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Another updated edition of the list was published in 2020, with 269 new entries replacing albums from the two previous editions. It was based on a new survey and did not consider the surveys conducted for the 2003 and 2012 lists. The 2020 list featured more artists of color and female artists, topped
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published a revised list, drawing on the original and a later survey of albums up until the early 2000s. It was made available in "bookazine" format on newsstands in the US from April 27 to July 25. The new list contained 38 albums not present in the previous one, 16 of them released after 2003. The
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Each voter was asked to submit a ranked list of 50 favorite albums. This time, the list included more musicians who were female and people of color, with many such artists represented at higher rankings than on the previous lists. 86 of the entries were 21st-century releases. One hundred fifty-four
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Critics have accused the lists of lending disproportionate weight to artists of particular races and genders. In the original list, most of the selections were albums by white male rock musicians, with the top position held by
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The first version of the list, published as a magazine in November 2003, was based on the votes of 273 rock musicians, critics, and industry figures, each of whom submitted a ranked list of 50 albums. The accounting firm
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On September 22, 2020, another revision of the list was published. It drew upon a new survey conducted with "more than 300 artists, producers, critics, and music-industry figures", including:
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musical brain trust of writers and industry contributors didn't take the opportunity to hold up albums from the world's non-English-speaking artists and bands."
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list as a "soulless, canon-centric of the same tired old titles", adding: "looking at their 500, when the only album in their top 10 less than 40 years old is
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in 2004. The book featured a number of critics arguing against the high evaluation of various "great" albums, many of which had been included in the list.
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described the list as predictable and "weighted toward testosterone-fueled vintage rock". Following the publicity surrounding the list, rock critic
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The following table lists the artists who had at least three albums included on at least one edition of the list (71 artists in total).
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Schmutz, Vaughan. 2005. Retrospective Critical Consecration in Popular Music: Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums of All Time.
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s Alex Young wrote that the lesser representation of white male rock musicians was "the biggest takeaway". According to
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published a revised edition, drawing on the original and a later survey of albums released up until the early 2000s.
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criticized the list for underrepresenting Asian and non-Anglophone artists, stating that "It seems a shame then that
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500 was criticized for being male-dominated, outmoded and almost entirely Anglo-American in focus. Writing in
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new entries were not on either of the two previous editions, and rap albums figured three times as much.
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Read the Beatles: Classic and New Writings on the Beatles, Their Legacy, and Why They Still Matter
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An amended list was released as a book in 2005, with an introduction by guitarist
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s editors describing it as "the most important rock 'n' roll album ever made".
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Kill Your Idols: A New Generation of Rock Writers Reconsiders the Classics
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Biron, Dean. 2011. Towards a Popular Music Criticism of Replenishment.
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The 2023 revision was created using the same method as the 2020 list.
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volumes, making room for a total of eight new entries on the list.
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devised a point system to weigh votes for 1,600 submitted titles.
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The Rock Canon: Canonical Values in the Reception of Rock Albums
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Cover of the oversize companion book to the 2020 list.
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Levy, Joe (ed.). 1557:: Counts include two albums as a member of 2399:: One album in the top 10, at no. 2. 1943:: One album in the top 10, at no. 8. 1291:: One album in the top 10, at no. 4. 1167:: One album in the top 10, at no. 3. 1132:: Count includes one album as a member of 794: 677: 578: 479: 391: 93:has also produced a weekly podcast called 3395:McNamara, Jonathan (September 30, 2020). 2976:Stiernberg, Bonnie (September 23, 2020). 2943: 2941: 2939: 2937: 1784:: One album in the top 10, at no. 6. 1705:: One album in the top 10, at no. 6. 1699:: One album in the top 10, at no. 1. 1080:: One album in the top 10 at no. 7. 852:: One album in the top 10, at no. 5. 3272:Henderson, Cydney (September 22, 2020). 3245:"Who Voted for the 500 Greatest Albums?" 3110: 3108: 3106: 2782:1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die 3164:. 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Index

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

albums
Rolling Stone
the Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On

The Beatles
Ernst & Young
The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
Steven Van Zandt
Robert Johnson
The Complete Recordings
King of the Delta Blues Singers

Marvin Gaye
Craig Kallman
Daft Punk
Beyoncé
Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish
H.E.R.
Tierra Whack
Lindsey Jordan
Adam Clayton

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