It's very long 😄 and every album needs more than one listen imo

By the time I've finished, there'll be a new list

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moto748e · 16/04/2025 01:44

I just Googled the top ten, and I was surprised how 'old-fashioned' it seemed; it looked like what I would have expected thirty or forty years ago. And I certainly don't think My Dark Twisted Fantasy or Kendrick Lamar should be anywhere near a list of the best hip-hop under consideration.