So much more than another best-ever roundup, here you'll find the reasons why these 100 albums deserve recognition for the way in which they transformed music.

Chris Smith tells the fascinating stories behind the most groundbreaking, influential, and often controversial albums ever recorded.

What exactly was the alchemy that the Beatles performed which altered popular music in the 1960s? How should we understand the impact of the classic albums of t

Which hundred albums have had the biggest impact on music in their time? Which of them have really changed things? And what, if you haven't heard them already a