洋楽のアルバムの「偉大さ」は主観的であり、異なる音楽愛好者が異なるリストを作ることがあります。以下は一般的に評価の高い、様々なジャンルや時代を代表するアルバムの一部です。これらのアルバムは、音楽史において重要な位置を占めています。
The Beatles – “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967)
Pink Floyd – “The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973)
Michael Jackson – “Thriller” (1982)
Led Zeppelin – “IV” (1971)
The Rolling Stones – “Exile on Main St.” (1972)
Bob Dylan – “Highway 61 Revisited” (1965)
The Beach Boys – “Pet Sounds” (1966)
Nirvana – “Nevermind” (1991)
The Eagles – “Hotel California” (1976)
Prince – “Purple Rain” (1984)
David Bowie – “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” (1972)
Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours” (1977)
Radiohead – “OK Computer” (1997)
U2 – “The Joshua Tree” (1987)
Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Legend” (1984)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “Are You Experienced” (1967)
Queen – “A Night at the Opera” (1975)
Bruce Springsteen – “Born to Run” (1975)
Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (1973)
Miles Davis – “Kind of Blue” (1959)
The Who – “Who’s Next” (1971)
Stevie Wonder – “Songs in the Key of Life” (1976)
R.E.M. – “Automatic for the People” (1992)
The Clash – “London Calling” (1979)
Prince and the Revolution – “Sign o’ the Times” (1987)
Metallica – “Metallica” (1991)
The Doors – “The Doors” (1967)
Johnny Cash – “At Folsom Prison” (1968)
Pearl Jam – “Ten” (1991)
Guns N’ Roses – “Appetite for Destruction” (1987)