Fans BLAST Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list as rappers dominate while country gets snubbed… and Taylor Swift barely makes it to the top 20

Lauryn Hill’s 1998 solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill topped the list at No. 1, while Beyoncé was the only woman on the list to have two albums in the top 100.

Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) cracked the top 20 at No. 18, while the Eagles’ Hotel California barely made the list at all, scraping in at No. 99.

More than 22% of the albums on the list were hip-hop/rap, making it the most represented genre in the top 100.

Rock was second, followed by alternative and pop, while country music made up just 1% of the albums.

Lauryn Hill’s 1998 solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill topped Apple Music 100 Best Albums list
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‘This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love,’ Hill said in a statement
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‘This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love,’ Hill said in a statement
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The sole country album on the list was Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour.

Countless music fans on social media were outraged by the results, with many pointing out some of the pop titans that were snubbed.

‘So Apple Music made a list of 100 best albums of all time and didn’t include any of Mariah Carey Whitney Houston and Brandy albums?’ asked one.

‘No Mariah Carey in the Apple top 100 albums list so far……. I know this stuff doesn’t truly matter but people really play with her legacy,’ wrote another.

‘Apple’s 100 Best Album’s List is insane. The Fame Monster being No. 89 but 1989 being No. 18??? Are you joking me??? And it’s Taylor’s Version which isn’t even as good as the original version,’ raged another fan.

‘The only country album in Apple Music’s Top 100 Albums list is Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves? Bruh ain’t no way…’ wrote one.

One music lover even complained that Beyoncé deserved a third entry on the list, despite the fact that her self-titled album ranked No. 36 while Lemonade was an impressive No. 10.

‘Beyoncé is the only female artist with TWO Albums in the Apple Music 100 Best Albums of All Time list….should have been AT LEAST three,’ they posted to X.

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Beyoncé was the only woman on the list to have two albums in the top 100, with her Lemonade album coming in at an impressive No. 10
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Beyoncé was the only woman on the list to have two albums in the top 100, with her Lemonade album coming in at an impressive No. 10
The sole country album on the list was Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour
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The sole country album on the list was Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour
Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) cracked the top 20 at No. 18
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Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) cracked the top 20 at No. 18
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In addition to Whitney and Mariah, other divas who were snubbed from the list include Diana Ross and Barbra Streisand.

Hip-hop icons like Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim were also nowhere to be found, while country superstars like Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert and The Chicks were all missing.

A number of rock icons were snubbed too, including Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Queen, The Who, and Black Sabbath.

Reacting to taking out the top spot, Fugees superstar Lauryn said, ‘This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love.’

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Music fans took to social media to the blast the ranking over some of the major snubs
Music fans took to social media to the blast the ranking over some of the major snubs
The ranking was decided by Apple Music’s editorial team of editors and music experts, which included radio hosts Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden.

‘This list isn’t a popularity contest,’ Darden said earlier this year, according to the Associated Press.

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‘We challenged everyone to not vote based on your favorites. You’re invited into the panel because you have music knowledge beyond what you listen to when you’re on the elliptical machine.’

Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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5. ‘Blonde’ — Frank Ocean

4. ‘Purple Rain’ — Prince & The Revolution

3. ‘Abbey Road’ — The Beatles

2. ‘Thriller’ — Michael Jackson

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