Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ BEATS Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ to Be Named the Best Album of All-Time by Apple Music / Full Top 100 List Revealed

Lauryn Hill will need to make space on her mantel for a shiny new accolade. For, the revered multihyphenate has seen her singular solo album, 1998’s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,’ named the Best Album of All-Time by Apple Music. The streamer’s countdown of the “best” LPs ever culminated today (May 22) with the reveal of the top 10 – » Read more about: Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ BEATS Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ to Be Named the Best Album of All-Time by Apple Music / Full Top 100 List Revealed » The post Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ BEATS Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ to Be Named the Best Album of All-Time by Apple Music / Full Top 100 List Revealed appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty?.

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Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ BEATS Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ to Be Named the Best Album of All-Time by Apple Music / Full Top 100 List Revealed

Lauryn Hill will need to make space on her mantel for a shiny new accolade.

For, the revered multihyphenate has seen her singular solo album, 1998’s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,’ named the Best Album of All-Time by Apple Music.

The streamer’s countdown of the “best” LPs ever culminated today (May 22) with the reveal of the top 10 – and it brought with it several surprises.

Per Apple Music, the tally was crafted by its team of experts alongside a select group of artists, songwriters, producers, and industry professionals. It’s touted as an “editorial statement, independent of any streaming numbers” on their platform – or any platform.

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Touted as “a love letter to the records that have shaped the world music lovers live and listen in,” the top 10 saw the Fugees front-woman best the likes of Michael Jackson’s game-changing ‘Thriller’ – which settled for #2.

Speaking on the honor, Hill said:

“This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love.”

Check out the full list, which ranks culture-shifting efforts from MJ, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, and more.

Apple Music 100 Best Albums – Full List

100: Body Talk – Robyn
99: Hotel California – The 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
90: Back in Black – AC/DC
89: The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition) – Lady Gaga
88: I Put a Spell on You – Nina Simone
87: Blue Lines – Massive Attack
86: My Life – Mary J Blige
85: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
84: Doggystyle – Snoop Dogg
83: Horses – Patti Smith
82: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ – 50 Cent
81: After the Gold Rush – Neil Young
80: The Marshall Mathers LP – Eminem
79: Norman F****** Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
78: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
77: Like A Prayer – Madonna
76: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
75: Supa Dupa Fly – Missy Eliott
74: Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails
73: Aja – Steely Dan
72: SOS – SZA
71: Trans-Europe Express – Kraftwerk
70: Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A
69: Master of Puppets (Remastered) – Metallica
68: Is this It – The Strokes
67: Dummy – Portishead
66: The Queen Is Dead – The Smiths
65: 3 Feet High and Rising – De La Soul
64: Baduizm – Erykah Badu
63: Are You Experienced? – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
62: All Eyez on Me – 2Pac
61: Love Deluxe – Sade
60: The Velvet Underground and Nico (45th Anniversary Edition) – Velvet Underground & Nico
59: AM – Arctic Monkeys
58: (What’s The Story) Morning Glory – Oasis
57: Voodoo – D’Angelo
56: Disintegration (Remastered) – The Cure
55: ANTI – Rihanna
54: A Love Supreme – John Coltrane
53: Exile on Main Street (2010 Remaster) – Rolling Stones
52: Appetite for Destruction – Guns ‘N Roses
51: Sign O’The Times – Prince
50. Hounds of Love (2018 Remaster) – Kate Bush
49. The Joshua Tree – U2
48. Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys
47. Take Care (Deluxe Version) – Drake
46. Exodus ((2013 Remaster) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
45. Homogenic – Björk
44. Innervisions – Stevie Wonder
43. Remain in Light – Talking Heads
42. Control – Janet Jackson
41. Aquemini – Outkast
40. I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You – Aretha Franklin
39. Illmatic – Nas
38. Tapestry – Carole King
37. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition] – Wu-Tang Clan
36. BEYONCÉ – Beyoncé
35. London Calling – The Clash
34. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
33. Kid A – Radiohead
32. Ready to Die (The Remaster) – Notorious B.I.G.
31. Jagged Little Pill (Remastered) – Alanis Morisette
30. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
29. The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest
28. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
27. Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin
26. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
25. Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
24. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (2012 Remaster) – David Bowie
23. Discovery – Daft Punk
22. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
21. Revolver – The Beatles
20: Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
19: The Chronic – Dr. Dre
18: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
17: What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
16: Blue – Joni Mitchell
15: 21 – Adele
14: Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
13: The Blueprint – JAY-Z
12: OK Computer – Radiohead
11: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
10. Lemonade – Beyoncé
9. Nevermind – Nirvana
8. Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
7. good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar
6. Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
5. Blonde, Frank Ocean
4. Purple Rain, Prince & The Revolution
3. Abbey Road , The Beatles
2. Thriller, Michael Jackson
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