Apple Music 100 Best Albums List Reaction! 

How is Sgt. Pepper not even on that list? There is no record in my lifetime that had the cultural or musical impact of that album when it came out in 1967. You couldn’t move without hearing it and it was hugely influential. Ridiculous list, but aren’t they all?

I mean no Black Sabbath, Van Halen, The Police, Iron Maiden, Queen, The Doors, Rush, etc. But we have Billie Eilish. Not a list for me.

Your silence after Led Zeppelin II said everything that needed to be said

I'm 68, can you imagine what I think of this list? Anyway you did a good job on this video, and welcome to the 100,000 sub club. I too am a member.

You should give us your top 100

I can tell you definitively that “Dark Side of the Moon” is better than “1989”.

I wouldn't take an "album rating" from a tech company too seriously.

This was a fascinating list....thanks for presenting it. I'm 67 and grew up listening to Yes, Genesis, King Crimson and Pink Floyd on Rotel turntables powered by Pioneer amps in dark smoke filled basements in a beer fog. For someone of my generation, I wonder...where is Court Of The Crimson King?...Selling England By The Pound?....Close To The Edge...? But answer is simple. Most 20 or 30 year old's have either never heard of these bands....or may be familiar with some of the music because Dad still has a few dust covered albums under his 40 year old wedding photos. In 40 years the same will be said of Taylor Swift and Harry Styles who may or may not make a top 100 list in 2065. Change and transition. But the best part of this list was exposing me to a lot of music I've either never heard of....or never explored. Time to discover!

Hate these lists. Love your channel 👍

Dillon love to see your top 100. You have introduced me to so many great albums through your videos. Please and Thanks

Extreme recency bias.....I feel about 1/3 of this list will fade away in a few years. Almost no hard rock or metal--you can tell what the average age of the people that did the list probably is. Sgt. Pepper not even making the list is criminal.

I Swift-ly disregard this list. I really respect the way you made it through with an almost straight face.🤘

People will always disagree on lists like this but Lauren Hill record at No 1 ??? Over all those other marvelous records??? Idiots

I'm shocked that there is no Elvis and Queen.

Love the way you went through the list, you have a new subscriber keep the videos coming. 😎

Fun video man, keep up the great work 👍

It was fun watching you trying not to lose your mind over some of this lol. But yeah would like to see YOUR 100. Was surprised no more Prince than that.

Eric B and Rakim Paid In Full should be on this list.

I had a lot of fun watching this video. Your reactions...always respectful...but man, some of them were really priceless 😂🤟

Great video. Excellent perspective about these types of lists, but I loved the look you gave after the Drake album.

No Queen? No Doors?

Perfect kind of vid dude, and pretty much agree on all fronts, ac/dc also sparked my interest in rock n roll. 7th grade late bloomer

as soon as I saw something called Solange on the list I laughed and didn't bother looking any further

Loved watching through this

Just some dumb clickbait by Apple.

Drake above "Paul's Boutique" is a dead giveaway that the people making the list are clueless. Dark Side of the Moon at #28 but "1989" by T.S. at #18. Really? Really? Like I've been saying for years: these are popularity lists and they are not based on talent.

I really enjoyed your take. It made it more fun.

Everytime you pause and say, ‘whatever’ I feel for you man, I do. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent video as always. Apple's List

Some of these were head scratchers, some of these were recency bias, almost all of them were wrong. Also imo ranking music from different years, artists, and genres is a fruitless endeavor. There is no inherent metric for how good an artist is so this list just seemed unnessecary. Always nice to see another video from you Dillon! Loved your opinions.

I just realized there's no Black Sabbath. What the hell????????????

Hey big hip hop/classic rock fan here. To make sense of why hip hop was hugely represented on Apple's list, I believe it is because 1. It's the biggest genre right now besides pop and thus the influence of those classic 90s records is felt much greater than ever before, especially considering its influence on the sound of house and modern pop music and 2. Hip hop is becoming a senior genre as seen with its 50th anniversary recently and thus because of its long lasting popularity the genre is undergoing critical re-evaluation like classic Jazz and rock records back in the 70s and the 90s

Ride the Lightning still #1 Metallica album for me, no disrespect to Master of Puppets, also a great record.

No Clapton?? Floyd, Zep not in the top 10??? I would have thought Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison or At San Quentin would have been somewhere on the list. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out, who doesn't know Take Five? I do agree that blues needs to be on the list... without it, we might have had opera in Casey Kasem's Top 40 Countdown! Where was Ray Charles? oh well, enough of my ramblings.... Love the channel!

Dude, your face when you said "Drake"! 🤣🤣🤣 I agree!!!!

Dylan, my brother, it’s all subjective as we know and is generationally geared. We all get it…in a perfect world, we would see Townes Van Zandt’s 3rd self titled LP, and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Guilded Palace of Sin, and Muddy Waters’ Folk Singer Love your posts, love your musical eclecticism, and enthusiasm. Hope I get the chance to visit your fantastic record store someday. Keep up the great work you do!

*I was hoping to see your eyes popping out of your head. Another great video Beardo.*

No Grateful Dead? No Yes? No Genesis? No Thelonious Monk? No Eric Clapton? Wow.

Just glad that Paul's Boutique got a spot. Bought the 8 panel gatefold the day it came out and still have it. Incredible record. How did Sgt. Pepper not make it?

Perfect pace for this type of video. Overall, the list is simultaneously encouraging and head-scratching. It's to be expected that a lot of the list would be pop-oriented and relatively new but there were some definite surprises. For example, Bob Dylan has so many albums that could be considered his best, and he's not very pop, but at least he's appreciated enough to make the list. P.s. I thought "where's Sabbath?" right when you asked it. I suspect that their debut album and Paranoid would appeal to Guns and Roses fans more than Appetite but those fans aren't acquainted with those albums. P.p.s. I think you're right that Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed are more generally liked than Exile. P.p.p.s. Can't Buy a Thrill is of course better than Aja. That's not even under dispute by anyone who's being honest. 😉

This is a terrible list.

>Downward Spiral only #74? Heresy!

...is anyone compiling a list of best "not-losing-the-plot-about-a-stupid-list " videos???...you should be on THAT list...stellar performance....thank you Dillon....

So glad you spent a lot of time on "A Love Supreme". Top 5 album all-time, no question.

No Fraction Moon Blood?!

You have to see it for what it is. It's a list that was specifically curated for a younger demographic, with a handful of old trusty classics that are well-known by practically everyone. I have no idea who created this list, but it gives me the impression they were trying to meet certain genre quotas. Like, we need this many hip-hop albums, this many pop albums, this many rock albums, etc. I don't think they took the ranking very seriously because having the Arctic Monkeys above VU & Nico is a musical war crime. Everyone involved in that list has to know how ridiculous that is.

I really appreciate the way you tried to be fair on this and acknowledged that objective lists are dumb when music (and art in general) is subjective. I will say that every hot take you had was right on point for me as a man born in the middle of the country in 1980. I’d love to hear your personal top 100

I love it when you try to keep calm :)))))))

No Forever Changes?

So, it's the 100 best albums from North America and Britain, right? The rest of the entire world was represented by Bad Bunny and AC/DC? I always look at "Best of x" lists as opportunities to learn about albums and artists I don't know. There is no point in arguing over what should or should not be included, fun as it may be for some people. Having said all that, the overrepresentation of hip-hop but no funk at all was really hilarious. Also, Dillon, I hope your Taylor Swift / Barbra Streisand parallel is going to be food for thought for folks. Although I'd probably swap out TayTay with Beyonce there. A great singer and a very powerful business person who can work with the best and demand the best from everyone around them.

Thanks for going through this list. I have no idea what their criteria was for this. Was it sales, nostalgia, or what? Either way. I like to hear your rundown of stuff. You seem to be a level-headed guy who has a diverse interested in music. I really like your channel and I'm so glad that I found it not I was wondering, I've heard that there are Beatles butcher paste overs that have the trunk cover on the bottom with the butcher cover pasted over it? That's ridiculous right that can't be true!

I appreciate you talking about what qualifies for these lists. What criteria did Apple use? Most played?

No matter what they say, what you have to understand is this list is based on downloads. It's what they do. The fact that any pre-iTunes music is on the list is a testament to their timelessness. As for me, I've been a huge music fan for over 50 years, spend hundreds per month on records, but can I can literally count on both hands the number of times I've paid to download anything. In fact, I've made far more money from songs I've written (that are on iTunes) than I've ever spent on iTunes. So this list has NOTHING to do with taste, importance, or influence. So the idea of comparing Beatles to Beatles, or Zeppelin to other Zeppelin albums on this list is a big stupid waste of time. Sure, they've pretended the list is based on "expert" opinions, but it's counterintuitive to think a downloads only "record company" would use some other criteria.

Wild that there was no Phil Collins or Peter Gabriel “So” and the earliest albums were the two jazz albums.

Dillon make your top 100!! I want to see some psyc on the top 100 albums.

Did not read the criteria used, was stream numbers part of it? That would explain the ranking.

Since you asked, I'm a 64 year old white guy raised on AM radio. I agree that I've got plenty of room to grow, but in Pandemic 2020, I did this exercise and here's my top 50, with #1 at the top, and 50 at the bottom: Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited The Beatles: Rubber Soul (USA) The Beatles: Abbey Road The Beatles: The Beatles The Beatles: Revolver (British version) Elvis Presley: The Sun Sessions Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Carole King: Tapestry Led Zeppelin: (untitled - IV) Led Zeppelin: II Van Morrison: Moondance The Doors: The Doors Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced (USA Edition) Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home George Harrison: All Things Must Pass Bob Dylan: Blonde On Blonde The Beatles: Let It Be The Eagles: Hotel California Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Michael Nesmith: And the Hits Just Keep on Comin' Boston: Boston Jesus Christ Superstar (soundtrack) The Velvet Underground & Nico: Velvet Underground & Nico Van Morrison: Astral Weeks The Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet The Doors: Strange Days Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night The Rolling Stones: Aftermath [British] The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle Jeff Buckley: Grace Frank Sinatra: Point of No Return The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers Miles Davis: Kind of Blue The Velvet Underground: Loaded Aerosmith: Aerosmith The Doors: LA Woman Love: Forever Changes Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Waters U2: War The Who: Who's Next The Band: The Band The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street Spirit: The Family that Plays Together Bob Dylan: Modern Times Buena Vista Social Club: Buena Vista Social Club

Dillon you should do a list

I just love your videos

love you did this video, apple has no idea .. even thought I have apple music

Yeah, the absence of early rock (especially Elvis, but also Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, etc.) is mind-boggling, but then again you could argue that those artists were singles-driven because it wasn't really until the Beatles, around the 1965-66 period, that the concept of an "album" as we know it today really took shape. Before that it was often the two or three hits (if the artist was fortunate enough to have that many), or at least the songs released as singles, sandwiched in with a bunch of filler. But where's Van Morrison? The Who? Only one Dylan record? Only one Stones record? No Al Green or Otis Redding? No Sly and the Family Stone (especially "There's a Riot Goin' On")? And, as Dillon said, no James Brown?

The first rolling stones top 500 album list was the most accurate rating ever. Nothing came close to it the 2nd one was disaster !

Im going to join the people asking for you to do a list. I think it would be hard to limit it to 100 when you take into account all the greats there are out there.

Thank you for a lovely funny video. We all need some light relief occasionally. My favourite album never even made it, Blood on the tracks.

ok so maybe more the commercial hits rather than the obscure ones. But you can't doubt these acts and their influence over the decades, sadly missing - Elvis, Queen, The Doors, Rush, Joy Division, The Pixies, ELO, Iggy Pop, The Jam, Split Enz, Tom Petty, Chris Issak, Depeche Mode, Ryuichi Sakammoto, Eurythmics, Roxy Music, The The, The Pretenders, Kool & The Gang, The Supremes, Boney M, Genesis, Van Morrison, David Bowie (Berlin trilogy albums), The Kinks, Blondie, The Cure (the earlier albums are far superior to Disintegration), Beatles' Sgt Pepper, Dire Straits, Johnny Cash, Basement Jaxx (why not, they included Daft Punk?), Saturday Night Fever OST, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Earth Wide & Fire, James Brown, Cat Stevens, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter Gabriel, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Tears for Fears, Television, The Animals, The Byrds, The Cars, Vanilla Fudge, XTC, Wire.... and many more

"27 Led Zeppelin 2". Sigh. 🤣🤣🤣 I feel your pain.

Your music knowledge and openness are refreshing. I clicked this link expecting you to be an old fart about it. I don’t agree with a lot of the list, but I’m trying to see it as a list of what’s best right now, otherwise we’d have a bunch of 50 year old albums dominated the top 20.

New generation comes in, our classics get moved down. Circle of life brother. 😊

you skipping Burial was brutal, but it's really something for electronic heads

Sort of feeling: make a rock list and a hip hop list. Different genres. Hard to compare.

This list is geared towards potential subscribers to Apple streaming. A younger demo.

I’ll mention it because others won’t but: Reign In Blood, maybe on the 75-100 area but no doubt must be there as the flagpole metal record.

This quite simply appears to be a list of albums that have influenced current top 40 popular artists in America, nothing more. This certainly is not the greatest 100 albums of all time! To ignore entire genres and subgenres such as Blues, Country, early Rock & Roll, Prog Rock, Folk Rock, Bluegrass, Swing, etc. Artists such as Van Morrison, Clapton, Santana, Sinatra, Presley, Curtis Mayfield, Allman Brothers Band, Earth Wind & Fire, Mahavishnu Orch., and many more ignored. Even albums such as the soundtracks to Superfly and Saturday Night Fever were hugely influential and popular. And if they're going to include jazz, there are MANY incredible artists and albums left off this list. Again, I believe it to merely be a list that has influenced today's popular artists.

Rolling Stones. Sgt Pepper’s. Little Richard. Bill Haley. Buddy Holly. Metal bands. Etc

Awesome video Dillon! 100% agree with you… some stuff are in wrong spot… others missing…. Anyway…

The colour of lettering on the sleeve of the Clash´ London Calling is a clear reference to Elvis first album. I miss the Ramones on this list. and Deep Purple and queen are missing too.

VHI has a 100 Greatest Albums book published in 2003 so many on here would not be there of course but their #1 was Revolver by the Beatles, the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is # 37. This list is good for a laugh but that is all.

Prince should have had more albums on the list and where tf is Alice in chains? 😂

These lists will always be made relative to the era they were curated in. Imagine a similar list being made in 1942. There would be a bunch of people just like us saying "You gotta be kidding me! Glenn Miller is number 8 but Jelly-Roll Morton is at 42?? Where's Bix Beiderbecke? He's not even on the list! Outrageous!" If we just kept all the same records that top the lists year after year after year, it's sort of like moving back in time as opposed to making progress and allowing room for other records made in the modern era to be viewed in the same light as all those other classics that people hold so dear. I'm not a fan of this particular list, but I understand why certain records were included over others.

As a swiftie and a music student I don't understand how the album that made it is 1989 when she has way better albums both lyrically and musically speaking

No Ryuichi Sakammoto!. You made many valid points. To be classic, it has to be 20 years old at least

I really don't get the Drake, Kanye, T.S, Jay Z, Beyonce, Kendrick lamar, Frank Ocean thing

The ad after the sigh on Led Zeppelin 2 was the most Dylan thing ever 🤣🤣

You can tell this list is created for all of the African American people and younger generations that know nothing about music and just want to listen to repetitive beats... The fact that there's no Elvis, Cash, The Doors, Rush, Black Sabbath and/or Ozzie, Sgt Pepper, Queen FFS! even the RHCP deserve a spot on the top 100... Giant face palm after reviewing this list!

At least you didn't post a vinyl purge video like the masses. Omg.

No Tiny Tim!! WTF!!

Is this based on downloads? Where did this data come from?

Side note -- it's funny, I can always recognize the NC accent. We used to play there a lot in the oughts with my metal country band with groups like Jimmy and the Teasers -- what a great accent.

No "Tommy" by The Who?

P.S. where the heck is The Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bullocks…a template for generations of punk & hardcore…I’m old…😂

Rolling Stone: "Here's another insane top 100 list" Apple: "hold my beer..."

What a legend for uploading in hdr

Any list that puts Born To Run over Dark Side of the Moon and 1989 over Kind of Blue has absolutely zero credibility. None. Zilch. Thanks for the laugh.

I hate these lists. We all have our own favourites..... 1) queen is dead. 2)rid of me. 3)in rainbows. 4)the chronic. 5)fun house.

The Band, The Kinks, Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Simon & Garfunkel, CCR, Frank Zappa etc etc. They should have labeled it their “favorite” 100 albums.

Thank you !! Thank's for the depth of your analysis and the variety of the styles you enjoy ! You are absolutely right, James Brown, Queen, Elvis and much more deserve better ! where are Sting, The Police, Supertramp... where are George Clinton, the funkateers as Cameo, Gap Band, Zapp & Roger ? One album only of Michael Jackson ? That can't be serious ! Scorpions... and no not english speaking artists ? Brazilian, french, Italian...

Hip Hop had 21 entries? Motown only 2? Good video Dillon.Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Hey Dylan, thanks for making me laugh. Their list is a joke. Surprised u didn’t stop when they dissed Led Zeppelin😄

Revolver is my fav b album! Why not top 10? lol and same w zep ll. Your delivery on this video was so fun to watch! Thanks for making it! Don’t get me started w t swift! I mean!

00:18 Great stuff, keep it up! 🎵🔥