Rolling Stone 500

1. Marvin Gaye: What's Going On (1971, Tamla) [A-]
2. The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966, Capitol) [A+]
3. Joni Mitchell: Blue (1971, Reprise) [A-]
4. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life (1976, Motown) [A-]
5. The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969, Capitol) [B]
6. Nirvana: Nevermind (1991, DBC) [B+]
7. Fleetwood Mac: Rumours (1977, Reprise) [A]
8. Prince: Purple Rain (1984, Warner Bros) [A]
9. Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (1975, Columbia) [B]
10. Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998, Ruffhouse/Columbia) [B+]
11. The Beatles: Revolver (1966, Capitol) [A]
12. Michael Jackson: Thriller (1982, Epic) [A]
13. Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (1967, Atlantic) [A]
14. The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street (1972, Virgin) [A+]
15. Pubic Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988, Def Jam) [A+]
16. The Clash: London Calling (1979, Epic) [A+]
17. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010, Roc-A-Fella) [A]
18. Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited (1965, Columbia) [A]
19. Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp a Butterfly (2015, Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope) [A-]
20. Radiohead: Kid A (2000, Capitol) [B]
21. Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (1975, Columbia) [B+]
22. Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die (1994, Bad Boy) [B+]
23. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967, Verve) [A+]
24. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967, Capitol) [A]
25. Carole King: Tapestry (1971, Epic) [A-]
26. Patti Smith: Horses (1975, Arista) [A]
27. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ()
28. D'Angelo: Voodoo ()
29. The Beatles: The Beatles [White Album] ()
30. The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced (1967)
31. Miles Davis: Kind of Blue ()
32. Beyoncé: Lemonade ()
33. Amy Winehouse: Back to Black ()
34. Stevie Wonder: Innervisions ()
35. The Beatles: Rubber Soul ()
36. Michael Jackson: Off the Wall ()
37. Dr. Dre: The Chronic (1992, Death Row) [-]
38. Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde (1966)
39. Talking Heads: Remain in Light ()
40. David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars ()
41. The Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed ()
42. Radiohead: OK Computer ()
43. A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (1991)
44. Nas: Illmatic (1994)
45. Prince: Sign O' the Times (1987)
46. Paul Simon: Graceland ()
47. Ramones: Ramones (1976)
48. Bob Marley and the Wailers: Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers ()
49. OutKast: Aquemini ()
50. Jay-Z: The Blueprint ()
51. Chuck Berry: The Great Twenty-Eight ()
52. David Bowie: Station to Station ()
53. Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland ()
54. James Brown: Star Time ()
55. Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon ()
56. Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville ()
57. The Band: The Band (1969)
58. Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin [IV] ()
59. Stevie Wonder: Talking Book ()
60. Van Morrison: Astral Weeks ()
61. Eric B. and Rakim: Paid in Full ()
62. Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction (1987, Geffen) [B]
63. Steely Dan: Aja ()
64. OutKast: Stankonia ()
65. James Brown: Live at the Apollo ()
66. John Coltrane: A Love Supreme ()
67. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt ()
68. Kate Bush: Hounds of Love (1985)
69. Alanis Morisette: Jagged Little Pill (1995, Maverick) [-]
70. N.W.A.: Straight Outta Compton (1988, Priority) [B+]
71. Bob Marley and the Wailers: Exodus ()
72. Neil Young: Harvest (1972, Reprise) [B+]
73. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless ()
74. Kanye West: The College Dropout ()
75. Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul ()
76. Curtis Mayfield: Super Fly (1972, Curtom) [A-]
77. The Who: Who's Next ()
78. Elvis Presley: The Sun Sessions (1954-56, RCA) [A]
79. Frank Ocean: Blonde (2016, Boys Don't Cry) [B+(**)]
80. Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols ()
81. Beyoncé: Beyoncé (2013, Columbia) [B+(**)]
82. Sly & the Family Stone: There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)
83. Dusty Springfield: Dusty in Memphis ()
84. AC/DC: Back in Black (1980, Atco) [-]
85. John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band ()
86. The Doors: The Doors (1967)
87. Miles Davis: Bitches Brew ()
88. David Bowie: Hunky Dory (1971)
89. Erykah Badu: Baduizm (1997, Universal) [-]
90. Neil Young: After the Gold Rush ()
91. Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town ()
92. Jimi Hendrix: Axis: Bold as Love ()
93. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly (1997, Gold Mind) [B]
94. The Stooges: Fun House (1970, Elektra) [B+]
95. Drake: Take Care (2011, Universal Republic) [B-]
96. R.E.M.: Automatic for the People (1992, Warner Bros) [B+]
97. Metallica: Master of Puppets (1986, Elektra) [-]
98. Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998, Polygram) [A+]
99. Taylor Swift: Red (2012, Big Machine) [B+(***)]
100. The Band: Music From Big Pink (1968)
101. Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin ()
102. The Clash: The Clash ()
103. De La Soul: 3 Feet High and Rising ()
104. The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers ()
105. The Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East (1971, Polydor) [-]
106. Hole: Live Through This ()
107. Television: Marquee Moon ()
108. Fiona Apple: When the Pawn ()
109. Lou Reed: Transformer ()
110. Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark ()
111. Janet Jackson: Control (1986, A&M) [B+(*)]
112. Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973, MCA) [B]
113. The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (1986, Sire) [B+(**)]
114. The Strokes: Is This It (2001, RCA) [A-]
115. Kendrick Lamar: Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City ()
116. The Cure: Disintegration (1989, Elektra) [-]
117. Kanye West: Late Registration ()
118. Eagles: Hotel California (1976, Asylum) [B]
119. Sly & the Family Stone: Stand! ()
120. Van Morrison: Moondance ()
121. Elvis Costello: This Year's Model ()
122. Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral (1994, Interscope) [B+(*)]
123. Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II ()
124. U2: Achtung Baby (1991, Island) [B+(*)]
125. Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique ()
126. Mary J. Blige: My Life (1994, Uptown/MCA) [B]
127. Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
128. Queen: A Night at the Opera (1975, Hollywood) [C+]
129. Pink Floyd: The Wall ()
130. Prince: 1999 ()
131. Portishead: Dummy ()
132. Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits (1947-52, Polydor) [A]
133. Joni Mitchell: Hejira (1975, Asylum) [B]
134. The Fugees: The Score (1996, Ruffhouse) [B-]
135. U2: The Joshua Tree (1987, Island) [B]
136. Funkadelic: Maggot Brain ()
137. Adele: 21 (2010, XL) [B-]
138. Madonna: The Immaculate Collection ()
139. Black Sabbath: Paranoid (1970, Warner Bros) [B+]
140. Bob Marley and the Wailers: Catch a Fire ()
141. Pixies: Doolittle (1989, 4AD/Elektra) [B]
142. Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. ()
143. The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground (1969, Verve) [A+]
144. Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti ()
145. Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP ()
146. Blondie: Parallel Lines ()
147. Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994, Columbia) [C+]
148. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange ()
149. John Prine: John Prine ()
150. Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska ()
151. George Michael: Faith (1987)
152. Pretenders: Pretenders ()
153. PJ Harvey: Rid of Me ()
154. Aretha Franklin: Amazing Grace (1972, Atlantic) [-]
155. Jay-Z: The Black Album (2003, Roc-A-Fella) [A-]
156. The Replacements: Let It Be ()
157. Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory (1995, Epic) [B+]
158. Erykah Badu: Mama's Gun (2000, Universal) [A-]
159. The Police: Synchronicity ()
160. Pearl Jam: Ten (1991, Epic) [-]
161. Crosby, Stills & Nash: Crosby, Stills & Nash (1970, Atlantic) [B-]
162. Pulp: Different Class (1995)
163. Saturday Night Fever (1977, Polydor) [-]
164. Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison ()
165. R.E.M.: Murmur ()
166. Buddy Holly: 20 Golden Greats () [-]
167. Depeche Mode: Violator (1990, Sire) [B]
168. Steely Dan: Can't Buy a Thrill ()
169. Billy Joel: The Stranger (1977, Columbia) [-]
170. Cream: Disraeli Gears ()
171. Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation ()
172. Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970, Columbia) [-]
173. Nirvana: In Utero ()
174. Jimmy Cliff: The Harder They Come ()
175. Kendrick Lamar: Damn ()
176. Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet ()
177. Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story (1971, Mercury) [A]
178. Otis Redding: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965, Atco) [A+]
179. The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death (1997, Bad Boy) [B+]
180. Love: Forever Changes (1967)
181. Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home (1965)
182. James Taylor: Sweet Baby James (1970, Warner Bros) [-]
183. D'Angelo: Brown Sugar ()
184. Cyndi Lauper: She's So Unusual ()
185. The Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet ()
186. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991, Warner Bros) [B]
187. Ice Cube: Amerikkka's Most Wanted (1990, Priority) [-]
188. T. Rex: Electric Warrior (1971, Reprise) [B+(**)]
189. Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out ()
190. The Who: Tommy (1969, MCA) [A-]
191. Etta James: At Last (1961, Chess) [B+(***)]
192. The Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill (1986, Def Jam) [A-]
193. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy and the Poor Boys ()
194. Michael Jackson: Bad ()
195. Leoard Cohen: Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967, Columbia) [A]
196. Robyn: Body Talk ()
197. The Beatles: Meet the Beatles () [-]
198. The B52's: The B52's ()
199. Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted ()
200. Sade: Diamond Life (1984, Portrait) [-]
201. A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders (1993, Jive) [A-]
202. Björk: Homogenic (1997, Elektra) [B]
203. Nick Drake: Pink Moon (1972, Island) [B+(*)]
204. Kanye West: Graduation ()
205. Cat Stevens: Tea for the Tillerman (1971, A&M) [B+]
206. David Bowie: Low ()
207. Eagles: Eagles (1972, Asylum) [-]
208. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III ()
209. Run DMC: Raising Hell ()
210. Ray Charles: The Birth of Soul (1951-59 [1991], Rhino/Atlantic [3CD]) [A]
211. Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures ()
212. Nina Simone: Wild Is the Wind () [-]
213. Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel . . . ()
214. Tom Petty: Wildflowers (1994, Warner Bros) [-]
215. Grateful Dead: American Beauty (1970, Warner Bros) [B+]
216. Elliott Smith: Either/Or (1997, Kill Rock Stars) [B]
217. Oasis: Defiitely Maybe (1994, Epic) [B+(*)]
218. TLC: Crazysexycool (1994, La Face) [B+(**)]
219. Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (1995, Loud) [A-]
220. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Dêjà Vu (1970, Atlantic) [B-]
221. Rage Against the Machine: Rage Against the Machine (1992, Epic) [B+]
222. Madonna: Ray of Light (1998, Maverick) [B+]
223. John Lennon: Imagine ()
224. Dixie Chicks: Fly (1999, Monument) [B]
225. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001, Nonesuch) [A-]
226. Derek and the Dominos: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs ()
227. Little Richard: Here's Little Richard () [-]
228. De La Soul: De La Soul Is Dead (1991, Tommy Boy) [C+]
229. Patsy Cline: The Ultimate Collection ([2000], MCA) [-]
230. Rihanna: Anti ()
231. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes (1979, MCA) [B+]
232. John Coltrane: Giant Steps ()
233. Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (1991, Atlantic) [B]
234. Black Sabbath: Master of Reality (1971, Warner Bros) [-]
235. Metallica: Metallica (1991, Elektra) [-]
236. Daft Punk: Discovery (2001, Virgin) [B-]
237. Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger ()
238. Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express ()
239. Boogie Down Productions: Criminal Minded ()
240. Sam Cooke: Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 ([1985], RCA) [-]
241. Massive Attack: Blue Lines (1991, Virgin) [B+]
242. The Velvet Underground: Loaded (1970, Warner Bros) [A+]
243. The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle (1968) [A-]
244. Kanye West: 808s and Heartbreak ()
245. Cocteau Twins: Heaven or Las Vegas () [-]
246. LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out ()
247. Sade: Love Deluxe () [-]
248. Green Day: American Idiot (2004, Reprise) [B+(*)]
249. Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston (1985, Arista) [-]
250. Buzzcocks: Singles Going Steady (1979)
251. Elton John: Honky Chateau (1972, MCA) [B+]
252. Devo: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo (1978)
253. Pink Floyd: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn ()
254. Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters ()
255. Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ()
256. Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman ()
257. Dolly Parton: Coat of Many Colors (1971, RCA) [A-]
258. Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975, Asylum) [B-]
259. Janis Joplin: Pearl (1971, Columbia) [A-]
260. The Slits: Cut (1979, Antilles) [A-]
261. Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (1992, Capitol) [B]
262. New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies (1983, Qwest) [B+]
263. The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night (1964, Capitol) [A-]
264. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (1975, Capitol) [A]
265. Pavement: Wowee Zowee ()
266. The Beatles: Help! (1965, Capitol) [A+]
267. Minutemen: Double Nickels on the Dime ()
268. Randy Newman: Sail Away ()
269. Kanye West: Yeezus (2013)
270. Kacey Musgraves: Golden Hour ()
271. Mary J. Blige: Whats the 411 (1992, Uptown/MCA) [B+(**)]
272. The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat (1968, Verve) [A]
273. Gang of Four: Entertainment! ()
274. The Byrds: Sweetheart of the Rodeo ()
275. Curtis Mayfield: Curtis () [-]
276. Radiohead: The Bends (1995, Capitol) [B]
277. Alicia Keys: The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003, J) [B+(*)]
278. Led Zeppelin: Houses of the Holy ()
279. Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York (1994, DGC) [A-]
280. 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003, Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) [B]
281. Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson ()
282. Frank Sinatra: In the Wee Small Hours ()
283. Donna Summer: Bad Girls ()
284. Merle Haggard: Down Every Road (1962-94 [1996], Capitol) [B+]
285. Big Star: Third/Sister Lovers ()
286. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (1999, Warner Bros) [-]
287. The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man (1965, Columbia) [A-]
288. The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers ()
289. Björk: Post (1995, Elektra) [B]
290. OutKast: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003, Arista) [A-]
291. Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall (1999, Columbia) [-]
292. Van Halen: Van Halen (1978, Warner Bros) [C+]
293. The Breeders: Last Splash ()
294. Weezer: Weezer (Blue Album) (1996, DGC) [B]
295. Daft Punk: Random Access Memories (2013, Columbia) [B+(**)]
296. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (1979, Reprise) [A+]
297. Peter Gabriel: So (1986, Geffen) [A-]
298. Tom Petty: Full Moon Fever (1989, MCA) [B+]
299. B.B. King: Live at the Regal (1965, ABC) [A-]
300. Shania Twain: Come On Over (1997, Mercury) [B+]
301. New York Dolls: New York Dolls (1973, Mercury) [A]
302. Neil Young: Tonight's the Night (1975, Reprise) [A+]
303. ABBA: The Definitive Collection () [-]
304. Bill Withers: Just as I Am (1971, Columbia) [B+(***)]
305. Kiss: Alive! (1975, Casablanca) [-]
306. Al Green: I'm Still in Love With You (1972, Hi) [A+]
307. Sam Cooke: Portrait of a Legend (1951-64 [2003], Abcko) [A]
308. Eno: Here Come the Warm Jets (1973, EG) [A]
309. Joy Division: Closer (1980, Qwest) [A-]
310. Wire: Pink Flag ()
311. Neil Young: On the Beach ()
312. Solange: A Seat at the Table ()
313. PJ Harvey: Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea ()
314. Aaliyah: One in a Million (1996, Blackground) [-]
315. Rosalia: El Mal Querer (2018, Sony) [B]
316. The Who: The Who Sell Out (1967, Polydor) [B+]
317. Billie Holiday: Lady in Satin (1958, Columbia) [C]
318. Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope (1997, Virgin) [A-]
319. The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses (1989, Silvertone) [B+(*)]
320. X: Los Angeles (1980, Slash) [B]
321. Lana Del Rey: Norman Fucking Rockwell ()
322. Elvis Presley: From Elvis in Memphis (1969)
323. The Clash: Sandinista! ()
324. Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002, Capitol) [B+]
325. Jerry Lee Lewis: All Killer, No Filler (1956-80 [1993], Rhino) [A-]
326. Prince: Dirty Mind ()
327. The Who: Live at Leeds (1970, Polydor) [-]
328. Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires of the City (2013, XL) [A-]
329. DJ Shadow: Endrotroducing . . . ()
330. The Rolling Stones: Aftermath ()
331. Madonna: Like a Prayer ()
332. Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley (1956, RCA) [A+]
333. Bill Withers: Still Bill (1972, Columbia) [A]
334. Santana: Abraxas ()
335. Bob Dylan and the Band: The Basement Tapes (1967 [1975], Columbia) [A-]
336. Roxy Music: Avalon (1982, Reprise) [A]
337. Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding ()
338. Brian Eno: Another Green World ()
339. Janet Jackson: Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989)
340. Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (1993, Death Row) [B]
341. The Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream (1993, Virgin) [B]
342. The Beatles: Let It Be (1970, Capitol) [B]
343. Sly and the Family Stone: Greatest Hits ()
344. Toots & the Maytals: Funky Kingston ()
345. Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle ()
346. Arctic Monkeys: AM (2013, Domino) [B-]
347. GZA: Liquid Swords (1995, Geffen) [B+(***)]
348. Gillian Welch: Time (The Revelator) ()
349. MC5: Kick Out the Jams (1969, Elektra) [B+]
350. Stevie Wonder: Music of My Mind ()
351. Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure ()
352. Eminem: The Slim Shady LP ()
353. The Cars: The Cars ()
354. X-Ray Spex: Germfree Adolescents ()
355. Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath (1970, Warner Bros) [-]
356. Dr. John: Gris-Gris (1968) [B]
357. Tom Waits: Rain Dogs ()
358. Sonic Youth: Goo ()
359. Big Star: Radio City ()
360. Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove ()
361. My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade (2006, Reprise) [-]
362. Luther Vandross: Never Too Much (1981, Epic) [-]
363. Parliament: Mothership Connection ()
364. Talking Heads: More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
365. Madvillain: Madvillainy (2004, Stones Throw) [A-]
366. Aerosmith: Rocks (1976, Columbia) [B]
367. Drake: If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015, Cash Money/Motown) [B]
368. George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (1970, Capitol) [B]
369. Mobb Deep: The Infamous (1995, Loud) [B+(**)]
370. Lil Wayne: Tha Carter II (2005, Cash Money/Universal) [A-]
371. The Temptations: Anthology (1964-86 [1995], Motown) [A-]
372. Big Brother & the Holding Company: Cheap Thrills ()
373. Isaac Hayes: Hot Buttered Soul (1969, Stax) [B]
374. Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers (1936-37 [1998], Columbia/Legacy) [A-]
375. Green Day: Dookie (1994, Reprise) [B+]
376. Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998, Merge) [B+(**)]
377. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell (2003, Interscope) [B+]
378. Run DMC: Run DMC ()
379. Rush: Moving Pictures (1981, Mercury) [-]
380. Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um (1959, Columbia) [A+]
381. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (1973, MCA) [A]
382. Tame Impala: Currents (2015, Caroline) [B+(*)]
383. Massive Attack: Mezzanine (1998, Virgin) [B+]
384. The Kinks: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) [B+(***)]
385. Ramones: Rocket to Russia ()
386. J Dilla: Donuts (2006, Stones Throw) [B]
387. Radiohead: In Rainbows (2007, TBD) [A-]]
388. Aretha Franklin: Young, Gifted & Black (1971, Atlantic) [A-]
389. Mariah Carey: The Emancipation of Mimi (2005, Def Jam) [-]
390. Pixies: Surfer Rosa ()
391. Kelis: Kaleidoscope ()
392. Ike & Tina Turner: Proud Mary: The Best of Ike & Tina Turner (1991, EMI America) [A-]
393. Taylor Swift: 1989 ()
394. Diana Ross: Diana (1980, Motown) [-]
395. D'Angelo and the Vanguard: Black Messiah ()
396. Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything? ()
397. Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? ()
398. The Raincoats: The Raincoats (1979, Geffen) [B+]
399. Brian Wilson: Smile ()
400. The Go-Go's: Beauty and the Beat ()
401. Blondie: Blondie ()
402. Fela Kuti and Africa 70: Expensive Shit (1975) [B+]
403. Ghostface Killah: Supreme Clientele ()
404. Anita Baker: Rapture (1986, Elektra) [-]
405. Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era (1965-68 [1972], Sire) [A]
406. The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs ()
407. Neil Young With Crazy Horse: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969, Reprise) [A]
408. Motörhead: Ace of Spades (1980, Roadrunner) [B]
409. Grateful Dead: Workingman's Dead ()
410. The Beach Boys: Wild Honey ()
411. Bob Dylan: Love and Theft ()
412. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles: Going to a Go-Go (1965, Motown) [A-]
413. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory ()
414. Chic: Risqué (1979)
415. The Meters: Look-Ka Py Py (1969, Josie) [-]
416. The Roots: Things Fall Apart ()
417. Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come ()
418. Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms () [-]
419. Eric Church: Chief (2011, Capitol Nashville) [B+(**)]
420. Earth, Wind & Fire: That's the Way of the World (1975, Columbia) [B+]
421. M.I.A.: Arular ()
422. Marvin Gaye: Let's Get It On (1973, Tamla) [B+(***)]
423. Yo La Tengo: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One ()
424. Beck: Odelay (1996, DGC) [A+]
425. Paul Simon: Paul Simon ()
426. Lucinda Williams: Lucinda Williams ()
427. Al Green: Call Me ()
428. Hüsker Dü: New Day Rising ()
429. Four Tops: Reach Out () [-]
430. Elvis Costello: My Aim Is True ()
431. Los Lobos: How Will the Wolf Survive? ()
432. Usher: Confessions (2004, Arista) [-]
433. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver ()
434. Pavement: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain ()
435. Pet Shop Boys: Actually ()
436. 2Pac: All Eyez on Me (1996, Death Row) [B+(*)]
437. Primal Scream: Screamadelica (1991, Sire) [-]
438. Blur: Parklife (1994, Food/SBK) [B+]
439. James Brown: Sex Machine (1970, Polydor) [A]
440. Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner's Daughter (1971, MCA) [-]
441. Britney Spears: Blackout (2007, Jive) [B+(***)]
442. The Weeknd: Beauty Behind the Madness (2015, Republic) [B+(*)]
443. David Bowie: Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980, Virgin) [B+]
444. Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine (2005, Clean Slate/Epic) [B+(***)]
445. Yes: Close to the Edge (1972, Atlantic) [B-]
446. Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda (1971, Impulse!) [-]
447. Bad Bunny: X 100PRE (2018, Rimas Entertainment) [B+(*)]
448. Otis Redding: Dictionary of Soul (1966, Atco) [A]
449. The White Stripes: Elephant ()
450. Paul McCartney: RAM (1971) [B-]
451. Roberta Flack: First Take (1969, Atlantic) [-]
452. Diana Ross & the Supremes: Anthology (1961-76 [1995], Motown) [A-]
453. Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine (1989, TVT) [A-]
454. Can: Ege Bamyasi (1972) [B+]
455. Bo Diddley: Go Bo Diddley (1958, Chess) [A]
456. Al Green: Greatest Hits ()
457. Sinead O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got ()
458. Jason Isbell: Southeastern ()
459. Kid Cudi: Man on the Moon: The End of Days (2009, Universal Motown) [B+(***)]
460. Lorde: Melodrama ()
461. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago ()
462. The Flying Burrito Bros.: The Gilded Palace of Sin ()
463. Laura Nyro: Eli & the Thirteenth Conession (1968, Columbia) [B]
464. The Isley Brothers: 3+3 (1973, Epic) [A-]
465. King Sunny Adé: The Best of the Classic Years (1967-74 [2003], Shanachie) [A+]
466. The Beach Boys: The Beach Boys Today! (1965, Capitol) [B+(***)]
467. Maxwell: Blacksummers' Night (2009, Columbia) [B+(*)]
468. The Rolling Stones: Some Girls ()
469. Manu Chao: Clandestino ()
470. Juvenile: 400 Degreez () [-]
471. Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow (1967, RCA) [B+]
472. SZA: Ctrl (2017, Top Dawg/RCA) [B+(**)]
473. Daddy Yankee: Barrio Fino () [-]
474. Big Star: #1 Record ()
475. Sheryl Crow: Sheryl Crow (1996, A&M) [-]
476. Sparks: Kimono My House (1974, Island) [B]
477. Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' in the Moonlight (1951 [1959], Chess) [A+]
478. The Kinks: Something Else by the Kinks (1967) [B+(***)]
479. Selena: Amor Prohibido (1994, Capitol) [-]
480. Miranda Lambert: The Weight of These Wings ()
481. Belle and Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister ()
482. The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992, Atlantic) [B-]
483. Muddy Waters: The Anthology () [-]
484. Lady Gaga: Born This Way ()
485. Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974, Hannibal) [A-]
486. John Mayer: Continuum (2006, Aware/Columbia) [-]
487. Black Flag: Damaged (1981, SST) [-]
488. The Stooges: The Stooges (1969, Elektra) [A-]
489. Phil Spector: Back to Mono (1958-69 [1991], Abkco) [B]
490. Linda Ronstadt: Heart Like a Wheel (1974, Capitol) [A-]
491. Harry Styles: Fine Line (2019, Columbia) [C+]
492. Bonnie Raitt: Nick of Time (1989, Capitol) [B]
493. Marvin Gaye: Here, My Dear (1978, Motown) [A-]
494. Ronettes: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (1964, Philles) [B+(***)]
495. Boyz II Men: II (1994, Motown) [-]
496. Shakira: ¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones? (1998, Sony) [-]
497. The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (1986, Shanachie) [A]
498. Suicide: Suicide (1977, Red Star) [B]
499. Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan: Ask Rufus () [-]
500. Arcade Fire: Funeral (2004, XL) [B+]

On my first pass, I had heard 440 of 500 albums, so 88.0%. Of the top 240 albums, I had heard 226, so 90.0%.

For a possible ballot of my own, see here. (I wasn't invited, so no need to lock myself in, or even follow the rules.)