Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025)

~ Release group series

Release groups

#YearTitleArtistTypeRatingReleases
12016LemonadeBeyoncéAlbum3.7525
22000Kid ARadioheadAlbum4.4530
32016BlondeFrank OceanAlbum4.255
42000StankoniaOutKastAlbum3.820
52020folkloreTaylor SwiftAlbum4.1587
62012good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick LamarAlbum4.3535
72022SOSSZAAlbum4.3521
82010My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye WestAlbum4.2518
92022Un verano sin tiBad BunnyAlbum3.252
102001Is This ItThe StrokesAlbum4.322
112000VoodooD’AngeloAlbum4.511
142003ElephantThe White StripesAlbum3.927
162013BEYONCÉBeyoncéAlbum3.928
17201121AdeleAlbum4.2528
182002Under ConstructionMissy ElliottAlbum3.2510
202009The Fame MonsterLady GagaEP549
212016ANTIRihannaAlbum4.5522
242016★ (Blackstar)David BowieAlbum4.3515
252017MelodramaLordeAlbum4.1533
262006Back to BlackAmy WinehouseAlbum4.1543
312019WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?Billie EilishAlbum4.257
332015To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick LamarAlbum4.423
352024BRATCharli xcxAlbum3.6525
362012RedTaylor SwiftAlbum4.497
372022RENAISSANCEBeyoncéAlbum3.6521
412023The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell RoanAlbum4.121
462007Sound of SilverLCD SoundsystemAlbum3.759
552007In RainbowsRadioheadAlbum4.418
572013AMArctic MonkeysAlbum3.817
592007KalaM.I.A.Album3.7510
622012Born to DieLana Del ReyAlbum4.25121
632001DiscoveryDaft PunkAlbum4.2523
652001VespertineBjörkAlbum4.228
662017DAMN.Kendrick LamarAlbum4.2516
672022Harry’s HouseHarry StylesAlbum3.49
682004American IdiotGreen DayAlbum3.931
7220141989Taylor SwiftAlbum4.197
762013Modern Vampires of the CityVampire WeekendAlbum4.359
77201525AdeleAlbum4.120
802007BlackoutBritney SpearsAlbum3.5548
822011Born This WayLady GagaAlbum4.0536
902004FuneralArcade FireAlbum4.2514
922021CALL ME IF YOU GET LOSTTyler, The CreatorAlbum4.410
932005Demon DaysGorillazAlbum3.9527
942023JAGUAR IIVictoria MonétAlbum3.56
992011House of BalloonsThe WeekndAlbum + Mixtape/Street4.6510
1122015E•MO•TIONCarly Rae JepsenAlbum4.459
1132006The Black ParadeMy Chemical RomanceAlbum4.0526
1172002Sea ChangeBeckAlbum3.8523
1192013Pure HeroineLordeAlbum3.8516
1262024COWBOY CARTERBeyoncéAlbum3.713
1272019U.F.O.F.Big ThiefAlbum4.256
1292006FutureSex/LoveSoundsJustin TimberlakeAlbum3.918
1312013SettleDisclosureAlbum3.3515
1342010Teenage DreamKaty PerryAlbum3.8544
1472013YeezusKanye WestAlbum3.89
1482015CurrentsTame ImpalaAlbum414
1502001SurvivorDestiny’s ChildAlbum3.259
1552021Happier Than EverBillie EilishAlbum4.1548
1572014Black MessiahD’Angelo and The VanguardAlbum2.656
1622000All That You Can’t Leave BehindU2Album3.8537
1642001Miss E …So AddictiveMissy ElliottAlbum314
1812023the recordboygeniusSingle52
1862018Dirty ComputerJanelle MonáeAlbum3.6514
1872015In ColourJamie xxAlbum4.259
2032003Get Rich or Die Tryin’50 CentAlbum3.616
2092005Chaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartneyAlbum4.3519
2102006YsJoanna NewsomAlbum4.256
2212010High VioletThe NationalAlbum4.0516
2252002Let GoAvril LavigneAlbum4.0541
2262018Some Rap SongsEarl SweatshirtAlbum3.43
2272006Return to Cookie MountainTV on the RadioAlbum3.6511
2282020Made in LagosWizkidAlbum3
2292015Painted ShutHop AlongAlbum22
2302013BangerzMiley CyrusAlbum319
2312012Swearin’Swearin’Album4
2322017American TeenKhalidAlbum3
2332021Pray for HaitiMach‐HommyAlbum32
2342021El madrileñoC. TanganaAlbum35
2352020Future NostalgiaDua LipaAlbum4.2559
2362021GLOW ONTurnstileAlbum43
2372004AutobiographyAshlee SimpsonAlbum312
2382011Smoke Ring for My HaloKurt VileAlbum56
2392019Hot PinkDoja CatAlbum311
2402024TYLATylaAlbum3.857
2412024Manning FireworksMJ LendermanAlbum3.353
2422009La gran señoraJenni RiveraAlbum1
2432012Collide With the SkyPierce the VeilAlbum3.525
2442016Savage Mode21 Savage & Metro BoominEP2.753
2452013The 1975The 1975Album3.912
2462018CARE FOR MESabaAlbum3.652
2472017PurgatoryTyler ChildersAlbum44
2482016Teens of DenialCar Seat HeadrestAlbum4.411
2492012Electra HeartMarina and the DiamondsAlbum4.8543
2502000No Strings Attached*NSYNCAlbum3.617

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