Re: the Worst. The farther the list goes on, the less familiar I am with the albums (though I've heard of most of the artists). There's no music from 1-100 that I dislike, though I'm not fond of some of the bands. I'd have to concur with Frampton because at the very best he's too popular for the quality of his music. How much good music is ignored because he dominates the classic rock airwaves?

Re: the Prog bands. There seem to be fewer this time (and to be honest I don't know the foreign prog bands or most of the British ones, e.g. I've never heard an entire Genesis album). I'm continually surprised at how well Camel has placed. My favorite Camel album are from 1977 and 1978 ("Rain Dances" and "Breathless"), so I checked out their ratings and to my surprise, they came in at 232 and 193. Lest you think this is just a personal quirk on my part, those two are also the highest rated Camel albums on AllMusic. I'll comment further when you get to those years. The prog bands (from the subgenre Canterbury) that I do know showed up later (187, 216, 217, and 268--I stopped at 300). Incidentally, I was amazed at how many superlative albums of all genres were released in 1977 (plus a few stinkers so bad that I'll have some difficulty picking the worst).

Re: the Best of the Best. I'd put the Modern Lovers first. Yes, this album came out the same year as the Ramones debut, but the songs were actually recorded (and produced by John Cale) in 1973, so it's usually classified as proto-punk. Regardless of classification, it's such a brilliant work I have no adjectives. I was lucky to buy this fairly early and then pick up on the later Jonathan Richman / Modern Lovers albums. The list has their second album (actually recorded in 1976) way too low at 251. There's a shift away from the dark proto-punk of the first album, but it has its own appeal. How can you not fall in love with this song: https://youtu.be/5ovRZAJH3pg