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''The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time'' is the cover story of a special issue of '' Rolling Stone '' magazine published in November 2003. The list was based on the votes of 273 rock musicians, critics and industry figures, each of whom submitted a weighted list of 50 albums. Various Music Genres were featured in the list, including Pop , Rock , Soul , Blues , Folk , Jazz , Hip Hop , and combinations thereof. The accounting firm Ernst & Young devised a point system to weigh votes for 1,600 submitted titles. "It's Certainly a Thrill: Sgt. Pepper Is Best Album" , ''USA Today'', November 17, 2003. The list was released in book form in 2005, with an introduction written by Steven Van Zandt . The book's list was slightly different, explained in the editor's foreword as the removal of some compilation albums and the consolidation of the two LPs of Robert Johnson's ''King of the Delta Blues Singers'' into ''The Complete Recordings'', making room for 8 additional albums on the list. Some differences include the addition of such albums as '' Aquemini '' by OutKast . The order was also rearranged, with Chuck Berry 's '' The Great Twenty-Eight '' being lower on the list. The list's apparent generational bias toward the 1960s and 1970s prompted a response. Following the publicity surrounding the list, rock critic '', which had been ''Rolling Stone'''s top choice. STATISTICS Top Ten Albums # '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band '', The Beatles # '' Pet Sounds '', The Beach Boys # '' Revolver '', The Beatles # '' Highway 61 Revisited '', Bob Dylan # '' Rubber Soul '', The Beatles # '' What's Going On '', Marvin Gaye # '' Exile On Main St. '', The Rolling Stones # '' London Calling '', The Clash # '' Blonde On Blonde '', Bob Dylan # '' The Beatles (The White Album) '', The Beatles Artists with the most albums in the list
Number of albums from each decade
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