Apple Music 100 Best Albums List Reaction!

[@thissonicobsession]

How is Sgt. Pepper not even on that list? There is no record in my lifetime that had the cultural or musical impact of that album when it came out in 1967. You couldn’t move without hearing it and it was hugely influential. Ridiculous list, but aren’t they all?

[@realmackle]

pet sounds was on there, which you could make a case influenced sgt. peppers quite a bit. Still a crazy omission for taylor's redo of a sellout album

[@njwtube]

Apple fell out with the Beatles big time

[@jeffbebe5085]

You said it perfect .. "There is no record in 'MY' lifetime (you said) that had the cultural or musical impact of that album when it came out in 1967" .. well .. not me. I never was a fan of the Beatles so its just your opinion. Sgt Pepper was a very over hyped mess to ME. I loved street American R-n-R (still do) not whatever that album was. All in all its just an opinion.

[@fugginbazza]

But that was 1967. It's 2024 now - the people voting on this list weren't around to be impacted by Sgt Pepper in the same way. Taylor Swift connects better with people in their teens now than Paul McCartney singing about being 64 or a frankly pretty dull Indian inspired Harrison number. I'm a Beatles fan and really like Sgt Pepper but it's not great in parts and over half a century later it's easy to understand people not being won over by it purely on musical preference.

[@Flagan-CH]

@@jeffbebe5085 The point being that we're still talking about Sgt Pepper 50 years after it was released

[@colinkulowcreative]

I can tell you definitively that “Dark Side of the Moon” is better than “1989”.

[@agit-prop8193]

DSOTM not being in the Top 10 alone invalidates the list IMO. Just a stunt. These lists are meaningless.

[@AB-80X]

@@agit-prop8193 It's a great album, and I say this as a guitar player and musician. But I can understand why it is not in a top 10. It was influential for a group, not for all. That music is not for all. The problem with this list is not that TDSOTM is not in top 10, the problem is that it is beaten by so much crap - and where the hell is The Wall anyway?

[@TheLifeandSadEnding]

I'm 68, can you imagine what I think of this list? Anyway you did a good job on this video, and welcome to the 100,000 sub club. I too am a member.

[@fugginbazza]

You probably think the same as a 68 year old would have sounded like if a similar list was made 50 years ago.

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

You were thinking “not enough hip hop”. Don’t freak out that I read your mind, I’m a mentalist.

[@abbieandus]

I mean no Black Sabbath, Van Halen, The Police, Iron Maiden, Queen, The Doors, Rush, etc. But we have Billie Eilish. Not a list for me.

[@robertburke9408]

I know, right? Billy Eilish should be nowhere near any “Best of List”, nevermind higher than Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, and Miles Davis.

[@jkerick1977]

I mean, I see Billie and her brother's talent, but this list is all wrong, and your suggestions are right!

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Billie who?! 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@rupertpupkin5265]

@@DavidMander-rs4uk the round gothic girl that hates men

[@colmd7680]

Billie's is a very fine album.

[@chadmicheil7315]

Your silence after Led Zeppelin II said everything that needed to be said

[@GarrettWorcester]

The crickets and the stare after Drake's Take Care made me laugh/snort!

[@Musicmaneuvers]

Led zeppelin 2 isn't even top 5 led zeppelin for me

[@lennythegumpsummers8889]

​@Musicmaneuvers it's amazing but I think 1 is better due to having Black Mountain Side,Communication breakdown,D&C and Babe I'm going to leave you I'm going through their whole discog right now. So I'll rank them when I'm done

[@Mule4ever123]

4 is probably the most influential. Was it even on the list?

[@thomasharding2015]

You should give us your top 100

[@ronreynolds1610]

...it would be great if everyone could put out their top 100 and a list compiled from it , too many factors to really consider though

[@zebratroopfan6695]

It would be interesting. I know my list would cause howls of laughter by some but it’s my list. It would be full of Steely Dan, Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Rush, Michael Jackson, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Foreigner, Paul Simon, U2, Van Halen, Journey, Eagles, Doobie Brothers and some Taylor Swift among others.

[@keithparker1346]

Nothing wrong with those.you like what you like​@@zebratroopfan6695

[@dylankurtz8423]

Very big names. Some other greats are Radiohead, Smiths, Queens Of The Stone Age, Paramore, Deftones, Sonic Youth, Charli XCX, Blink, Green Day, Sum, Flaming Lips, Slowdive, TOOL, Kim Gordon, Justice. Besides Radiohead I don't think any of these awesome Artists made the list​@@zebratroopfan6695

[@noblesavage23]

I wouldn't take an "album rating" from a tech company too seriously.

[@jeffbebe5085]

Whom then. You ... its an opinion. They are allowed to give their opinions the same way the drugged up, drugged out Rolling Stone Mag or Cream Mag etc.... they all done many times in the past. Its all just opinions and anyone is allowed to give it even if we do not agree.

[@luke-kz2mv]

it isn't tim cook deciding... its a collection of different artists votes

[@NoCoverCharge]

I wouldn’t take anything from a tech company seriously they have pink haired communist girls working there … and that’s the dudes

[@MaterLacrymarum]

@@jeffbebe5085 Corporations don't have opinions. They have stuff to sell you. That's it.

[@Groover71]

@@MaterLacrymarumit’s not the corporation making the list you nunce. It’s a music streaming service. A very large one that has actual important people in music working for it.

[@tedwatson1743]

Extreme recency bias.....I feel about 1/3 of this list will fade away in a few years. Almost no hard rock or metal--you can tell what the average age of the people that did the list probably is. Sgt. Pepper not even making the list is criminal.

[@fugginbazza]

It's not criminal. People are allowed to be young and not into the same music as their grandparents. Amazing how many people on here sound exactly like the old people who bemoaned the likes of The Beatles, Rolling Stones or The Who during the 60's.

[@allthingsclassicrock]

My exact thought as well.

[@Groover71]

You can also tell the ages of most who are fake outraged by it.

[@anthonychrisbradley]

Tbh most of these lists have the opposite of recency bias, so I see why they tried to include some more modern albums. But some of the specific choices are just…not good lol😊

[@rega5888]

Why the hell hard rock or metal have to be on this list?

[@SHAKED0WN.]

Hate these lists. Love your channel 👍

[@PeterMartinPhoto]

This was a fascinating list....thanks for presenting it. I'm 67 and grew up listening to Yes, Genesis, King Crimson and Pink Floyd on Rotel turntables powered by Pioneer amps in dark smoke filled basements in a beer fog. For someone of my generation, I wonder...where is Court Of The Crimson King?...Selling England By The Pound?....Close To The Edge...? But answer is simple. Most 20 or 30 year old's have either never heard of these bands....or may be familiar with some of the music because Dad still has a few dust covered albums under his 40 year old wedding photos. In 40 years the same will be said of Taylor Swift and Harry Styles who may or may not make a top 100 list in 2065. Change and transition. But the best part of this list was exposing me to a lot of music I've either never heard of....or never explored. Time to discover!

[@colmd7680]

Great post. No top 100 is gonna be perfect and people will always disagree. For me it should be there to debate and used to discover albums you haven't tried

[@Darrylizer1]

You'll find it a pretty mixed bag, but your attitude is a good one.

[@Groover71]

I appreciate your open mindedness. Wish there were more like you.

[@Trim_Brakes_06]

I think you'd really enjoy Radiohead. There's also a lot of great bands coming out of the UK right now. Black Country, New Road and Black Midi are two of my favorites. There's plenty of great music still being made. A lot of it just isn't mainstream.

[@colmd7680]

@@Trim_Brakes_06 have to throw in The Smile's two albums in as well. Why not !!

[@davepounds8924]

People will always disagree on lists like this but Lauren Hill record at No 1 ??? Over all those other marvelous records??? Idiots

[@richard8417]

The diversity choice ✅

[@davepounds8924]

@@richard8417 I guess so It’s a good record but I don’t think it’s a No1 record over all those other albums Over Marvin Gaye??? Aretha Franklin? That’s pretty diverse

[@richard8417]

@@davepounds8924 sure it’s good, but not that good.

[@davepounds8924]

@@richard8417 I totally agree My point was it’s a good album but doesn’t deserve to be as high or I wouldn’t even have it in the top 100

[@stevemalek2970]

Lauren Hill's album is very good and I like it a lot, but I don't think it would even make my top 40.

[@biffboffo]

Just some dumb clickbait by Apple.

[@rupertpupkin5265]

The left are mostly made up of fools so it all checks out 😂

[@haydenwalton2766]

what do you expect from cult members ?

[@rupertpupkin5265]

Fuck the left

[@jeffbebe5085]

It worked ...................... here you are.

[@jeffbebe5085]

@@haydenwalton2766 Your here. I guess it worked.

[@OrangeandBlueBloodBrett]

I Swift-ly disregard this list. I really respect the way you made it through with an almost straight face.🤘

[@gtb327]

Eric B and Rakim Paid In Full should be on this list.

[@bklyncrook]

I would also add The Great Adventure of Slick Rick.

[@almightylambo9540]

@@bklyncrook GAOSL is nice but not top 100 all genre albums imo

[@tommyehlers]

Ride the Lightning still #1 Metallica album for me, no disrespect to Master of Puppets, also a great record.

[@localnut1]

Thanks!

[@ab3000x]

Drake above "Paul's Boutique" is a dead giveaway that the people making the list are clueless. Dark Side of the Moon at #28 but "1989" by T.S. at #18. Really? Really? Like I've been saying for years: these are popularity lists and they are not based on talent.

[@jayss5392]

Excellent video as always. Apple's List

[@UntitledKirk]

I just realized there's no Black Sabbath. What the hell????????????

[@jebusgod]

as soon as I saw something called Solange on the list I laughed and didn't bother looking any further

[@dewey70]

It was fun watching you trying not to lose your mind over some of this lol. But yeah would like to see YOUR 100. Was surprised no more Prince than that.

[@realmackle]

Some of these were head scratchers, some of these were recency bias, almost all of them were wrong. Also imo ranking music from different years, artists, and genres is a fruitless endeavor. There is no inherent metric for how good an artist is so this list just seemed unnessecary. Always nice to see another video from you Dillon! Loved your opinions.

[@ImAJimCornetteGuy]

This is a terrible list.

[@strangiatorush1624]

Everytime you pause and say, ‘whatever’ I feel for you man, I do. Thanks for sharing.

[@noblerecords]

I tried to have an open mind, but yeah it’s bad 🤣

[@strangiatorush1624]

@@noblerecords 😂

[@Vinylnewbie]

Dillon love to see your top 100. You have introduced me to so many great albums through your videos. Please and Thanks

[@djvinylvertigo]

Dude, your face when you said "Drake"! 🤣🤣🤣 I agree!!!!

[@vincenta1513]

Hey big hip hop/classic rock fan here. To make sense of why hip hop was hugely represented on Apple's list, I believe it is because 1. It's the biggest genre right now besides pop and thus the influence of those classic 90s records is felt much greater than ever before, especially considering its influence on the sound of house and modern pop music and 2. Hip hop is becoming a senior genre as seen with its 50th anniversary recently and thus because of its long lasting popularity the genre is undergoing critical re-evaluation like classic Jazz and rock records back in the 70s and the 90s

[@axe2grind244]

Supreme Clientele by Ghostface blows any rap album on this list away.

[@pauamonekai239]

It’s kind of a niche record. To a non hip hop fan it would be hard to digest. Like for me Murda Muzik is a better album than Lauren’s

[@pauamonekai239]

Lauryn sorry auto correct

[@dantesummers4048]

The only comment in this dumpster fire of a comment section that makes sense.

[@gx1tar1er]

i think the next genre after hip-hop is electronic music (despite it's been around longer) and maybe more pop music.

[@horologyofcosmos4593]

No Queen? No Doors?

[@noahm15]

no Rush either

[@jackiepuppet9289]

Consider the woke factor

[@instantparty8856]

Nothing from The Who..., and a 100 other artists. Stupid ignorant list that means zilch to real music fans!

[@dawsonsouza8833]

I’m surprised a night a t the opera didn’t appear

[@jeffbebe5085]

Over hype .. not that great. Especially the Doors. Come on .. over hype. Queen. NAH .. all in all in all personal opinion.

[@Gauparte]

I'm shocked that there is no Elvis and Queen.

[@colmd7680]

Only A Night At the Opera would be in the running ( though many love Queen II). Their albums were mostly patchy. Elvis was never really an albums artist though Elvis Presley (1956) I would rate highly

[@marco69tits]

@@colmd7680 Patchy!!!!Jesus Christ on a bike!Only the Beatles could rival their output.

[@Guitaural.]

The list was probably compiled by a 25 year old hip hopper with very little knowledge of music - I guess we shouldn't be surprised ; )

[@colmd7680]

@Guitaural. I doubt 25 year old hip hop fans listen to Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Steely Dan. More like something Rolling Stone mag would put together but self conscious that they are licking the boots of 60s and 70s a tad too much!

[@Guitaural.]

@@colmd7680 I doubt that they even listened to the Rock or Jazz they included. Just trying to give the illusion of balance. They probably checked some 'trending' list for those selections...lol.

[@shimtest]

Rolling Stone: "Here's another insane top 100 list" Apple: "hold my beer..."

[@thepaulhenderson]

No matter what they say, what you have to understand is this list is based on downloads. It's what they do. The fact that any pre-iTunes music is on the list is a testament to their timelessness. As for me, I've been a huge music fan for over 50 years, spend hundreds per month on records, but can I can literally count on both hands the number of times I've paid to download anything. In fact, I've made far more money from songs I've written (that are on iTunes) than I've ever spent on iTunes. So this list has NOTHING to do with taste, importance, or influence. So the idea of comparing Beatles to Beatles, or Zeppelin to other Zeppelin albums on this list is a big stupid waste of time. Sure, they've pretended the list is based on "expert" opinions, but it's counterintuitive to think a downloads only "record company" would use some other criteria.

[@thepaulhenderson]

I should mention, I've bought hundreds of $5 movies on iTunes, but again, I don't download music

[@spacedvest]

If you read their intro, they say this isn't based on downloads. They call it an "editorial list". However, of course they have links to all the songs for listening, so some bias I am sure still exists.

[@thepaulhenderson]

@@spacedvest Yes, thanks for rewording exactly what I said. :)

[@Aypher]

@@thepaulhendersondon’t wanna be the bearer of bad news but iTunes doesn’t exist anymore buddy

[@thepaulhenderson]

@@Aypher well don't tell them because there's an hour left on the movie I'm watching right now...

[@zappa1971]

Just glad that Paul's Boutique got a spot. Bought the 8 panel gatefold the day it came out and still have it. Incredible record. How did Sgt. Pepper not make it?

[@richardsappington1658]

No Clapton?? Floyd, Zep not in the top 10??? I would have thought Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison or At San Quentin would have been somewhere on the list. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out, who doesn't know Take Five? I do agree that blues needs to be on the list... without it, we might have had opera in Casey Kasem's Top 40 Countdown! Where was Ray Charles? oh well, enough of my ramblings.... Love the channel!

[@kenayers9728]

Is this based on downloads? Where did this data come from?

[@MYSTERYDISCS]

No Forever Changes?

[@engelschmidl2907]

Yes!

[@thenewapelles6448]

I'm amazed Queen's A Night at the Opera wasn't on this list, especially given how popular the band is to this day

[@indieguy81]

You have to see it for what it is. It's a list that was specifically curated for a younger demographic, with a handful of old trusty classics that are well-known by practically everyone. I have no idea who created this list, but it gives me the impression they were trying to meet certain genre quotas. Like, we need this many hip-hop albums, this many pop albums, this many rock albums, etc. I don't think they took the ranking very seriously because having the Arctic Monkeys above VU & Nico is a musical war crime. Everyone involved in that list has to know how ridiculous that is.

[@TheGooGaming]

I’ll mention it because others won’t but: Reign In Blood, maybe on the 75-100 area but no doubt must be there as the flagpole metal record.

[@tanukiboy2972]

No Grateful Dead? No Yes? No Genesis? No Thelonious Monk? No Eric Clapton? Wow.

[@sieteocho]

I'm pretty glad that jazz wasn't considered on this list (other than the obligatory Miles and Coltrane). I don't like my favourite music tainted by association for this list.

[@CFCMahomet]

The list was titled “greatest of all time” and yet quite a few albums don’t have any time in them at all.

[@ACT8113]

>Downward Spiral only #74? Heresy!

[@tommyehlers]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@You_Do_Have_The_Power_33]

I see what you did there. You did that with teeth… I would normally pick up TDS on vinyl, but for my best mental health it’s just something I can never have.. unless I make it a pilgrimage to eventually pick it up..

[@brunohebert1351]

@@You_Do_Have_The_Power_33 if you ever have the chance to listen to the SACD in 5.1 you're in for a trip hum treat (well both) ;-)

[@KneeAches]

I appreciated listening to you, as I have so little knowledge of the hip hop LPs. I may give a couple a listen based on what you said (I know Lamar and Public Enemy). I have to say where is Who’s Next? This list leaves me cold. Just as Rolling Stones list did. I did like seeing Led Z ll and Highway 61 vs IV and Blonde on Blonde…..you seem to not like Born to Run but….my gosh that represents the mid 70s so well. I could go on and on…..

[@colevosburyofficial]

I agree with your thoughts at the end, and it seems like they made a list that "pleases everyone" but begs more questions than it answered, and for what purpose? Lists like these strike me as being for the uninitiated. People who are unfamiliar with the depth and breadth of music history. Also George Michael's Listen Without Prejudice is an incredible album. Happy to see it listed.

[@KneeAches]

Sort of feeling: make a rock list and a hip hop list. Different genres. Hard to compare.

[@lcpharm]

I appreciate you talking about what qualifies for these lists. What criteria did Apple use? Most played?

[@janoskis2725]

So, it's the 100 best albums from North America and Britain, right? The rest of the entire world was represented by Bad Bunny and AC/DC? I always look at "Best of x" lists as opportunities to learn about albums and artists I don't know. There is no point in arguing over what should or should not be included, fun as it may be for some people. Having said all that, the overrepresentation of hip-hop but no funk at all was really hilarious. Also, Dillon, I hope your Taylor Swift / Barbra Streisand parallel is going to be food for thought for folks. Although I'd probably swap out TayTay with Beyonce there. A great singer and a very powerful business person who can work with the best and demand the best from everyone around them.

[@joshualee8448]

I really appreciate the way you tried to be fair on this and acknowledged that objective lists are dumb when music (and art in general) is subjective. I will say that every hot take you had was right on point for me as a man born in the middle of the country in 1980. I’d love to hear your personal top 100

[@sspbrazil]

Wild that there was no Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel “So” and the earliest albums were the two jazz albums.

[@stevengornall934]

"So" definately deserved to make it

[@zigzagwanderer3585]

I had a lot of fun watching this video. Your reactions...always respectful...but man, some of them were really priceless 😂🤟

[@arzabael]

Perfect kind of vid dude, and pretty much agree on all fronts, ac/dc also sparked my interest in rock n roll. 7th grade late bloomer

[@VinylLatte]

New generation comes in, our classics get moved down. Circle of life brother. 😊

[@noblerecords]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nashf5925]

ok so maybe more the commercial hits rather than the obscure ones. But you can't doubt these acts and their influence over the decades, sadly missing - Elvis, Queen, The Doors, Rush, Joy Division, The Pixies, ELO, Iggy Pop, The Jam, Split Enz, Tom Petty, Chris Issak, Depeche Mode, Ryuichi Sakammoto, Eurythmics, Roxy Music, The The, The Pretenders, Kool & The Gang, The Supremes, Boney M, Genesis, Van Morrison, David Bowie (Berlin trilogy albums), The Kinks, Blondie, The Cure (the earlier albums are far superior to Disintegration), Beatles' Sgt Pepper, Dire Straits, Johnny Cash, Basement Jaxx (why not, they included Daft Punk?), Saturday Night Fever OST, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Earth Wide & Fire, James Brown, Cat Stevens, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter Gabriel, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Tears for Fears, Television, The Animals, The Byrds, The Cars, Vanilla Fudge, XTC, Wire.... and many more

[@SteveGorsuch]

As soon as I saw Back in Black at #90 I new list was a joke. That album was so huge.

[@djvinylvertigo]

This list is geared towards potential subscribers to Apple streaming. A younger demo.

[@brianwhite3410]

Your music knowledge and openness are refreshing. I clicked this link expecting you to be an old fart about it. I don’t agree with a lot of the list, but I’m trying to see it as a list of what’s best right now, otherwise we’d have a bunch of 50 year old albums dominated the top 20.

[@alekhidell3644]

Yeah, the absence of early rock (especially Elvis, but also Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, etc.) is mind-boggling, but then again you could argue that those artists were singles-driven because it wasn't really until the Beatles, around the 1965-66 period, that the concept of an "album" as we know it today really took shape. Before that it was often the two or three hits (if the artist was fortunate enough to have that many), or at least the songs released as singles, sandwiched in with a bunch of filler. But where's Van Morrison? The Who? Only one Dylan record? Only one Stones record? No Al Green or Otis Redding? No Sly and the Family Stone (especially "There's a Riot Goin' On")? And, as Dillon said, no James Brown?

[@dasbakon]

These lists will always be made relative to the era they were curated in. Imagine a similar list being made in 1942. There would be a bunch of people just like us saying "You gotta be kidding me! Glenn Miller is number 8 but Jelly-Roll Morton is at 42?? Where's Bix Beiderbecke? He's not even on the list! Outrageous!" If we just kept all the same records that top the lists year after year after year, it's sort of like moving back in time as opposed to making progress and allowing room for other records made in the modern era to be viewed in the same light as all those other classics that people hold so dear. I'm not a fan of this particular list, but I understand why certain records were included over others.

[@nagodio]

The first rolling stones top 500 album list was the most accurate rating ever. Nothing came close to it the 2nd one was disaster !

[@noblerecords]

That’s what I’ve heard!

[@nagodio]

@@noblerecords you would like it alot!! My whole music library was based off that list to expland my library once rap was getting watered down in mid 2000s

[@nagodio]

@@noblerecords a hip hop head since 1984 and grew up on hip hop . IMO there wayyyyyyy too many hip hop abums on the top 100 list , IMO i think there should Be It takes a nation Illmatic The chronic Only built 4 cuban linx 36 chambers The low end theory Ready to die And miss education L.Hill Maybe the infamous, reasonable doubt/ the blue print. THATs all for top 100. There WAYYYYYYYYY to many genre out there that Made beautiful music expand your library apple LOL! My # top 3 Triller Key of life Lets get it on ---- 3-10 no order Bitches brew Blue Jazz pawnshop St peppers Blonde on blonde Kind of blue Satchm plays king oliver -- 11-20 no order Rumours Nevermind Dark side of the moon Sign of time prince. Are you experienced Inntervesion The sun sessions The great 28 Zepplein II All things must pass Rise and fall of ziigy Purple rain Ill put my first rap album which would Be illmatic for its lyrics or it takes a Nation or the chronic for its influence … maybe only built 4 cuban linx or 36 around the mid 30s to mid 40s not sure and then start adding the hip hop list above from that pointn IMO

[@machavez00]

Did not read the criteria used, was stream numbers part of it? That would explain the ranking.

[@lxndress]

you skipping Burial was brutal, but it's really something for electronic heads

[@LeShepMusic]

We agree as the criteria (I also hate the idea of listing best art) should be influential music that changed things.

[@johnstone4913]

VHI has a 100 Greatest Albums book published in 2003 so many on here would not be there of course but their #1 was Revolver by the Beatles, the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is # 37. This list is good for a laugh but that is all.

[@panelsandplatters]

Great video. Excellent perspective about these types of lists, but I loved the look you gave after the Drake album.

[@zacharystrong6638]

No Fraction Moon Blood?!

[@noblerecords]

I KNOW!!!!

[@knowmoore5536]

Seriously this one SHOULD be in the top 100 at least!!? One of my TOP personal favorites!

[@mikesimpson7323]

Love the way you went through the list, you have a new subscriber keep the videos coming. 😎

[@krotart]

No "Tommy" by The Who?

[@alekhidell3644]

If there's gonna be a Who album on the list, it should be "Who's Next" ...

[@jdmiller5832]

Or Who’s Next!

[@sugarbone-cage8497]

As ridiculous this list is, it is still interesting and valuable to have a listen to those artists I normally do not listen, e.g all the hip hop records, Beyoncé etc. I missed out the last 20 years.

[@greghawkins229]

Rolling Stones. Sgt Pepper’s. Little Richard. Bill Haley. Buddy Holly. Metal bands. Etc

[@MrManupinto]

Thank you !! Thank's for the depth of your analysis and the variety of the styles you enjoy ! You are absolutely right, James Brown, Queen, Elvis and much more deserve better ! where are Sting, The Police, Supertramp... where are George Clinton, the funkateers as Cameo, Gap Band, Zapp & Roger ? One album only of Michael Jackson ? That can't be serious ! Scorpions... and no not english speaking artists ? Brazilian, french, Italian...

[@birdy1numnum]

*I was hoping to see your eyes popping out of your head. Another great video Beardo.*

[@djvinylvertigo]

What about Graceland?

[@charlotex1]

Since you asked, I'm a 64 year old white guy raised on AM radio. I agree that I've got plenty of room to grow, but in Pandemic 2020, I did this exercise and here's my top 50, with #1 at the top, and 50 at the bottom: Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited The Beatles: Rubber Soul (USA) The Beatles: Abbey Road The Beatles: The Beatles The Beatles: Revolver (British version) Elvis Presley: The Sun Sessions Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Carole King: Tapestry Led Zeppelin: (untitled - IV) Led Zeppelin: II Van Morrison: Moondance The Doors: The Doors Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced (USA Edition) Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home George Harrison: All Things Must Pass Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde The Beatles: Let It Be The Eagles: Hotel California Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Michael Nesmith: And the Hits Just Keep on Comin' Boston: Boston Jesus Christ Superstar (soundtrack) The Velvet Underground & Nico: Velvet Underground & Nico Van Morrison: Astral Weeks The Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet The Doors: Strange Days Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night The Rolling Stones: Aftermath [British] The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle Jeff Buckley: Grace Frank Sinatra: Point of No Return The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers Miles Davis: Kind of Blue The Velvet Underground: Loaded Aerosmith: Aerosmith The Doors: LA Woman Love: Forever Changes Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Waters U2: War The Who: Who's Next The Band: The Band The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street Spirit: The Family that Plays Together Bob Dylan: Modern Times Buena Vista Social Club: Buena Vista Social Club

[@DeeJayOdin]

I think this is a fantastic exercise all music lovers should do. You can really learn a lot about someone from a list like this. Love seeing Buena Vista Social Club in there. Criminally under-discovered by Millennial and young generations.

[@sawyer-m]

Jesus Christ superstar is a great album, only musical I have on disk. I must say I listen to the first disk more than the others by a lot

[@treff9226]

Great choices, all of them except for one: Aerosmith debut album, while definitely showing some potential of hard rock magic to come, is in my opinion, searching for a sound and style that would come to fruition on Toys In The Attic and even more so, Rocks ( as good as hard rock gets! ) that being said, I do appreciate their debut and knew Aerosmith were a very special band.

[@treff9226]

Does Ry Cooder play on Buena Vista Social Club? Thanks.

[@driftwoodpile]

Some of my now favorite albums have come from your lists. (Savage Resurrection, ThunderChicken etc...) I take a person who knows music's input and advice regarding a list like this way above a tech company. What is ever the parameters of this? Downloads? I'm not saying these albums don't have their place on a list, but this one seemed out of order

[@papabear1417]

No Ryuichi Sakammoto!. You made many valid points. To be classic, it has to be 20 years old at least

[@colmd7680]

Not at all. To Pimp a Butterfly for example is already attaining classic status. It's omission here has caused some controversy

[@cheapcheerfulrecordcollect8071]

The Band, The Kinks, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Simon & Garfunkel, CCR, Frank Zappa etc etc. They should have labeled it their “favorite” 100 albums.

[@elisaintjohn9875]

This quite simply appears to be a list of albums that have influenced current top 40 popular artists in America, nothing more. This certainly is not the greatest 100 albums of all time! To ignore entire genres and subgenres such as Blues, Country, early Rock & Roll, Prog Rock, Folk Rock, Bluegrass, Swing, etc. Artists such as Van Morrison, Clapton, Santana, Sinatra, Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Allman Brothers Band, Earth Wind & Fire, Mahavishnu Orch., and many more ignored. Even albums such as the soundtracks to Superfly and Saturday Night Fever were hugely influential and popular. And if they're going to include jazz, there are MANY incredible artists and albums left off this list. Again, I believe it to merely be a list that has influenced today's popular artists.

[@SandyO27]

I really like your measured commentary. My list would look very different but I have nothing against most of the albums on the Apple list. Ok. Missing for me: Gram Parsons, REM, Big Star, TRex.

[@festersuncle6298]

At least you didn't post a vinyl purge video like the masses. Omg.

[@arzabael]

Because people go through collective mental shifts. Right now there’s a big shift among others where people are resenting excess, in the VC it manifests as a bunch of people thinking to declutter at the same time, then KZbinrs seeing eachother doing it creates its own snowball granted of course, but it’s not arbitrary is what I’m saying

[@festersuncle6298]

@@arzabael It's like hitting a beach ball with a whiffle ball bat, only easier.

[@gowanis]

he should purge most of the crap on this list

[@arzabael]

@@festersuncle6298 what is?

[@richardriley4415]

I really enjoyed your take. It made it more fun.

[@lowlyworm9719]

"27 Led Zeppelin 2". Sigh. 🤣🤣🤣 I feel your pain.

[@jimspies2775]

So glad you spent a lot of time on "A Love Supreme". Top 5 album all-time, no question.

[@JasonClark-j7n]

Hey Dylan, thanks for making me laugh. Their list is a joke. Surprised u didn’t stop when they dissed Led Zeppelin😄

[@BobKronlage]

Just putting the albums in chronological order -- Oldest first, newest last would have improved it vastly. Kudos on your comments about all the stuff that's missing,

[@Bruce-w5i9o]

P.S. where the heck is The Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bullocks…a template for generations of punk & hardcore…I’m old…😂

[@rich_t]

Or Gang of Four - Entertainment

[@sluggmeister7705]

What a legend for uploading in hdr

[@aeropro7558]

I hate these lists. We all have our own favourites..... 1) queen is dead. 2)rid of me. 3)in rainbows. 4)the chronic. 5)fun house.

[@alexm19455]

You can tell this list is created for all of the African American people and younger generations that know nothing about music and just want to listen to repetitive beats... The fact that there's no Elvis, Cash, The Doors, Rush, Black Sabbath and/or Ozzie, Sgt Pepper, Queen FFS! even the RHCP deserve a spot on the top 100... Giant face palm after reviewing this list!

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

No reason to bring race into this at all

[@gaybowser4967]

Just shows how little you know about the albums on this list. Like, yeah, it's bad, but repetitive beats? Have you listened to Miseducation, GKMC, Blonde, Lemonade, etc.? Or, for that matter, most of the albums here?

[@lauher21]

Dillon you should do a list

[@cyrielwollring4622]

The colour of lettering on the sleeve of the Clash´ London Calling is a clear reference to Elvis first album. I miss the Ramones on this list. and Deep Purple and queen are missing too.

[@cjm5781]

The list could have been subtitled "Revenge of the Rappers"

[@stevengornall934]

No Pink Moon, No Odessey and Oracle, No Cheap Thrills damn this list was crazy

[@mathatter9158]

I would definitely have Pink Moon on my list but I don’t think younger people care about Drake. Even if they excluded Cheap Thrills how can they honestly forget Janis?! So many glaring emissions to put ridiculous albums that are flash in the pan albums.

[@stevengornall934]

@@mathatter9158 as a teenager i gotta say Nick Drake is amazing, and even if cheap thrills didnt make it no Pearl?, no Kozmic blues

[@mathatter9158]

@@stevengornall934 a teenager already into Drake? Can’t say that doesn’t make me happy. I was so proud when my daughter said two of her favorite artists were Velvet Underground and Bowie. Some kids won’t branch an inch away from Spotify or Apple top artists. Not sure if you have heard of Alexi Murdoch or not but since you like Nick Drake you will like Alexi.

[@slowboi1688]

Prince should have had more albums on the list and where tf is Alice in chains? 😂

[@noblerecords]

I know!

[@betsysommer7142]

That was a hard list to remain positive about, but you did, not an easy feat

[@nothingimportant4504]

It’s fun watching everything we love lose cultural relevance isn’t it? Well, some of it. Some of it also has gained in relevance. I was probably 17 when the Lauryn Hill album dropped, and I thought it was amazing, so it’s cool to see it has only grown.

[@judegraham463]

I think its pretty clear that these lists are simple anthropological studies of the tastes, and probably more so the musical knowledge, of the participants involved in the survey.

[@glennwilliamson889]

No Tiny Tim!! WTF!!

[@williamvargas123]

Yea Tiny Tim Rock should have been #1

[@rich_t]

Or Yoko Ono?????

[@stevemalek2970]

@@rich_t Exactly her influence on incoherent screaming within music is huge!

[@russellharvey7096]

Where's Weird Al?? The album with Beat It made it, but no Eat It??

[@snaggvovve]

Where’s The Shaggs?

[@chad017]

Albums I’d include within the top 10: *Smashing Pumpkins* - Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness *Jane’s Addiction* - Ritual De Lo Habitual *Fiona Apple* - When The Pawn… *Sia* - 1000 Forms of Fear

[@YesNo-yl6ws]

Sia in the top 10? Come on she’s good but not top 10 of all time good 😂

[@Jabberwok28]

Wow. This list is pure crap. Recency bias anyone?

[@davidkennedy3297]

I'm not a huge Zeppelin fan by any means but LZ1V is a bona fide classic and it's not even Top 100. Honestly that's a joke

[@jonathanMerz]

Dylan is way too nice to critique a top 100 list.

[@Bruce-w5i9o]

Dylan, my brother, it’s all subjective as we know and is generationally geared. We all get it…in a perfect world, we would see Townes Van Zandt’s 3rd self titled LP, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Guilded Palace of Sin, and Muddy Waters’ Folk Singer Love your posts, love your musical eclecticism, and enthusiasm. Hope I get the chance to visit your fantastic record store someday. Keep up the great work you do!