The best melodic albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles · 5 from 1 score
  2. 2Appetite for DestructionGuns N’ Roses · 5 from 1 score
  3. 3Abbey RoadThe Beatles · 5 from 1 score
  1. 4Let It BeThe Beatles4.5 from 1 score
  2. 5Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m NotArctic Monkeys4 from 3 scores
  3. 6Favourite Worst NightmareArctic Monkeys4 from 3 scores
  4. 7Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys3.8 from 3 scores
  5. 8GueroBeck3.8 from 3 scores
  6. 9Relationship of CommandAt the Drive‐In3.5 from 2 scores
  7. 10Black Holes and RevelationsMuse3.5 from 3 scores