Thread by @RollingStone

Our list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was originally published in 2003. But no list is definitive, so we decided to remake it from scratch. The voters included Beyoncé, Stevie Nicks and many more. Here we present our new #RS500Albums: rol.st/2ZWDwWk

Beyoncé dropped 'Lemonade' as a Saturday-night surprise, knocking the world sideways. On the LP, she explores the betrayals of American blackness, claiming her place in all the country’s music traditions. See why it's one of the greatest albums of all time rol.st/2RNUBgR

At a time when pop was becoming increasingly slick and digitized in the go-go 90s, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' showed the commercial appeal of a rawer sound. Find out where it lands on #RS500Albums rol.st/2ZYvVa0

When 'Purple Rain' was released in 1984, Prince became the first artist to have the number one song, album and movie in America. Check out where the LP lands on #RS500Albums rol.st/3cla8hD

A dirty whirl of basement blues and punk boogie, the Rolling Stones’ 'Exile on Main Street' was, according to Keith Richards, “maybe the best thing we did.” Where did it place on #RS500Albums? See here: rol.st/2G121uo

Fleetwood Mac’s catchy exposés, produced with California sunshine polish, touched a nerve: ‘Rumours’ became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Read why it made #RS500Albums here: rol.st/32QeDxC

Kanye West imported a huge group of collaborators that included Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Nicki Minaj and RZA to create 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.' Read more about the LP and see its #RS500Albums ranking here: rol.st/32TKtJM

Marvin Gaye’s 'What's Going On' began as a reaction to police brutality. The singer was in a dark and contemplative place, wounded by the death of his frequent duet partner Tammi Terrell. See where it lands on the #RS500Albums list here: rol.st/33OVlYF

Few albums have had such an overpowering impact on a generation — a nation of teens suddenly turned punk — and such a catastrophic effect on its main creator. Find out where Nirvana's 'Nevermind' ranks on our #RS500Albums list rol.st/301dFwz

Wu-Tang Clan's raw, hectic ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ launched rap’s greatest franchise and reasserted New York’s hip-hop dominance in the early Nineties. See why it made our #RS500Albums list rol.st/365kpNE

Jimi Hendrix’s incendiary guitar howl was historic in itself, but on 'Are You Experienced?,' it was the pictorial heat of songs like “Manic Depression” and “The Wind Cries Mary” that established the transcendent promise of psychedelia rol.st/2FTXJ8t #RS500Albums