Apple Music begins its 100 Best Albums countdown. See the first albums that made the cut.
Apple Music released the first ten albums on its 100 Best Albums of all-time list Monday, beginning a ten-day countdown to number one.
The list was chosen by Apple Music's team of experts, a group of artists, — including Pharrell Williams and Maren Morris — songwriters, producers, and industry professionals, according to the company. The tech giant said that the list is an "editorial statement" and that the list is a "love letter to the records that have shaped the world we live and listen in."
Apple said that it did not factor in streaming statistics when compiling the list.
"If this list sparks more debate among fans outside of Apple Music and gets people talking passionately about the music they love, then we’ve done what we set out to do," Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s global creative director, said in a news release.
The California-based company said that it would produce tie-in content for the list, including a takeover of Apple Music Radio Hits that will extend a week past the reveal of number one.
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Here are albums 100-91 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list:
Apple Music's top albums 100-91
- 100: "Body Talk" - Robyn
- 99: "Hotel California" - Eagles
- 98: "ASTROWORLD" - Travis Scott
- 97: "Rage Against the Machine" - Rage Against the Machine
- 96: "Pure Heroine" - Lorde
- 95: "Confessions" - USHER
- 94: "Untrue" - Burial
- 93: "A Seat at the Table" - Solange
- 92: "Flower Boy" - Tyler, The Creator
- 91: "Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1" - George Michael
When will Apple Music release 90-81?
Apple Music will release new album rankings every day for the next ten days. Albums 90 to 81 are set to be released Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET.
The top ten will be revealed on May 22 with a roundtable discussion between artists Nile Rodgers and Maggie Roger as well as Apple Music's Lowe and Ebro Darden. Apple has also started a website to help fans keep track of the countdown.
