7 highlights from Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums Of All Time

The wait is over. After 10 days of steadily unveiling the list on social media, Apple Music has rounded out its definitive 100 Best Albums Of All Time. Comprising of some of the most celebrated music in recorded history, including many totems of UK music, the list is a run-down of the albums that show artists at their very pinnacle, and have found themselves weaved through the threads of our collective understanding of music as a whole.

The list was curated by Apple Music’s roundtable of experts, all selected for their unsurpassable knowledge of popular music and beyond, the names read like a “who’s who” of recent chart successes: featuring British stars such as Charli XCX and Nia Archives alongside international heavyweights Maren Morris, J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, Honey Dijon, Mark Hoppus and slew of other artists, songwriters and industry icons. To put it simply, they know their stuff. As a result, the 100 Best Albums Of All Time is editorial at its heart, with records selected not only for their wide acclaim from audiences, but also their role in shaping our culture and innovating their respective genres.

The impact of UK music shines brightly on the list, with a couple of entries in the Top 10, and many more across the full 100. A full spectrum of talent is on display, with the choices spanning groups who started as outsider experimentalists and shifted mainstream consciousness with their innovation, such as Portishead, to elusive heroes of the British club music underground, such as Burial, to some of the most popular, best-selling acts of all time, including Adele and The Beatles.

Celebrating the unveiling of the Top 10, Apple Music broadcasters Ebro Darden and Zane Lowe host a special show to reflect on the list, which spans from the ‘60s through to the 21st century and features some of the most iconic LPs in music history. The one-and-only Nile Rodgers and GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers join them to provide some commentary and context on some of these most beloved albums. Did your favourite make the cut? Find out here.

We’ve honed in on seven albums that made the cut which we feel have most resonated in our world and elaborated on their impact for Mixmag readers. Check out our highlights of Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums Of All Time below: