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I adore rankings like the RYM Top albums of all time, but every music critic and online music rating community has it's own personality/biases that shape how albums are placed.

I've combined a ton of different sources to hopefully balance out the different ways a ranking can be biased.

This resulting ranking doesn't necessarily reflect what the "best" music is (that is subjective), but rather it reflects which albums are most likely to be consistently well-recieved in spite of any individual sources' tastes/biases.

My own ranking and opinion has no sway over this list. But you can see what I'd call my favorites here.

the music i've heard will have

Xeno's Aggregate Top Albums of All Time

Rank Artist Year Title Sources Score
401
 Minutemen 1984 Double Nickels on the Dime 4 73
402
 Cryptopsy 1996 None So Vile 3 73
403
 The Rolling Stones 1966 Aftermath 3 73
404
 Suicide 1977 Suicide 4 72
405
 Boogie Down Productions 1987 Criminal Minded 3 72
406
 Yo La Tengo 1997 I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One 4 72
407
 PJ Harvey 1993 Rid of Me 4 72
408
 The Beatles 1967 Magical Mystery Tour 3 72
409
 Red Hot Chili Peppers 1991 Blood Sugar Sex Magik 3 72
410
 MC5 1969 Kick Out the Jams 4 71
411
 Bright Eyes 2005 I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning 4 71
412
 Fugees (Refugee Camp) 1996 The Score 3 71
413
 Parliament 1975 Mothership Connection 4 71
414
 Big Brother & the Holding Company 1968 Cheap Thrills 4 70
415
 James Taylor 1970 Sweet Baby James 3 70
416
 Coldplay 2002 A Rush of Blood to the Head 4 70
417
 The Who 1970 Live at Leeds 5 70
418
 Arthur Verocai 1972 Arthur Verocai 3 70
419
 The Mothers of Invention 1968 We’re Only in It for the Money 3 69
420
 The Flaming Lips 2002 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 3 68
421
 The Police 1983 Synchronicity 3 68
422
 Fiona Apple 1996 Tidal 3 68
423
 The Slits 1979 Cut 3 68
424
 The B‐52’s 1979 The B‐52’s / Wild Planet 3 68
425
 Chic 1979 Risqué 3 68
426
 Big Thief 2022 Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You 3 67
427
 Rainbow 1976 Rising 3 67
428
 The Smiths 1985 Meat Is Murder 3 67
429
 Gram Parsons 1974 Grievous Angel 3 67
430
 Peter Gabriel 1986 So 3 67
431
 Bruce Springsteen 1980 The River 3 66
432
 Gil Scott‐Heron 1971 Pieces of a Man 3 66
433
 Genesis 1974 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 3 65
434
 Radiohead 2001 Amnesiac 3 65
435
 Dissection 1995 Storm of the Light’s Bane 3 65
436
 Snoop Doggy Dogg 1993 Doggystyle 4 65
437
 Sweet Trip 2009 You Will Never Know Why 3 65
438
 Prince and The Revolution 1980 Dirty Mind 4 65
439
 The Who 1967 The Who Sell Out 3 65
440
 Sleater‐Kinney 1997 Dig Me Out 3 65
441
 Björk 2015 Vulnicura 3 64
442
 Creedence Clearwater Revival 1969 Willy and the Poor Boys 3 64
443
 Grateful Dead 1970 American Beauty 3 64
444
 B.B. King 1965 Live at the Regal 3 63
445
 Charles Mingus 1972 Let My Children Hear Music 3 63
446
 Aphex Twin 1994 Selected Ambient Works, Volume II 3 63
447
 The Byrds 1965 Mr. Tambourine Man 3 63
448
 Elvis Presley 1969 From Elvis in Memphis 3 63
449
 Jefferson Airplane 1967 Surrealistic Pillow 3 63
450
 Mastodon 2009 Crack the Skye 3 63
451
 Bob Dylan 1967 John Wesley Harding 4 62
452
 Fleet Foxes 2011 Helplessness Blues 4 62
453
 Willie Nelson 1975 Red Headed Stranger 3 62
454
 The Doors 1971 L.A. Woman 3 62
455
 Carly Rae Jepsen 2015 E•MO•TION 3 62
456
 The Doors 1967 Strange Days 3 61
457
 Green Day 2004 American Idiot 3 61
458
 Broken Social Scene 2002 You Forgot It in People 3 61
459
 Beck 2002 Sea Change 3 61
460
 Lou Reed 1973 Berlin 3 60
461
 Prince and The Revolution 1982 1999 4 60
462
 Tracy Chapman 1988 Tracy Chapman 3 60
463
 Van Halen 1978 Van Halen 3 60
464
 Jethro Tull 1971 Aqualung 3 60
465
 Soda Stereo 1992 Dynamo 3 60
466
 Travis Scott 2015 Rodeo 3 60
467
 The Stooges 1969 The Stooges 3 60
468
 George Michael 1987 Faith 3 60
469
 Sam Cooke 1985 Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 4 60
470
 Janet Jackson 1997 The Velvet Rope 4 60
471
 Mary J. Blige 1994 My Life 3 60
472
 Ramones 1977 Rocket to Russia 3 59
473
 Etta James 1960 At Last! 3 59
474
 Madonna 1989 Like a Prayer 3 59
475
 Robert Wyatt 1974 Rock Bottom 3 59
476
 Ween 2003 Quebec 3 59
477
 TLC 1994 CrazySexyCool 3 58
478
 Cameron Winter 2024 Heavy Metal 3 58
479
 Randy Newman 1972 Sail Away 3 58
480
 Black Flag 1981 Damaged 4 57
481
 Cat Stevens 1970 Tea for the Tillerman 3 57
482
 Big Star 1974 Radio City 4 57
483
 Arctic Monkeys 2013 AM 3 57
484
 Neu! 1975 Neu! ’75 3 57
485
 Chet Baker 1954 Chet Baker Sings 3 56
486
 Aerosmith 1976 Rocks 3 56
487
 Todd Rundgren 1972 Something/Anything? 3 56
488
 Bob Dylan 1975 The Basement Tapes 3 56
489
 John Prine 1971 John Prine 3 55
490
 Sun Kil Moon 2003 Ghosts of the Great Highway 3 55
491
 Cyndi Lauper 1983 She’s So Unusual 3 55
492
 Aphex Twin 2001 Drukqs 3 55
493
 Deafheaven 2013 Sunbather 3 55
494
 X 1980 Los Angeles 3 55
495
 Vampire Weekend 2007 Vampire Weekend 3 54
496
 KISS 1975 Alive! 3 54
497
 Genesis 1972 Foxtrot 3 54
498
 Clipse 2006 Hell Hath No Fury 3 54
499
 Stereolab 1997 Dots and Loops 4 54
500
 The Notorious B.I.G. 1997 Life After Death 3 54