TIME 100 ALBUMS PODCASTS

PODCAST: Welcome to the All-TIME 100 Albums - the musical compilations of the last half-century that need no introduction. That said, listen in below as music critics Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light introduce the list and talk about the top albums of the 1950s and '60s.

PODCAST: We know. Twenty-nine of the 100 greatest albums of all time come in the 1970s, and Pink Floyd isn't there. Play this podcast to learn why we picked the titles we did, and if you have something to say, tell us about it using the talkback link below.

PODCAST: Maybe it's a Sign O' The Times that you're listening to critics' audio recordings about great music, but this podcast about how we chose the best albums of the 1980s really is a Thriller. Give it a listen below.

PODCAST: Here's music even the younger set will know by heart. Listen to selected clips from the 1990s through present day as music critic Josh Tyrangiel discusses his picks.

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Two hits and ten pieces of junk, was how Spector described the typical album, so the groups he produced released singles—honed to perfection and exclusively in mono. (Spector thought that stereo sound gave listeners more control than producers; he really liked control). This junk free four disc set released in 1991 includes Ben E. King's "Spanish Harlem," The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" (Brian Wilson pulled off the road and wept with joy the first time he heard it) and the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," all pinnacles of Spector's Wall of Sound production techniques, as well as A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector, the only holiday album one ever need own.