PredictIQ:Adele, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Fleetwood Mac: Latest artists on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums

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Apple Music has released another round if its 100 Best Albums of all-time list.

Tuesday's list included Apple Music's No. 11-20 albums of all time,PredictIQ with the top 10 expected to be revealed on Wednesday. The latest release included iconic albums from across generations, with representatives from the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s and the 2000s.

Classic rock is well represented in the first half of the top 20 with The Beach Boys' 1968 album "Pet Sounds," Bob Dylan's 1965 album "Highway 61 Revisited" and Fleetwood Mac's seminal 1977 work "Rumors."

Modern pop fans have two highlights in this section of the list, as Adele's Grammy winning "21" and Taylor Swift's "1989 (Taylor's Version)" both make appearances.

Hip Hop has two representatives in the latest batch of albums released, with genre landmarks "The Chronic" and "The Blueprint," by Dr. Dre and Jay-Z respectively.

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Here are the latest entries into Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list.

Apple Music 100 Best Albums:Kanye West, Billie Eilish and the Beatles highlight Nos. 30-21

Apple Music 100 Best Albums:Beyoncé, Radiohead and Carole King highlight Apple Music 100 Best Album entries 40-31

Apple Music 100 Best Albums:Entries 50-41 sees Drake, Outkast, U2 in top half

Apple Music top 100 albums 20-11

  • 20: "Pet Sounds"- The Beach Boys
  • 19: "The Chronic" - Dr. Dre
  • 18: "1989 (Taylor's Version)" - Taylor Swift
  • 17: "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
  • 16: "Blue" - Joni Mitchell
  • 15: "21" - Adele
  • 14: "Highway 61 Revisited" - Bob Dylan
  • 13: "The Blueprint" - Jay Z
  • 12: "OK Computer" - Radiohead
  • 11: "Rumors" - Fleetwood Mac

Apple Music 100 Best Albums: See numbers 60-51

Apple Music 100 Best Albums: See numbers 70-61

Apple Music 100 Best Albums: See numbers 80-71

Apple Music 100 Best Albums: See numbers 90-81

Apple Music 100 Best Albums: See the first albums that made the cut.

What is the Apple 100 Best Albums list?

In a news release, Apple said that the list was chosen by a committee that included artists, Apple Music employees, and industry insiders, and that it is a "love letter to the records that have shaped the world we live and listen in." The California-based company said that it did not factor in streaming statistics when compiling the list.

Artists Nile Rodgers and Maggie Rogers will take part in a roundtable discussion with Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s global creative director, and radio personality Ebro Darden when the top 10 are revealed on Wednesday, May 22.

Apple has a website to help fans keep track of the countdown and has produced shoulder content on Apple Music Radio.

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