Rolling Stone’s 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time [October 2022]

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** 50. 'Kilroy Was Here' - Styx (1983)* 49. 'Undun' - The Roots (2011) * 48. 'Skylarking' - XTC (1986) * 47. 'Since I Left You' - The Avalanches (2001) * 46. 'Electra Heart' - Marina and the Diamonds (2012) * 45. 'Operation: Mindcrime' - Queensryche (1988) * 44. 'Southern Rock Opera' - Drive-By Truckers (2001) * 43. 'Colores' - J Balvin (2020) * 42. 'If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power' - Halsey (2021) * 41. 'Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy' - Elton John (1975) * 40. 'Separation Sunday' - The Hold Steady (2005) * 39. 'Love, Marriage & Divorce' - Toni Braxton & Babyface (2014) * 38. 'Tallahassee' - The Mountain Goats (2002) * 37. 'Welcome To My Nightmare' - Alice Cooper (1975)* 36. 'Jimmy Lee' - Raphael Saadiq (2019) * 35. '69 Love Songs' - The Magnetic Fields (1999) * 34. 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' - Iron Maiden (1988) * 33. 'Funkentelechy Vs. The Placebo Syndrome' - Parliament (1977) * 32. 'Caught Up' - Millie Jackson (1974) * 31. 'Ghosteen' - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (2019) * 30. 'Here, My Dear' - Marvin Gaye (1978) * 29. 'Heaux Tales' - Jazmine Sullivan (2021)* 28. 'The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society' - The Kinks (1968) * 27. 'Zen Arcade' - Husker Du (1984) * 26. 'Red Headed Stranger' - Willie Nelson (1975) * 25. 'Map Of The Soul: 7' - BTS (2020) * 24. 'Good Old Boys' - Randy Newman (1974) * 23. 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' - Genesis * 22. 'Once Upon A Time...' - Donna Summer (1977) * 21. 'Smile' - Brian Wilson (2004) * 20. 'Control' - Janet Jackson (1986) * 19. 'What's Going On' - Marvin Gaye (1971) *18. 'Quadrophenia' - The Who (1973) *17. 'Running On Empty' - Jackson Browne (1977) * 16. 'There’s A Riot Goin’ On' - Sly and the Family Stone (1971) * 15. 'Lemonade' - Beyonce (2016) * 14. 'Kid A' - Radiohead (2000) * 13. 'The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars' - David Bowie (1972) * 12. 'The ArchAndroid' - Janelle Monáe (2010) * 11. 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' - The Beatles (1967) * 10. 'El Mal Querer' - Rosalia (2018) * 9. 'In The Wee Small Hours' - Frank Sinatra (1955) * 8. 'The Black Parade' - My Chemical Romance (2006) * 7. ‘2112’ - Rush (1976) * 6. 'Exile In Guyville' - Liz Phair (1993) * 5. ‘Tommy’ - The Who (1969) * 4. 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx …' - Raekwon (1995) * 3. ‘The Wall’ - Pink Floyd (1979) * 2. 'American Idiot' - Green Day (2004) * 1. 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City' - Kendrick Lamar (2012) *** Missing: Rosalia (10) * The Magnetic Fields (35) * Raphael Saadiq (36) * The Mountain Goats (38) * Drive-By Truckers (44) * The Avalanches (47)

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