EW Top 100 Albums

In putting together lists of some of the top achievements in entertainment over the past quarter century, Entertainment Weekly decided to make a lot of its readers angry.

(Well, that probably wasn’t the intent, but we’re betting it worked out that way.)

In the course of making lists of “New Classics,” EW decided to name the Top 100 albums produced between 1983 and 2008. There are some interesting inclusions — and omissions — to say the least.

Here are the first 10:

1. Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution (1984)
2. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill (1998)
3. Achtung Baby U2 (1991)
4. The College Dropout Kanye West (2004)
5. Madonna Madonna (1983)
6. American Idiot Green Day (2004)
7. The Blueprint Jay-Z (2001)
8. Graceland Paul Simon (1986)
9. Back to Black Amy Winehouse (2007)
10. In Rainbows Radiohead (2007)

Haven’t seen your favorite artist or recording yet? We’re betting a lot of folks are in the same boat.

After you’ve calmed down a bit, visit Entertainment Weekly to see the rest of the list.