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Rolling Stone magazine has some answers in a new book thatB次元官网网址檚 sure to spark conversations B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 where youB次元官网网址檒l find that Bruce SpringsteenB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏orn to RunB次元官网网址� fittingly sits just ahead of B次元官网网址淩eady to DieB次元官网网址� by The Notorious B.I.G., at No. 21 and No. 22, respectively.

B次元官网网址淓very record on here is in some ways on for different reasons,B次元官网网址� said Jon Dolan, the reviews editor at Rolling Stone who helped create the book. B次元官网网址淲e are really happy, to be honest, about the whole list.B次元官网网址�

But if you disagree with the rankings, donB次元官网网址檛 blame the folks at Rolling Stone. Blame Beyonc茅, Taylor Swift, Iggy Pop. Nile Rodgers, Questlove, Billie Eilish, Herbie Hancock, Saweetie, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of Metallica and U2, among dozens of other artists. They were among the judges.

The bookB次元官网网址檚 editors reached out to about 500 voters from the world of music B次元官网网址� artists, journalists, record label figures and Rolling Stone staffers B次元官网网址� and asked for their top 50 albums (Stevie Nicks kindly offered 80). They got some 4,000 albums and created a spreadsheet with weighed points.

On every page, the artists make a fascinating musical tapestry. Take a section in the lower Top 100 B次元官网网址� at No. 86 is The DoorsB次元官网网址� self-titled debut, followed by B次元官网网址淏itches BrewB次元官网网址� by Miles Davis, B次元官网网址淗unky DoryB次元官网网址� by David Bowie and, at No. 89, is B次元官网网址淏aduizmB次元官网网址� by Erykah Badu, connecting gems of classic rock, jazz, prog-rock and R&B.

B次元官网网址淚s there a person who loves all those things equally? Probably not. But we hope thereB次元官网网址檚 people who could definitely want to try them all out and see what they think,B次元官网网址� Dolan said. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 the goal: making connections and being introduced to new things.B次元官网网址�

Dolan was impressed by some established artists embracing modern music, like John Cale of the Velvet Underground championing FKA Twigs and Nicks ranking Harry StylesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淔ine LineB次元官网网址� quite high.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 sweet when these people who have been around are not just pooh-poohing the younger generation,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 neat when people are voting for things outside of their genre and what youB次元官网网址檇 expect.B次元官网网址�

The bookB次元官网网址檚 origins started in 2003 when the magazine published its first 500 list, putting The Beatles B次元官网网址淪gt. PepperB次元官网网址檚 Lonely Hearts Club BandB次元官网网址� at No. 1. It was a pretty Beatles-heavy list, with three more Fab Four albums making the top 10.

B次元官网网址淚t had kind of the perspective of a 45-year-old male rock fan who was open minded, who liked rap a little bit, but kind of patting it on the head, and liked R&B, but was kind of dismissive of the more recent stuff,B次元官网网址� he said.

B次元官网网址淲e really wanted to break away from that perspective and think the list could actually have many perspectives converging.B次元官网网址�

Joni MitchellB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏lueB次元官网网址� shot up on the new list, going from No. 30 in 2003 to the top 10 now, and Prince and the RevolutionB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淧urple RainB次元官网网址� went from No. 76 to No. 8. Another big gainer was Lauryn HillB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,B次元官网网址� which zoomed up from the 300s in 2003 to Top 10 now.

B次元官网网址淐ertain albums become kind of new classics,B次元官网网址� said Dolan. B次元官网网址淚t is something thatB次元官网网址檚 kind of evolving and up for grabs. And we wanted to kind of at least imply that in doing this one.B次元官网网址�

The new list is more inclusive of genres other than rock and so pushed some iconic albums down, like AC/DCB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏ack in BlackB次元官网网址� which went from No. 77 to No. 84, now nestled between B次元官网网址淒usty in MemphisB次元官网网址� by Dusty Springfield and John LennonB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淧lastic Ono Band.B次元官网网址� (B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 pretty sure they would accept that company,B次元官网网址� Dolan said.)

Some artistsB次元官网网址� catalogues have also shifted. Bob DylanB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淏lood on the TracksB次元官网网址� leapfrogged his B次元官网网址淏londe on BlondeB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淗ighway 61 RevisitedB次元官网网址� this time, and the BeatlesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淎bbey RoadB次元官网网址� became their top album in the book, over B次元官网网址淪gt. PepperB次元官网网址檚 Lonely Hearts Club Band,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淩ubber SoulB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淩evolver.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭he warmth and the beauty and the sweetness of B次元官网网址楢bbey RoadB次元官网网址� maybe in a way wins out over this sort of landmark sonic inventiveness of B次元官网网址楻evolverB次元官网网址� because people love to listen to it.B次元官网网址�

ThereB次元官网网址檚 been some online griping about the list, like that only B次元官网网址淭he StrangerB次元官网网址� from Billy Joel made the list and no entries from non-Western artists, Fans of U2 might be mad that B次元官网网址淭he Joshua TreeB次元官网网址� dropped out of the Top 100 and fans of electronic music might bemoan that there are only eight electronic albums.

But Rolling Stone says the list is a snapshot as music marches onward. While the albums were being tabulated this time, Taylor SwiftB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渇olkloreB次元官网网址� and Bob DylanB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淩ough and Rowdy WaysB次元官网网址� came out, and Dolan suspects both might have made the book if theyB次元官网网址檇 only come out earlier.

B次元官网网址淏ecause the list is so stylistically diverse and open-ended, I think weB次元官网网址檙e kind of implying that itB次元官网网址檚 always a work in progress,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚n 20 years, Rolling Stone, whatever entity it is, will do this again at some point.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址擬ark Kennedy, The Associated Press