The Story Behind 1001 Albums

"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", general-edited by Robert Dimery, first appeared in 2005 as the music companion to the movies volume. Organised broadly chronologically, it traces recorded popular music across genres and decades through 1001 landmark records.

Like its siblings it is periodically updated, balancing established classics against more recent additions. The list tracked here follows the 2021 edition.