 Her 1971 album "Blue" is often cited as one of the best albums of all time; it was rated the 30th best album ever made in "Rolling Stone"s list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".In 2000, "The New York Times" chose "Blue" as one of the 25 albums that represented "turning points and pinnacles in 20th-century popular music".In 2017, NPR ranked "Blue" number 1 on a list of Greatest Albums Made By Women.