Pearl Jam and Soundgarden are among the rock bans who didn’t make it in the Apple’s 100 Best Albums. Apple Music recently released its full list of the 100 Best Album and it seems that it has caused a stir. While bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden are left off, other bands have been included.
It has been noted that Taylor Swift’s “1989” is ahead of The Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds.” Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar are in the top ten ahead of Nirvana. Well, these are just a few of the controversial rankings that many have expressed frustration over.
However, the rankings aren’t the only thing people are upset about, with the music lovers frustrated by the amount of great albums and artists who were left off of the list, including Pearl Jam, The Police, Paul Simon, and Soundgarden.
Apple releases top 10 list; Pearl Jam, Soundgarden excluded
After more than a week of counting down its 100 Best Albums of All Time, Apple Music has also released its top 10 tally, with Ms. Lauryn Hill’s seminal 1998 debut “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” earning top honors.
It has been noted that behind Ms. Hill’s iconic album is Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Frank Ocean’s “Blonde,” Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life,” Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black,” Nirvana’s “Nevermind” and Beyoncé’s “Lemonade,” which rounds out the top 10.
Apple Music’s list has been a social media lightning rod since launching on May 13. Some have taken issue with the lack of Latin, country, jazz and dance albums that have helped shape contemporary music; others took the ranking itself to task for favoring recent albums over older, more foundational ones.
The full list, which counted down in increments of 10 albums per day, featured an assortment of records spanning decades, from SZA’s “SOS” and Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” and Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds.”
“Miseducation,” which tops the list, was a breakthrough for Ms. Hill as she became the first rap artist to win album of the year at the 1999 Grammy Awards. In a statement shared via Apple Music, she stated that her surroundings and influences deserve just as much credit as she does in receiving the honor.
“I appreciate the acknowledgement, I really do, but I’d be remiss not to also acknowledge all of the music and artists who informed and inspired me,” she said. “The leaders of community and movements that sparked me, the social dynamics and music scenes, both older and current at the time that intrigued and inspired me to contribute. The educators, both literal and not so literal, and the experiences that shaped me. My parents, my family, my friends, my community, where I come from, who I come from… I wanted that same flame that inspired me to remain, I couldn’t bare to see it lost.
Check out the Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums below:
100. ‘Body Talk’ — Robyn
99. ‘Hotel California’ — The Eagles
98. ‘ASTROWORLD’ — Travis Scott
97. ‘Rage Against The Machine’ — Rage Against The Machine
96. ‘Pure Heroine’ — Lorde
95. ‘Confessions’ — USHER
94. ‘Untrue’ — Burial
93. ‘A Seat at the Table’ — Solange
92. ‘Flower Boy’ — Tyler, The Creator
91. ‘Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1’ — George Michael
90. ‘Back in Black’ — AC/DC
89. ‘The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition)’ — Lady Gaga
88. ‘I Put a Spell on You’ — Nina Simone
87. ‘Blue Lines’ — Massive Attack
86. ‘My Life’ — Mary J Blige
85. ‘Golden Hour’ — Kacey Musgraves
84. ‘Doggystyle’ — Snoop Dogg
83. ‘Horses’ — Patti Smith
82. ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’ — 50 Cent
81. ‘After the Gold Rush’ — Neil Young
80. ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ — Eminem
79. ‘Norman F****** Rockwell!’ — Lana Del Rey
78. ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ — Elton John
77. ‘Like A Prayer’ — Madonna
76. ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ — Bad Bunny
75. ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ — Missy Eliott
74. ‘Downward Spiral’ — Nine Inch Nails
73. ‘Aja’ — Steely Dan
72. ‘SOS’ — SZA
71. ‘Trans-Europe Express’ — Kraftwerk
70. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ — N.W.A
69. ‘Master of Puppets (Remastered)’ — Metallica
68. ‘Is this It’ — The Strokes
67. ‘Dummy’ — Portishead
66: ‘The Queen Is Dead’ — The Smiths
65: ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ — De La Soul
64. ‘Baduizm’ — Erykah Badu
63. ‘Are You Experienced?’ — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62. ‘All Eyez on Me’ — 2Pac
61. ‘Love Deluxe’ — Sade
60. ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico (45th Anniversary Edition)’ — Velvet Underground & Nico
59. ‘AM’ — Arctic Monkeys
58. ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ — Oasis
57. ‘Voodoo’ — D’Angelo
56. ‘Disintegration (Remastered)’ — The Cure
55. ‘ANTI’ — Rihanna
54. ‘A Love Supreme’ — John Coltrane
53. ‘Exile on Main Street (2010 Remaster)’ — The Rolling Stones
52. ‘Appetite for Destruction’ — Guns ‘N Roses
51. ‘Sign O’The Times’ — Prince
50. ‘Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster)’ — Kate Bush
49. ‘The Joshua Tree’ — U2
48. ‘Paul’s Boutique’ — Beastie Boys
47. ‘Take Care (Deluxe Version)’ — Drake
46. ‘Exodus (2013 Remaster)’ — Bob Marley & The Wailers
45. ‘Homogenic’ — Björk
44. ‘Innervisions’ — Stevie Wonder
43. ‘Remain in Light’ — Talking Heads
42. ‘Control’ — Janet Jackson
41. ‘Aquemini’ — OutKast
40. ‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’ — Aretha Franklin
39. ‘Illmatic’ — Nas
38. ‘Tapestry’ — Carole King
37. ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Expanded Edition) — Wu-Tang Clan
36. ‘BEYONCÉ’ — Beyoncé
35. ‘London Calling’ — The Clash
34. ‘It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ — Public Enemy
33. ‘Kid A’ — Radiohead
32. ‘Ready to Die (The Remaster)’ — Notorious B.I.G.
31. ‘Jagged Little Pill (Remastered)’ — Alanis Morissette
30. ‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’ — Billie Eilish
29. ‘The Low End Theory’ — A Tribe Called Quest
28. ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ — Pink Floyd
27. ‘Led Zeppelin II’ — Led Zeppelin
26. ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ — Kanye West
25. ‘Kind of Blue’ — Miles Davis
24. ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (2012 Remaster)’ — David Bowie
23. ‘Discovery’ — Daft Punk
22. ‘Born to Run’ — Bruce Springsteen
21. ‘Revolver’ — The Beatles
20. ‘Pet Sounds’ — The Beach Boys
19. ‘The Chronic’ — Dr. Dre
18. ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ — Taylor Swift
17. ‘What’s Going On’ — Marvin Gaye
16. ‘Blue’ — Joni Mitchell
15. ’21’ — Adele
14. ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ — Bob Dylan
13. ‘The Blueprint’ — Jay-Z
12. ‘OK Computer’ — Radiohead
11. ‘Rumours’ — Fleetwood Mac
10. ‘Lemonade’ — Beyoncé
9. ‘Nevermind’ — Nirvana
8. ‘Back to Black’ — Amy Winehouse
7. ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version)’ — Kendrick Lamar
6. ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ — Stevie Wonder
5. ‘Blonde’ — Frank Ocean
4. ‘Purple Rain’ — Prince & The Revolution
3. ‘Abbey Road’ — The Beatles
2. ‘Thriller’ — Michael Jackson
1. ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ — Lauryn Hill