2002 Rolling Stone Readers' 100
 
 As Published In Rolling Stone Magazine, Issue 907, October 17th 2002
 
Ranking

Artist / Band

Album Title

Release
1 Beatles, The Revolver 1966
2 Nirvana Nevermind 1991
3 Beatles, The Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
4 U2 The Joshua Tree 1987
5 Beatles, The The Beatles (White Album) 1968
6 Beatles, The Abbey Road 1969
7 Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction 1987
8 Radiohead OK Computer 1997
9 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 1971
10 U2 Achtung Baby 1991
11 Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon 1973
12 Jackson, Michael Thriller 1982
13 Rolling Stones, The Exile On Main Street 1972
14 Clash, The London Calling 1979
15 U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind 2000
16 Weezer Pinkerton 1996
17 Radiohead The Bends 1995
18 Smashing Pumpkins, The Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 1995
19 Pearl Jam Ten 1991
20 Beach Boys, The Pet Sounds 1966
21 Weezer Weezer 1994
22 Nirvana In Utero 1993
23 Beatles, The Rubber Soul 1965
24 Eminem The Eminem Show 2002
25 R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
26 Radiohead Kid A 2000
27 Tool Aenima 1996
28 Smashing Pumpkins, The Siamese Dream 1993
29 Madonna Ray Of Light 1998
30 Rolling Stones, The Sticky Fingers 1971
31 Pink Floyd The Wall 1979
32 Springsteen, Bruce Born To Run 1975
33 Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 1995
34 Dylan, Bob Blonde On Blonde 1966
35 Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik 1991
36 Who, The Who's Next 1971
37 Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2000
38 Greenday Dookie 1994
39 Dylan, Bob Blood On The Tracks 1975
40 Buckley, Jeff Grace 1994
41 Oasis Definitely Maybe 1994
42 Metallica Metallica (Black Album) 1991
43 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977
44 Hendrix, Jimi Are You Experienced? 1967
45 Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication 1999
46 Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion 1 & 2 1991
47 Morissette, Alanis Alanis Unplugged 1999
48 Dylan, Bob Highway 61 Revisited 1965
49 U2 War 1983
50 Pearl Jam Vs. 1993
51 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 1969
52 Madonna Music 2000
53 U2 The Unforgettable Fire 1984
54 Matthews, Dave (Band) Crash 1996
55 Nirvana Unplugged In New York 1994
56 Bowie, David The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust 1972
57 Strokes, The Is This It 2001
58 Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 2000
59 Black Sabbath Paranoid 1970
60 AC/DC Back In Black 1980
61 Davis, Miles Kind Of Blue 1959
62 Madonna Like A Prayer 1989
63 Springsteen, Bruce Darkness On The Edge Of Town 1978
64 Springsteen, Bruce Born In The U.S.A. 1984
65 Who, The Tommy 1969
66 Prince Purple Rain 1984
67 Rage Against the Machine Rage Against The Machine 1992
68 Rolling Stones, The Let It Bleed 1969
69 Carey, Mariah Daydream 1995
70 U2 Zooropa 1993
71 Matthews, Dave (Band) Under The Table And Dreaming 1994
72 System Of A Down Toxicity 2001
73 Jackson, Michael Off The Wall 1979
74 Sex Pistols, The Never Mind The Bollocks 1977
75 Counting Crows August And Everything After 1993
76 Gaye, Marvin What's Going On 1971
77 Pixies, The Doolittle 1989
78 No Doubt Tragic Kingdom 1995
79 Velvet Underground, The The Velvet Underground + Nico 1967
80 Soundgarden Superunknown 1994
81 Depeche Mode 101 (Live) 1989
82 Pearl Jam Vitalogy 1994
83 Queen A Night At The Opera 1975
84 Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy 1973
85 Morrison, Van Astral Weeks 1968
86 Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet 1986
87 Smiths, The The Queen Is Dead 1986
88 Metallica Master Of Puppets 1986
89 Dylan, Bob Bringing It All Back Home 1965
90 Who, The Quadrophenia 1973
91 Weezer Maladroit 2002
92 Garbage Version 2.0 1998
93 Marley, Bob Legend 1984
94 Def Leppard Hysteria 1987
95 Moby Play 1999
96 Wonder, Stevie Songs In The Key Of Life 1976
97 Beck Odelay 1996
98 Hendrix, Jimi Electric Ladyland 1968
99 Madonna The Immaculate Collection (Compilation) 1990
100 Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 1975
 

 

 

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