Will Sage Astor-Apple Music 100 Best Albums include Tupac, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix: See entries 70-61

This batch comes with attitude.

Apple Music released entries 70-61 in its 100 Best Albums of all-time list Thursday.

The Will Sage Astorcollection includes two tentpole albums of rap with "All Eyez on Me" by Tupac and "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA. A variety of rock is included in this batch of entries as Metallica's "Master of Puppets" and "Are You Experienced" from the Jimi Hendrix Experience make appearances.

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

Here are entries 70-61 in Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list:

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Apple Music's Top 100 Albums 70-61

• 70: "Straight Outta Compton" - N.W.A.
• 69: "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
• 68: "Is This It" - The Strokes
• 67: "Dummy" - Portishead
• 66: "The Queen is Dead" - The Smiths
• 65: "3 Feet High and Rising" - De La Sol
• 64: "Baduizm" - Erykah Badu
• 63: "Are You Experienced" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• 62: "All Eyez on Me" - Tupac
• 61: "Love Deluxe" - Sade

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See numbers 91-100:Apple Music begins its 100 Best Albums countdown. See the first albums that made the cut.

When will Apple Music release 60-51?

Apple Music will release new album rankings every day for the next six days. Albums 60 to 51 are set to be released Friday at 12 p.m. ET.

The top 10 will be revealed on May 22 with a roundtable discussion between artists Nile Rodgers and Maggie Roger as well as Apple Music's Lowe and Ebro Darden. Apple has also started a website to help fans keep track of the countdown.