# List of 200 Definitive Albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The 200 definitive albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a 2007 list of the best albums ever produced by artists or bands throughout the history of world music according to the criteria of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). Good sales performance and continuity of potential with lasting popularity are adopted as criteria by both.

## Table of 200 definitive albums

| Position | Album | Artist | Release date of |
| 1 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | The Beatles | May 26, 1967 |
| 2 | The Dark Side of the Moon | Pink Floyd | March 1, 1973 |
| 3 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | November 30, 1982 |
| 4 | Led Zeppelin IV | Led Zeppelin | November 8, 1971 |
| 5 | The Joshua Tree | U2 | March 9, 1987 |
| 6 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones | May 12, 1972 |
| 7 | Tapestry | Carole King | February 10, 1971 |
| 8 | Highway 61 Revisited | Bob Dylan | August 30, 1965 |
| 9 | Pet Sounds | Beach Boys | May 16, 1966 |
| 10 | Nevermind | Nirvana | September 24, 1991 |
| 11 | Ten | Pearl Jam | August 27, 1991 |
| 12 | Abbey Road | The Beatles | September 26, 1969 |
| 13 | Supernatural | Santana | June 15, 1999 |
| 14 | Metallica | Metallica | August 12, 1991 |
| 15 | Born to Run | Bruce Springsteen | August 25, 1975 |
| 16 | Purple Rain | Prince | June 25, 1984 |
| 17 | Back in Black | AC/DC | July 25, 1980 |
| 18 | Let It Bleed | The Rolling Stones | November 28, 1969 |
| 19 | The Doors | The Doors | January 4, 1967 |
| 20 | American Beauty | Grateful Dead | November 1, 1970 |
| 21 | Come on Over | Shania Twain | November 4, 1997 |
| 22 | Who's Next | The Who | August 2, 1971 |
| 23 | Songs in the Key of Life | Stevie Wonder | September 28, 1976 |
| 24 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac | February 4, 1977 |
| 25 | The Wall | Pink Floyd | November 30, 1979 |
| 26 | Jagged Little Pill | Alanis Morissette | June 13, 1995 |
| 27 | Come Away with Me | Norah Jones | February 26, 2002 |
| 28 | The Marshall Mathers LP | Eminem | March 23, 2000 |
| 29 | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | OutKast | September 23, 2003 |
| 30 | The Chronic | Dr. Dre | December 15, 1992 |
| 31 | Licensed to Ill | Beastie Boys | November 15, 1986 |
| 32 | Appetite for Destruction | Guns N' Roses | July 21, 1987 |
| 33 | Wide Open Spaces | Dixie Chicks | January 27, 1998 |
| 34 | Kind of Blue | Miles Davis | August 17, 1959 |
| 35 | Hotel California | Eagles | December 8, 1976 |
| 36 | Hysteria | Def Leppard | August 3, 1987 |
| 37 | Grease | Various artists | April 14, 1978 |
| 38 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | May 21, 1971 |
| 39 | The Beatles | The Beatles | November 22, 1968 |
| 40 | Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track | Various artists | November 15, 1977 |
| 41 | Are You Experienced | Jimi Hendrix | May 12, 1967 |
| 42 | Revolver | The Beatles | August 5, 1966 |
| 43 | Boston | Boston | August 25, 1976 |
| 44 | Slippery When Wet | Bon Jovi | August 18, 1986 |
| 45 | Achtung Baby | U2 | November 19, 1991 |
| 46 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston | February 14, 1985 |
| 47 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | October 22, 1969 |
| 48 | Crash | Dave Matthews Band | April 30, 1996 |
| 49 | Sticky Fingers | The Rolling Stones | April 23, 1971 |
| 50 | Dookie | Green Day | February 1, 1994 |
| 51 | Houses of the Holy | Led Zeppelin | March 28, 1973 |
| 52 | Blue | Joni Mitchell | June 22, 1971 |
| 53 | Elvis at Sun | Elvis Presley | June 22, 2004 |
| 54 | Toys in the Attic | Aerosmith | April 8, 1975 |
| 55 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | Lauryn Hill | August 25, 1998 |
| 56 | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen | June 4, 1984 |
| 57 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | 50 Cent | February 4, 2003 |
| 58 | Highway to Hell | AC/DC | July 27, 1979 |
| 59 | Life After Death | The Notorious B.I.G. | March 25, 1997 |
| 60 | Van Halen | Van Halen | February 10, 1978 |
| 61 | American Idiot | Green Day | September 21, 2004 |
| 62 | Paranoid | Black Sabbath | September 18, 1970 |
| 63 | The Eminem Show | Eminem | May 26, 2002 |
| 64 | Pieces of You | Jewel | February 28, 1995 |
| 65 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Coldplay | August 26, 2002 |
| 66 | Bat Out of Hell | Meat Loaf | October 21, 1977 |
| 67 | Confessions | Usher | March 23, 2004 |
| 68 | Devil Without a Cause | Kid Rock | August 18, 1998 |
| 69 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison | November 27, 1970 |
| 70 | The Stranger | Billy Joel | September 29, 1977 |
| 71 | Hell Freezes Over | Eagles | November 8, 1994 |
| 72 | Moondance | Van Morrison | February 27, 1970 |
| 73 | Automatic for the People | R.E.M. | October 5, 1992 |
| 74 | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | January 25, 1985 |
| 75 | Master of Puppets | Metallica | March 3, 1986 |
| 76 | Breathe | Faith Hill | November 9, 1999 |
| 77 | At Folsom Prison | Johnny Cash | October 19, 1999 |
| 78 | A Love Supreme | John Coltrane | January 1965 |
| 79 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | September 15, 1975 |
| 80 | Off the Wall | Michael Jackson | August 10, 1979 |
| 81 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | August 28, 1973 |
| 82 | Night Moves | Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band | October 22, 1976 |
| 83 | Graceland | Paul Simon | August 12, 1986 |
| 84 | Hybrid Theory | Linkin Park | October 24, 2000 |
| 85 | 1999 | Prince | October 27, 1982 |
| 86 | Pyromania | Def Leppard | January 20, 1983 |
| 87 | Control | Janet Jackson | February 6, 1986 |
| 88 | Blood Sugar Sex Magik | Red Hot Chili Peppers | September 23, 1991 |
| 89 | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits | May 1, 1985 |
| 90 | All Eyez on Me | 2Pac | February 13, 1996 |
| 91 | Yourself or Someone Like You | Matchbox Twenty | October 1, 1996 |
| 92 | Californication | Red Hot Chili Peppers | June 8, 1999 |
| 93 | Physical Graffiti | Led Zeppelin | February 24, 1975 |
| 94 | Country Grammar | Nelly | June 27, 2000 |
| 95 | Human Clay | Creed | September 28, 1999 |
| 96 | London Calling | The Clash | December 14, 1979 |
| 97 | Falling into You | Celine Dion | March 12, 1996 |
| 98 | Harvest | Neil Young | February 1, 1972 |
| 99 | Dirty Dancing | Various artists | August 21, 1987 |
| 100 | Home | Dixie Chicks | August 27, 2002 |
| 101 | Full Moon Fever | Tom Petty | April 24, 1989 |
| 102 | 1984 | Van Halen | January 9, 1984 |
| 103 | Titanic | Various artists | December 18, 1997 |
| 104 | Déjà Vu | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | March 11, 1970 |
| 105 | CrazySexyCool | TLC | November 15, 1994 |
| 106 | Odelay | Beck Hansen | June 18, 1996 |
| 107 | Breathless | Kenny G | October 20, 1992 |
| 108 | Straight Outta Compton | N.W.A | August 8, 1988 |
| 109 | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | Sex Pistols | October 28, 1977 |
| 110 | Rubber Soul | The Beatles | December 3, 1965 |
| 111 | OK Computer | Radiohead | June 16, 1997 |
| 112 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon and Garfunkel | January 26, 1970 |
| 113 | Fly | Dixie Chicks | August 31, 1999 |
| 114 | ...And Justice for All | Metallica | September 6, 1988 |
| 115 | Dangerous | Michael Jackson | November 26, 1991 |
| 116 | Daydream | Mariah Carey | October 3, 1995 |
| 117 | Top Gun | Various artists | May 13, 1986 |
| 118 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | October 5, 1973 |
| 119 | Synchronicity | The Police | June 1, 1983 |
| 120 | Tragic Kingdom | No Doubt | October 10, 1995 |
| 121 | Beggars Banquet | The Rolling Stones | December 6, 1968 |
| 122 | R. | R. Kelly | September 29, 1998 |
| 123 | Lateralus | Tool | May 15, 2001 |
| 124 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Oasis | October 2, 1995 |
| 125 | Exodus | Bob Marley and the Wailers | June 3, 1977 |
| 126 | Escape | Journey | July 31, 1981 |
| 127 | Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | August 24, 1999 |
| 128 | The Blueprint | Jay-Z | September 11, 2001 |
| 129 | The Diary of Alicia Keys | Alicia Keys | December 1, 2003 |
| 130 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Various artists | December 5, 2000 |
| 131 | The Cars | The Cars | June 6, 1978 |
| 132 | A Day Without Rain | Enya | November 21, 2000 |
| 133 | Unforgettable... with Love | Natalie Cole | June 11, 1991 |
| 134 | Footloose | Various artists | January 31, 1984 |
| 135 | Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie | October 11, 1983 |
| 136 | Surfacing | Sarah McLachlan | July 15, 1997 |
| 137 | Nick of Time | Bonnie Raitt | March 21, 1989 |
| 138 | Ride the Lightning | Metallica | July 27, 1984 |
| 139 | Tuesday Night Music Club | Sheryl Crow | August 3, 1993 |
| 140 | In the Wee Small Hours | Frank Sinatra | April 25, 1955 |
| 141 | Gratitude | Earth, Wind & Fire | November 11, 1975 |
| 142 | Eliminator | ZZ Top | March 23, 1983 |
| 143 | Red Headed Stranger | Willie Nelson | May 1975 |
| 144 | Imagine | John Lennon | September 9, 1971 |
| 145 | Toni Braxton | Toni Braxton | July 13, 1993 |
| 146 | At Last! | Etta James | November 15, 1960 |
| 147 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | March 23, 1956 |
| 148 | Tea for the Tillerman | Cat Stevens | November 23, 1970 |
| 149 | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | The Smashing Pumpkins | October 24, 1995 |
| 150 | Time Out | The Dave Brubeck Quartet | December 14, 1959 |
| 151 | Janet. | Janet Jackson | May 18, 1993 |
| 152 | A Night at the Opera | Queen | November 21, 1975 |
| 153 | Blizzard of Ozz | Ozzy Osbourne | September 20, 1980 |
| 154 | Big Willie Style | Will Smith | November 25, 1997 |
| 155 | Sign o' the Times | Prince | March 31, 1987 |
| 156 | It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back | Public Enemy | April 17, 1988 |
| 157 | Blood on the Tracks | Bob Dylan | January 17, 1975 |
| 158 | Faith | George Michael | October 30, 1987 |
| 159 | Cooleyhighharmony | Boyz II Men | April 30, 1991 |
| 160 | The Writing's on the Wall | Destiny's Child | July 27, 1999 |
| 161 | The Black Album | Jay-Z | November 14, 2003 |
| 162 | Let Go | Avril Lavigne | June 4, 2002 |
| 163 | The Score | Fugees | February 13, 1996 |
| 164 | Like a Virgin | Madonna | November 12, 1984 |
| 165 | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin | January 12, 1969 |
| 166 | Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughan | June 15, 1983 |
| 167 | Core | Stone Temple Pilots | September 29, 1992 |
| 168 | The Phantom of the Opera | Andrew Lloyd Webber | October 9, 1986 |
| 169 | Aqualung | Jethro Tull | March 19, 1971 |
| 170 | Me Against the World | 2Pac | March 14, 1995 |
| 171 | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | David Bowie | June 6, 1972 |
| 172 | Laundry Service | Shakira | November 13, 2001 |
| 173 | Forrest Gump | Various artists | June 28, 1994 |
| 174 | Call Me | Al Green | July 18, 1973 |
| 175 | Super Fly | Curtis Mayfield | July 11, 1972 |
| 176 | Throwing Copper | Live | April 26, 1994 |
| 177 | Breezin' | George Benson | March 19, 1976 |
| 178 | White Blood Cells | The White Stripes | July 3, 2001 |
| 179 | Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd | Lynyrd Skynyrd | August 13, 1973 |
| 180 | Diamond Life | Sade | July 28, 1984 |
| 181 | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | July 11, 1975 |
| 182 | Band on the Run | Wings | December 7, 1973 |
| 183 | Dangerously in Love | Beyonce | June 24, 2003 |
| 184 | Rapture | Anita Baker | March 20, 1986 |
| 185 | Illmatic | Nas | April 15, 1994 |
| 186 | A Star Is Born | Paul Williams | November 1976 |
| 187 | That's the Way of the World | Earth, Wind & Fire | March 15, 1975 |
| 188 | Rhythm of Love | Anita Baker | September 13, 1994 |
| 189 | In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 | Jay-Z | November 4, 1997 |
| 190 | Mama Said Knock You Out | LL Cool J | August 27, 1990 |
| 191 | Aja | Steely Dan | September 23, 1977 |
| 192 | Stardust | Willie Nelson | April 1978 |
| 193 | Sparkle | Aretha Franklin | May 27, 1976 |
| 194 | Andrea | Andrea Bocelli | November 9, 2004 |
| 195 | Bringing It All Back Home | Bob Dylan | March 22, 1965 |
| 196 | Never Too Much | Luther Vandross | August 12, 1981 |
| 197 | All That You Can't Leave Behind | U2 | October 30, 2000 |
| 198 | 2112 | Rush | April 1, 1976 |
| 199 | Aquemini | OutKast | September 29, 1998 |
| 200 | We're an American Band | Grand Funk Railroad | July 15, 1973 |

### Artists or bands that appear the most in the ranking

| Number of albums | Artists or bands |
| 5 | The Beatles |
| 5 | Led Zeppelin |
| 4 | Metallica |
| 4 | The Rolling Stones |
| 3 | Bob Dylan |
| 3 | Dixie Chicks |
| 3 | Jay-Z |
| 3 | Michael Jackson |
| 3 | Pink Floyd |
| 3 | Prince |
| 3 | U2 |
| 2 | AC/DC |
| 2 | Anita Baker |
| 2 | Bruce Springsteen |
| 2 | Def Leppard |
| 2 | Eagles |
| 2 | Earth, Wind, & Fire |
| 2 | Elvis Presley |
| 2 | Eminem |
| 2 | Fleetwood Mac |
| 2 | Green Day |
| 2 | Janet Jackson |
| 2 | OutKast |
| 2 | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2 | Van Halen |
| 2 | Willie Nelson |

### Definitive albums ranked by decade

| Decade | Number |
| 1950s | 4 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 56 |
| 2000s | 25 |