Apple Music is selling a coffee table book charting its top 100 albums of all time – for $450You might remember earlier this year, when Apple Music published a list of the 100 best albums ever made. While such a list was always going to be subject to opinion, the streaming giant listed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as the best record ever made.
Now, Apple Music has unveiled a companion coffee table book with the list in full, but at $450, it’ll cost you almost as much as buying all 100 albums on Apple Music itself.

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The book is limited to 1500 copies and is produced by French publisher, Assouline. According to the product page, the book is designed as a high-status piece. The white-linen cover is protected by a “custom-designed translucent acrylic slipcase etched with the Apple Music logo”. Both the edges of the pages and the logo on the spine are a lustrous gold. Each copy is hand-marked with a specific number of the 1500 total, emphasising its exclusivity.
Inside, much of the contents are the same as the digitally released list, with top-ranking albums like The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Thriller, Abbey Road, Purple Rain, and Blonde detailed alongside commentary.
One new piece of content that can only be found in the book is a foreward from Apple Music’s Creative Director and legendary radio host, Zane Lowe.
Apple Music began sharing this list on May 13 and concluded nine days later. Despite being attached to the name of the popular streaming service, the selection was not based on data such as streaming numbers or playlist placements. The list was curated by the Apple Music team and also received input from artists representing a wide variety of eras and genres, including Maren Morris, Pharrell Williams, J Balvin, Charli XCX, Mark Hoppus, Honey Dijon, and Nia Archives.
“[The list is] a love letter to the records that have shaped the world music lovers live and listen in,” reads the description of the book.
For more information, head to Assouline.
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