There was a time when Rolling Stone intentionally sought to be an antidote to the fluff of pop culture. It fought against war and the generally approved way to be. It went about it the right way with well-conceived articles and well-researched ideas.

Rolling Stone just published their list of The 250 Greatest Albums Of The 21st Century So Far and it's certainly something. The list at least includes some selections by Queens Of The Stone Age, Converge, Mastodon, System Of A Down, and Deftones, but largely shies away from any heavier music.

Some of the genre's most iconic artists and applauded trailblazers released great music in the past 25 years. These are the albums that ranked among the best of the century so far:

Billboard is ranking the Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century, and we’re sharing our top five and how they broke records on the Billboard 200.. What’s your favorite album of all time? Let us know in the comments!

Rock records aren’t exactly setting the charts on fire so far this century. Only one of the Top 20 albums on Billboard’s new list of the Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century is by a rock artist: Nickelback‘s 2005 release All the Right Reasons,