Apple Music named its top 10 albums of all time and it focused entirely on popular music . While some older records showed up on the list, the top spot was taken by Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill . Hill herself reacted to this ranking.
Lauryn Hill wouldn’t have made Apple Music’s top 10 albums without ‘sacrifice’ In 2024, Apple Music named The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill the greatest album ever. It beat out several other classics. The rest of the top 10 were, in ascending order, Beyoncé’s Lemonade , Nirvana’s Nevermind , Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black , Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.
A.A.D City , Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life , Frank Ocean’s Blonde , Prince and the Revolution’s Purple Rain , The Beatles’ Abbey Road , and Michael Jackson’s Thriller .
Though some critics may take issue with the fact that the list is dominated by recent albums, it’s undeniable that each of these choices are incredible and influential. Hill reacted to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill receiving so much praise. “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,” the former Fugees singer said .
While Hill was a major creative force behind the record, she didn’t create it alone. The Roots’ James Poyser and future Kanye West producer Che Pop helped craft The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill . Critics reacted to the album making Apple Music’s t.
