English-only discs and a lack of transparency about the criteria have generated questions about the networks; I wait
The list of the 100 best albums in history chosen by Apple Music sparked controversy on the networks this Wednesday the 22nd. Among the complaints, the choice of almost all the albums in English and the absence of the Brazilian ones.
“It’s a list of the 100 best albums in music history that only has one album in English,” complained one user on X (formerly Twitter). “You can’t take this shit seriously.” The publication has been republished more than a thousand times.
It’s worth pointing out that the album is there A summer without youby the Puerto Rican Bad Bunny, sung in Spanish.
Officially, Apple says the criteria used were curated by a “select team” of experts. It’s unclear whether the number of plays on the company’s music platform was factored into the bill.
The selected group includes names like J Balvin, Pharrell Williams, Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), as well as “songwriters, producers and industry professionals” in music, Apple says.
Therefore, the first place was taken by Miseducationreleased by five-time Grammy winner Lauryn Hill in 1998. Subsequently, ThrillerIn Michael Jackson and, thirdly, Abbey Roadof the Beatles. See the top 10 places here.
The director of the American broadcaster MSNBC, Ryan Teague Beckwith, criticized the list’s lack of transparency. “Are they the best albums because every song is good? Are they the best albums of a genre? The most historically important? Apple doesn’t say that,” he laments.
In specialized criticism, the complaints that albums are liked 1989In Taylor Swift they were in 18th position – ahead of Pet soundsof the Beach Boys, in the 19th, and Revolvers of the Beatles, in 21. In this regard, Kind of blueMiles Davis’ 1959 album that revolutionized jazz ranked at number 25.
On social media, a Brazilian profile listed 4 national albums that would be better than Apple’s list.
4 country albums that are better than 99% of the Apple Music list pic.twitter.com/rpRIuqTiKH
— Felipe Mascari (@felipemascari) May 22, 2024
According to Apple, each of the artists or representatives will receive a gold-plated trophy made from recycled material from Apple products.
See the complete list of the 100 best albums in history, according to Apple
- The miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill
- Thriller – Michael Jackson
- Abbey Road – The Beatles
- Purple rain -Prince and the revolution
- blonde -Frank Ocean
- Songs in the key of life -Stevie Wonder
- good boy, mAAd city (Deluxe version) – Kendrick Lamar
- Back to black – Amy Winehouse
- It does not matter – Nirvana
- Lemonade – Beyoncé
- Voices -Fleetwood Mac
- OKComputer -Radiohead
- The project -Jay Z
- Highway 61 revisited -Bob Dylan
- 21 -Adele
- Blue -Joni Mitchell
- What is going on -Marvin Gaye
- 1989 (Taylor’s version) -Taylor Swift
- The news – Dr Dre
- Pet sounds – The beach boys
- Wheel – The Beatles
- Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
- Discovery – Daft Punk
- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders of Mars (2012 Remaster) – David Bowie
- Kind of blue -Miles Davis
- My beautiful dark and twisted fantasy -Kanye West
- Led Zeppelin II – LED Zeppelin
- The dark side of the moon – Pink Fluid
- The low-end theory – A quest requested by the tribe
- WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? -Billie Eilish
- Jagged Little Pill (remastered) – Alanis Morissette
- The Quick and the Dead (The Remaster) – Notorious B.I.G
- The boy A -Radiohead
- It takes a nation of millions to hold us back – Public enemy
- London is calling – The fight
- BEYONCÉ – Beyoncé
- Enter Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition] – Wu Tang Clan
- Tapestry – Carole King
- ilmatic – In the
- I have never loved a man like I love you -Aretha Franklin
- Aquemini – OutKast
- Check – Janet Jackson
- Remain in the Light – Talking heads
- Innervisions -Stevie Wonder
- Homogeneous – Björk
- Exodus ((remastered 2013) -Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Take Care of Yourself (Deluxe Version) -Drake
- Paolo’s boutique -Beastie Boys
- The Joshua tree -U2
- The Hounds of Love (Remastered 2018) -Kate Bush
- Signature O’The Times -Prince
- Appetite for destruction -Armas and Rosas
- Exile on Main Street (2010 remaster) – The rolling stones
- A supreme love -John Coltrane
- ANTI -Rihanna
- Disintegration (remastered) -The cure
- Voodoo -D’Angelo
- (What’s the story) Morning Glory – Oasis
- I AM – Arctic monkeys
- The Velvet Underground and Nico (45th anniversary edition) – Velvet Underground and Nico
- Deluxe Love -Sade
- All eyes on me -2 Packs
- Do you have experience? – The Jimi Hendrix experience
- Baduizm -Erykah Badu
- 3 feet tall and rising -De La Soul
- The queen is dead -The Smiths
- Mannequin -Portishead
- This is – The shots
- The Puppet Master (remastered) – Metallica
- Straight from Compton – NWA
- Trans-Europa Express – Kraftwerk
- SOS – SZA
- Act – Steely Dan
- Downward spiral -Nine inch nails
- Supa Dupa Fly -Missy Elliott
- A summer without you -Bad Bunny
- Like a prayer – Madonna,
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
- Norman F. Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
- The Marshall Mathers LP -Eminem
- After the gold rush -Neil Young
- Get rich or die trying’ – 50 cents
- Horses -Patti Smith
- Doggy style – Snoop Dogg
- Golden hour -Kacey Musgraves
- My life -Mary J. Blige
- Blue lines – Massive attack
- I put a Spell on You – Nina Simone
- The Monster of Fame (Deluxe Edition) – Lady Gaga
- Back in the dark – AC DC
- Listen without prejudice vol -Giorgio Michele
- Flower boy -Tyler the creator
- A place at the table -Solange
- False – Burial
- Confessions -USHER
- Pure heroin – Gentleman
- Anger against the machine – Anger against the machine
- ASTRO WORLD -Travis Scott
- Hotel California -The Eagles
- Body language – Robyn
Source: Terra
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