Highlighting VH1's "100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll":
-- The Beatles lead all artists with five albums, each in the top 20. The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan each placed four LPs on the list, and seven other artists each notched three albums in the tally, including Led Zeppelin, The Who, Aretha Franklin and Jimi Hendrix.
-- The earliest recording is Elvis Presley's "The Sun Sessions" (recorded 1954-55 but not released as an album until 1976); the earliest release is Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" (1959). The most recent release is Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998).
-- The bulk of the albums on the list were released in the 1970s (42), followed by the '60s (29) and the '80s (20). Seven albums on the list were released in the 90s.
-- Women (or groups led by women) accounted for 15 of the top 100, including three by Aretha Franklin alone, and releases from Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, The Pretenders, Tina Turner, Madonna and Lauryn Hill, among others.
-- Eighteen artists or groups made unforgettable first impressions, including eponymous debut discs by The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, The B-52s and The Pretenders, plus The Jimi Hendrix Experience's "Are You Experienced?," REM's "Murmur," Patti Smith Group's "Horses," Guns N' Roses' "Appetite for Destruction," and Pearl Jam's "Ten," among others.
-- Derek and the Dominos' debut release "Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs" was the supergroup's only studio recording.
-- The Sex Pistols famously self-destructed after their first studio album, "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols."
This is the complete list:
1. The Beatles, "Revolver" (1966)
2. Nirvana, "Nevermind" (1991)
3. The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds" (1966)
4. Marvin Gaye, "What's Going On" (1971)
5. Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Are You Experienced?" (1967)
6. The Beatles, "Rubber Soul" (1965)
7. Stevie Wonder, "Songs in the Key of Life" (1974)
8. The Beatles, "Abbey Road" (1969)
9. Bob Dylan, "Blonde on Blonde" (1966)
10. The Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967)
11. "The Beatles" (1968)
12. The Rolling Stones, "Exile on Main Street" (1972)
13. The Who, "Who's Next" (1971)
14. Joni Mitchell, "Blue" (1971)
15. U2, "The Joshua Tree" (1987)
16. Fleetwood Mac, "Rumours" (1977)
17. Sex Pistols, "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" (1977)
18. Prince & the Revolution, "Purple Rain" (1984)
19. The Velvet Underground, "Velvet Underground & Nico" (1967)
20. Public Enemy, "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" (1988)
21. Elvis Presley, "Sun Sessions" (1976)
22. Bob Dylan, "Highway 61 Revisited" (1965)
23. Michael Jackson, "Thriller" (1982)
24. The Rolling Stones, "Let it Bleed" (1969)
25. The Clash, "London Calling" (1980)
26. Bob Marley & the Wailers, "Exodus" (1977)
27. Bruce Springsteen, "Born to Run" (1975)
28. Patti Smith, "Horses" (1975)
29. Bob Dylan, "Blood on the Tracks" (1975)
30. Aretha Franklin, "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" (1967)
31. Stevie Wonder, "Innervisions" (1973)
32. Van Morrison, "Moondance" (1970)
33. Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970)
34. James Brown, "Sex Machine" (1970)
35. Prince, "Sign o' the Times" (1987)
36. Michael Jackson, "Off the Wall" (1979)
37. Lauryn Hill, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998)
38. Eagles, "Hotel California" (1976)
39. Carole King, "Tapestry" (1971)
40. Van Morrison, "Astral Weeks" (1968)
41. Aretha Franklin, "Lady Soul" (1968)
42. Guns N' Roses, "Appetite For Destruction" (1987)
43. "Led Zeppelin" (1969)
44. Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin II" (1969)
45. Sly & the Family Stone, "Stand!" (1969)
46. The Rolling Stones, "Sticky Fingers" (1971)
47. David Bowie, "Hunky Dory" (1972)
48. David Bowie, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972)
49. Prince, "1999" (1983)
50. Police, "Synchronicity" (1983)
51. Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)
52. "Pretenders" (1980)
53. Bob Dylan, "Bringing it All Back Home" (1965)
54. "Ramones" (1976)
55. Parliament, "Mothership Connection" (1976)
56. Kraftwerk, "Trans-Europe Express" (1977)
57. Bee Gees, "Saturday Night Fever" (1976)
58. Dusty Springfield, "Dusty in Memphis" (1969)
59. Allman Brothers Band, "Live at the Fillmore East" (1971)
60. "The Doors" (1967)
61. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Deja Vu" (1970)
62. NWA, "Straight Outta Compton" (1988)
63. Curtis Mayfield, "Superfly" (1972)
64. Miles Davis, "Bitches Brew" (1969)
65. U2, "Achtung Baby" (1991)
66. Miles Davis, "Kind of Blue" (1959)
67. The Rolling Stones, "Beggar's Banquet" (1968)
68. Bruce Springsteen, "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978)
69. The Stooges, "Raw Power" (1973)
70. Al Green, "Call Me" (1973)
71. Led Zeppelin, "Physical Graffiti" (1975)
72. Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Electric Ladyland" (1968)
73. Jeff Buckley, "Grace" (1994)
74. Beastie Boys, "Paul's Boutique" (1989)
75. The Replacements, "Let It Be" (1984)
76. Aretha Franklin, "Young, Gifted & Black (1971)
77. James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James" (1970)
78. Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Axis: Bold as Love" (1967)
79. Pearl Jam, "Ten" (1991)
80. Elvis Costello, "My Aim is True" (1977)
81. Otis Redding, "Otis Blue" (1966)
82. AC/DC, "Back in Black" (1980)
83. Television, "Marquee Moon" (1977)
84. Paul Simon, "Graceland" (1986)
85. Santana, "Abraxas" (1970)
86. The Who, "Quadrophenia" (1973)
87. Cream, "Disraeli Gears" (1967)
88. Talking Heads, "Remain in Light" (1980)
89. Derek & the Dominos, "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" (1970)
90. The Who, "Tommy" (1969)
91. Peter Gabriel, "So" (1986)
92. R.E.M., "Murmur" (1983)
93. Simon & Garfunkel, "Bookends" (1968)
94. Radiohead, "OK Computer" (1997)
95. Tina Turner, "Private Dancer" (1984)
96. Liz Phair, "Exile in Guyville" (1993)
97. Ray Charles, "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" (1961)
98. Jackson Five, "ABC" (1970)
99. "The B-52s" (1979)
100. Madonna, "Like a Prayer" (1989)
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