Let me kick this off by saying this: I LOVE The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It has a spot in any greatest albums of all time list, without a doubt.
But the No. 1 album of all time? In the history of music? I say no.
But that’s what leads Apple Music’s list of top 100 albums, which the company release tweet by tweet on X (formerly Twitter), igniting a huge debate (and maybe that’s the idea).
My gripes: Thriller is No. 2 and should absolutely be No. 1. The Beatles’ Revolver (No. 21) and Abbey Road (No. 3) should be flipped (also, in my Beatles albums rankings, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is ahead of Abbey Road).
Blonde is an incredible Frank Ocean album, but it’s too high AND Channel Orange is arguably better. It goes on from there. Here’s a sampling of the reaction:
There’s not a reality where The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a better album than Thriller or Songs In The Key Of Life.
— Yahzmine🤍 (@yahzmineyael) May 22, 2024
To say that Lauryn Hill album is better than Thriller is just terrible listing. https://t.co/QpFKsgSslY
— jordan (@Horusramindset) May 22, 2024
channel orange is a better album than blond https://t.co/APpfx1AwDB pic.twitter.com/cbcbOmeOGO
— Scott Nover (@ScottNover) May 22, 2024
Apple Music still technically said 1989 is better than TPAB. I’m not letting that one go pic.twitter.com/Qn5pILn50X
— King Wow (@wowthatshiphop) May 22, 2024
When TPAB didn’t even make the Apple Music top 100 list
pic.twitter.com/yGE2khbd9m— It’s T As In… (@TT_FromMTV3) May 22, 2024
watching everyone argue about an Apple Music list pic.twitter.com/UAjB0MWUKZ
— DELETE (@JubileeDJ) May 22, 2024
