The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (Les 500 plus grands albums de tous les temps) est un classement musical figurant à l'origine dans un numéro spécial du magazine américain Rolling Stone publié en novembre 2003. La liste était basée sur les votes de 271 musiciens, critiques et personnalités de l'industrie du disque, chacun proposant une liste de 50 albums. Plusieurs genres de musique se trouvent dans la liste, dont le rock, la pop, le blues, le jazz, la soul, le funk, le reggae, la folk, le hip-hop, et la fusion de ceux-ci. Outre les albums au sens strict, la liste comprend quelques albums live, compilations et bandes-son.
Le classement d'origine a fait l'objet de modifications mineures pour sa publication sous forme de livre en 2005 (avec une introduction du musicien Steven Van Zandt), puis d'une refonte plus significative en 2012.
En , le magazine Rolling Stone décide de remettre à jour son classement en faisant appel à plus de 300 artistes, producteurs et journalistes.
Classement de 2020 +classementtitreannéeartiste / groupe1What's Going On1971Marvin Gaye2Pet Sounds1966The Beach Boys3Blue1971Joni Mitchell4Songs in the Key of Life1976Stevie Wonder5Abbey Road1969The Beatles6Nevermind1991Nirvana7Rumours1977Fleetwood Mac8Purple Rain1984Prince9Blood on the Tracks1975Bob Dylan10The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill1998Lauryn Hill11Revolver1966The Beatles12Thriller1982Michael Jackson13I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You1967Aretha Franklin14Exile on Main St.1972The Rolling Stones15It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back1988Public Enemy16London Calling1979The Clash17My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy2010Kanye West18Highway 61 Revisited1965Bob Dylan19To Pimp a Butterfly2015Kendrick Lamar20Kid A2000Radiohead21Born to Run1975Bruce Springsteen22Ready to Die1994The Notorious B.I.G.23The Velvet Underground and Nico1967The Velvet Underground24Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967The Beatles25Tapestry1971Carole King26Horses1975Patti Smith27Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)1993Wu-Tang Clan28Voodoo2000D'Angelo29The Beatles ("The White Album")1968The Beatles30Are You Experienced1967Jimi Hendrix31Kind of Blue1959Miles Davis32Lemonade2016Beyoncé33Back to Black2006Amy Winehouse34Innervisions1973Stevie Wonder35Rubber Soul1965The Beatles36Off the Wall1979Michael Jackson37The Chronic1992Dr. Dre38Blonde on Blonde1966Bob Dylan39Remain in Light1980Talking Heads40The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars1972David Bowie41Let It Bleed1969The Rolling Stones42OK Computer1997Radiohead43The Low End Theory1991A Tribe Called Quest44Illmatic1994Nas45Sign o' the Times1987Prince46Graceland1986Paul Simon47Ramones1976Ramones48Exodus1984Bob Marley49Aquemini1998OutKast50The Blueprint2001Jay-Z511982 (compilation)Chuck Berry52Station to Station1976David Bowie53Electric Ladyland1968The Jimi Hendrix Experience541991James Brown55The Dark Side of the Moon1973Pink Floyd56Exile in Guyville1993Liz Phair57The Band1969The Band58Led Zeppelin IV1971Led Zeppelin59Talking Book1972Stevie Wonder60Astral Weeks1968Van Morrison61Paid in Full1987Eric B. and Rakim62Appetite for Destruction1987Guns N' Roses63Aja1977Steely Dan64Stankonia2000OutKast65Live at the Apollo1963James Brown66A Love Supreme1965John Coltrane67Reasonable Doubt1996Jay-Z68Hounds of Love1985Kate Bush69Jagged Little Pill1995Alanis Morissette70Straight Outta Compton1988NWA71Exodus1977Bob Marley72Harvest1972Neil Young73Loveless1991My Bloody Valentine74The College Dropout2004Kanye West75Lady Soul1968Aretha Franklin76Superfly1972Curtis Mayfield77Who's Next1971The Who78The Sun Sessions1976Elvis Presley79Blonde2016Frank Ocean80Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols1977Sex Pistols81Beyoncé2013Beyoncé82There's a Riot Goin' On1971Sly and the Family Stone83Dusty in Memphis1969Dusty Springfield84Back in Black1980AC/DC85John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band1970John Lennon86The Doors1967The Doors87Bitches Brew1970Miles Davis88Hunky Dory1971David Bowie89Baduizm1997Erykah Badu90After the Gold Rush1970Neil Young91Darkness on the Edge of Town1978Bruce Springsteen92Axis: Bold as Love1967The Jimi Hendrix Experience93Supa Dupa Fly1997Missy Elliott94Fun House1970The Stooges95Take Care2011Drake96Automatic for the People1992R.E.M.97Master of Puppets1986Metallica98Car Wheels on a Gravel Road1998Lucinda Williams99Red2012Taylor Swift100Music from Big Pink1968The Band101Led Zeppelin1969Led Zeppelin102The Clash1977The Clash1033 Feet High and Rising1989De La Soul104Sticky Fingers1971The Rolling Stones105At Fillmore East1971The Allman Brothers Band106Live Through This1994Hole107Marquee Moon1977Television1081999Fiona Apple109Transformer1972Lou Reed110Court and Spark1974Joni Mitchell111Control1986Janet Jackson112Goodbye Yellow Brick Road1973Elton John113The Queen Is Dead1986The Smiths114Is This It2001The Strokes115Good Kid, M.A.A.D City2012Kendrick Lamar116Disintegration1989The Cure117Late Registration2005Kanye West118Hotel California1976Eagles119Stand!1969Sly and the Family Stone120Moondance1970Van Morrison121This Year's Model1978Elvis Costello122The Downward Spiral1994Nine Inch Nails123Led Zeppelin II1969Led Zeppelin124Achtung Baby1991U2125Paul's Boutique1989Beastie Boys126My Life1994Mary J. Blige127Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music1962Ray Charles128A Night at the Opera1975Queen129The Wall1979Pink Floyd13019991982Prince131Dummy1994Portishead1321978 (compilation)Hank Williams133Hejira1976Joni Mitchell134The Score1996Fugees135The Joshua Tree1987U2136Maggot Brain1971Funkadelic137212011Adele138The Immaculate Collection1990 (compilation)Madonna139Paranoid1970Black Sabbath140Catch a Fire1973Bob Marley141Doolittle1989Pixies142Born in the U.S.A.1984Bruce Springsteen143The Velvet Underground1969The Velvet Underground144Physical Graffiti1975Led Zeppelin145The Marshall Mathers LP2000Eminem146Parallel Lines1978Blondie147Grace1994Jeff Buckley148Channel Orange2012Frank Ocean149John Prine1971John Prine150Nebraska1982Bruce Springsteen151Faith1987George Michael152Pretenders1980The Pretenders153Rid of Me1993PJ Harvey154Amazing Grace1972Aretha Franklin155The Black Album2003Jay-Z156Let It Be1984The Replacements157(What's the Story) Morning Glory?1995Oasis158Mama's Gun2000Erykah Badu159Synchronicity1983The Police160Ten1991Pearl Jam161Crosby, Stills & Nash1969Crosby, Stills & Nash162Different Class1995Pulp163Saturday Night Fever1977divers artistes164At Folsom Prison1968 (live)Johnny Cash165Murmur1983R.E.M.1661978Buddy Holly167Violator1990Depeche Mode168Can't Buy a Thrill1972Steely Dan169The Stranger1977Billy Joel170Disraeli Gears1967Cream171Daydream Nation1988Sonic Youth172Bridge over Troubled Water1970Simon and Garfunkel173In Utero1993Nirvana174The Harder They Come1972Jimmy Cliff175Damn2017Kendrick Lamar176Fear of a Black Planet1990Public Enemy177Every Picture Tells a Story1971Rod Stewart178Otis Blue1965Otis Redding179Life After Death1997The Notorious B.I.G.180Forever Changes1967Love181Bringing It All Back Home1965Bob Dylan182Sweet Baby James1970James Taylor183Brown Sugar1995D'Angelo184She's So Unusual1983Cyndi Lauper185Beggars Banquet1968The Rolling Stones186Blood Sugar Sex Magik1991Red Hot Chili Peppers187AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted1990Ice Cube188Electric Warrior1971T. Rex189Dig Me Out1997Sleater-Kinney190Tommy1969The Who191At Last!1961Etta James192Licensed to Ill1986Beastie Boys193Willy and the Poor Boys1969Creedence Clearwater Revival194Bad1987Michael Jackson195Songs of Leonard Cohen1967Leonard Cohen196Body Talk2010Robyn197Meet the Beatles!1964The Beatles198The B-52's1979The B-52's199Slanted and Enchanted1993Pavement200Diamond Life1984Sade201Midnight Marauders1993A Tribe Called Quest202Homogenic1997Björk203Pink Moon1979Nick Drake204Graduation2007Kanye West205Tea for the Tillerman1970Cat Stevens206Low1977David Bowie207The Eagles1972Eagles208Tha Carter III2008Lil Wayne209Raising Hell1986Run–DMC2101991Ray Charles211Unknown Pleasures1980Joy Division212Wild Is the Wind1966Nina Simone2132012Fiona Apple214Wildflowers1994Tom Petty215American Beauty1970Grateful Dead216Either/Or1997Elliott Smith217Definitely Maybe1994Oasis218CrazySexyCool1994TLC219Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…1995Raekwon220Déjà Vu1970Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young221Rage Against the Machine1992Rage Against the Machine222Ray of Light1998Madonna223Imagine1971John Lennon2241999The Chicks225Yankee Hotel Foxtrot2001Wilco226Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs1970Derek and the Dominos227Here's Little Richard1957Little Richard228De La Soul Is Dead1991De La Soul2292000