Top 100 Albums, Re-Ranked By Me

I look forward to upsetting everyone with my high-quality, well-thought-out opinions on the "best" music of all time. This list is from the Rolling Stone 500, but re-ranked by me. Shout out to my friend Rachel for the inspiration to do this.

#100 — Music from Big Pink, The Band

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I knew "The Weight" but the rest of the album was new to me. It's giving "Dad Music." Would listen again. But probably won't.

#99 — Red, Taylor Swift

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Sorry Swifties, but I'm not really a fan of hers. It took me 3 days to get through this album. I generally don't listen to words, but rather focus on instrumentation and rhythm. With that in mind, it's not for me.

#98 — Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, Lucinda Williams

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I continued listening to this one again after the first run-through. I didn't recognize any of these songs, but I bopped along to "Can't Let Go."

#97 — Master of Puppets, Metallica

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Was excited to listen to this one. Played Master of Puppets on the tuba in pep band. Very loud.

#96 — Automatic for the People, R.E.M.

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"Nightswimming" kind of reminds me of Bo Burnham. I recognized "Everybody Hurts" and that's about it. It was okay -- I think the surprising stand out was "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1"

#95 — Take Care, Drake

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Whoa now. First one that I liked. Not a great time to be a Drake fan

#94 — Fun House, The Stooges

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I'm genuinely irritated after listening to this. I have a liberal definition of music, but "L.A. Blues" is pushing the limits. If I wanted to hear people on drugs screaming, I could just go watch the Raiders lose with my dad. I stopped the album midway to make sure that this was the correct artist. I am fully doubting this list.

#93 — Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliott

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#92 — Axis: Bold as Love, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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#91 — Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen

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#90 — After the Gold Rush, Neil Young

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#89 — Baduizm, Erykah Badu

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#88 — Hunky Dory, David Bowie

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#87 — Bitches Brew, Miles Davis

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#86 — The Doors, The Doors

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#85 — John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon

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#84 — Back in Black, AC/DC

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#83 — Dusty in Memphis, Dusty Springfield

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#82 — There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and the Family Stone

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#81 — Beyoncé, Beyoncé

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#80 — Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols

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#79 — Blonde, Frank Ocean

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#78 — The Sun Sessions, Elvis Presley

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#77 — Who's Next, The Who

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#76 — Super Fly, Curtis Mayfield

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#75 — Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin

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#74 — The College Dropout, Kanye West

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#73 — Loveless, My Bloody Valentine

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#72 — Harvest, Neil Young

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#71 — Renaissance, Beyoncé

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#70 — Straight Outta Compton, N.W.A

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#69 — Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette

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#68 — Hounds of Love, Kate Bush

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#67 — Reasonable Doubt, JAY-Z

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#66 — A Love Supreme, John Coltrane

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#65 — Live at the Apollo, James Brown

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#64 — Stankonia, Outkast

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#63 — Aja, Steely Dan

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#62 — Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses

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#61 — Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim

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#60 — Astral Weeks, Van Morrison

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#59 — Talking Book, Stevie Wonder

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#58 — Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin

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#57 — The Band, The Band

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#56 — Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair

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#55 — The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

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#54 — Star Time, James Brown

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#53 — Electric Ladyland, Jimi Hendrix

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#52 — Station to Station, David Bowie

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#51 — The Great Twenty-Eight, Chuck Berry

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#50 — The Blueprint, Jay-Z

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#49 — Aquemini, Outkast

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#48 — Exodus, Bob Marley and the Wailers

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#47 — Ramones, Ramones

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#46 — Graceland, Paul Simon

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#45 — Sign o' the Times, Prince

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#44 — Illmatic, Nas

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#43 — The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest

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#42 — OK Computer, Radiohead

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#41 — Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones

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#40 — The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie

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#39 — Remain in Light, Talking Heads

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#38 — Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan

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#37 — The Chronic, Dr. Dre

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#36 — Off the Wall, Michael Jackson

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#35 — Rubber Soul, The Beatles

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#34 — Innervisions, Stevie Wonder

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#33 — Back to Black, Amy Winehouse

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#32 — Lemonade, Beyoncé

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#31 — Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

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#30 — Are You Experienced, Jimi Hendrix

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#29 — The Beatles, The Beatles

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#28 — Voodoo, D'Angelo

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#27 — Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Wu-Tang Clan

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#26 — Horses, Patti Smith

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#25 — Tapestry, Carole King

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#24 — Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles

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#23 — The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground

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#22 — Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.

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#21 — Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

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#20 — Kid A, Radiohead

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#19 — To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar

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#18 — Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan

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#17 — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West

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#16 — London Calling, The Clash

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#15 — It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy

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#14 — Exile on Main St., The Rolling Stones

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#13 — I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Aretha Franklin

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#12 — Thriller, Michael Jackson

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#11 — Revolver, The Beatles

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#10 — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill

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#9 — Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

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#8 — Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution

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#7 — Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

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#6 — Nevermind, Nirvana

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#5 — Abbey Road, The Beatles

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#4 — Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder

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#3 — Blue, Joni Mitchell

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#2 — Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys

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#1 — What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

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