Rolling Stone publishes list of the 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far

2025 is here, which means we’re about a quarter-way into the 21st century, and Rolling Stone has marked the occasion by putting out a list of the 250 greatest albums of the 21st century so far. The list includes mainstream pop, DIY indie-punk, hip hop, big indie, country, hardcore, metal, electronic music, Afrobeats, R&B, reggaeton, and more, and spans from NSYNC to MJ Lenderman to My Chemical Romance to Deftones to Fiona Apple to 50 Cent to Gorillaz to Common to Arcade Fire to Madonna to Bon Iver to Britney Spears to Vampire Weekend to One Direction to Green Day to Paramore to Brian Wilson’s 2004 recording of Smile and much, much more. See the full list with commentary on each pick at Rolling Stone and view their top 25 below.

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Rolling Stone’s 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far
25. Lorde, ‘Melodrama’
24. David Bowie, ‘Black Star’
23. Drake, ‘Take Care’
22. Rosalía, ‘El Mal Querer’
21. Rihanna, ‘Anti’
20. Lady Gaga, ‘The Fame Monster’
19. Bob Dylan, ‘Love and Theft’
18. Missy Elliott, ‘Under Construction’
17. Adele, ’21’
16. Beyoncé, ‘Beyoncé’
15. Lana Del Rey, ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’
14. The White Stripes, ‘Elephant’
13. Fiona Apple, ‘The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do’
12. Jay-Z, ‘The Blueprint’
11. D’Angelo, ‘Voodoo’
10. The Strokes, ‘Is This It’
9. Bad Bunny, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’
8. Kanye West, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
7. SZA, ‘SOS’
6. Kendrick Lamar, ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’
5. Taylor Swift, ‘Folklore’
4. OutKast, ‘Stankonia’
3. Frank Ocean, ‘Blonde’
2. Radiohead, ‘Kid A’
1. Beyoncé, ‘Lemonade’