Apple Music recently convened a panel of their own experts as well as "a select group of artists" to develop a list of the 100 Best Albums of all time. Unlike some old Rolling Stone lists which leaned heavily on boomer nostalgia, Apple's list includes a wide range of albums across the last 60+ years of popular music. As you might expect, many Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are represented, taking up 56 slots on the list. Of the 44 albums by non-Hall of Famers, 23 are by artists not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame.

The top ranked eligible artists are Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Daft Punk, Alanis Morissette, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Outkast, and Björk. As of 2024, none of those artists have been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Apple Music's full list below, with eligibility dates noted for non-Hall of Famers:

1. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Eligible 2023
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller
3. The Beatles - Abbey Road
4. Prince - Purple Rain
5. Frank Ocean - Blonde - Eligible 2036
6. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
7. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city - Eligible 2034
8. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black - Eligible 2028
9. Nirvana - Nevermind
10. Beyonce - Lemonade - Eligible 2027
11. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
12. Radiohead - OK Computer
13. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
14. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
15. Adele - 21 - Eligible 2032
16. Joni Mitchell - Blue
17. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
18. Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) - Eligible 2031
19. Dr. Dre - The Chronic - Eligible 2018
20. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
21. The Beatles - Revolver
22. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
23. Daft Punk - Discovery - Eligible 2020
24. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
25. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
26. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Eligible 2027
27. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
28. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
29. A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
30. Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - Eligible 2041
31. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - Eligible 2017
32. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
33. Radiohead - Kid-A
34. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
35. The Clash - London Calling
36. Beyonce - BEYONCE - Eligible 2027
37. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (38-Chambers) - Eligible 2018
38. Carole King - Tapestry
39. Nas - Illmatic - Eligible 2018
40. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
41. Outkast - Aquemini - Eligible 2019
42. Janet Jackson - Control
43. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
44. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
45. Bjork - Homogenic - Eligible 2003
46. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus
47. Drake - Take Care - Eligible 2034
48. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
49. U2 - The Joshua Tree
50. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
51. Prince - Sign of the Times
52. Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
53. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
54. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - Eligible 1986
55. Rihanna - Anti - Eligible 2030
56. The Cure - Disintegration
57. D'Angelo - Voodoo - Eligible 2021
58. Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory - Eligible 2020
59. Arctic Monkeys - AM - Eligible 2030
60. The Velvet Underground and Nico - The Velvet Underground and Nico
61. Sade - Love Deluxe - Eligible 2010
62. Tupac - All Eyez on Me
63. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
64. Erykah Badu - Baduizm - Eligible 2022
65. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising - Eligible 2014
66. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead - Eligible 2009
67. Portishead - Dummy - Eligible 2020
68. The Strokes - Is This It - Eligible 2026
69. Metallica - Master of Puppets
70. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
71. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
72. SZA - SOS - Eligible 2039
73. Steely Dan - Aja
74. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
75. Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
76. Bad Bunny - Un Verano Senti - Eligible 2041
77. Madonna - Like a Prayer
78. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
79. Lana Del Rey - Norman F***ing Rockwell - Eligible 2033
80. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
81. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
82. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin' - Eligible 2024
83. Patti Smith - Horses
84. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle - Eligible 2019
85. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour - Eligible 2037
86. Mary J. Blige - My Life
87. Massive Attack - Blue Lines - Eligible 2014
88. Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
89. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) - Eligible 2033
90. AC/DC - Back in Black
91. George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
92. Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy - Eligible 2034
93. Solange - A Seat at the Table - Eligible 2027
94. Burial - Untrue - Eligible 2030
95. Usher - Confessions - Eligible 2019
96. Lorde - Pure Heroine - Eligible 2037
97. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
98. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD - Eligible 2038
99. Eagles - Hotel California
100. Robyn - Body Talk - Eligible 2021