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The Sounds of India — Ravi Shankar
No. 93
The Sounds of India
Ravi Shankar
1957🇮🇳Raga
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis
No. 4
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
1959🇺🇸Modal jazz
Mingus Ah Um — Charles Mingus
No. 52
Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus
1959🇺🇸Post-bop
The Shape of Jazz to Come — Ornette Coleman
No. 74
The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman
1959🇺🇸Free jazz
King of the Delta Blues Singers — Robert Johnson
No. 65
King of the Delta Blues Singers
Robert Johnson
1961🇺🇸Delta blues
Getz/Gilberto — Stan Getz & João Gilberto
No. 25
Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto
1964🇧🇷Bossa nova
Enta Omri — Umm Kulthum
No. 50
Enta Omri
Umm Kulthum
1964🇪🇬Tarab
Highway 61 Revisited — Bob Dylan
No. 15
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
1965🇺🇸Folk rock
A Love Supreme — John Coltrane
No. 16
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
1965🇺🇸Spiritual jazz
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul — Otis Redding
No. 45
Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding
1965🇺🇸Southern soul
Pet Sounds — The Beach Boys
No. 2
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
1966🇺🇸Baroque pop
Revolver — The Beatles
No. 6
Revolver
The Beatles
1966🇬🇧Psychedelic rock
The Velvet Underground & Nico — The Velvet Underground & Nico
No. 17
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
1967🇺🇸Art rock
Are You Experienced — The Jimi Hendrix Experience
No. 24
Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
1967🇺🇸Psychedelic rock
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You — Aretha Franklin
No. 31
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
1967🇺🇸Soul
Songs of Leonard Cohen — Leonard Cohen
No. 84
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
1967🇨🇦Folk
Pata Pata — Miriam Makeba
No. 92
Pata Pata
Miriam Makeba
1967🇿🇦Afro-pop
Astral Weeks — Van Morrison
No. 28
Astral Weeks
Van Morrison
1968🇬🇧Folk jazz
At Folsom Prison — Johnny Cash
No. 64
At Folsom Prison
Johnny Cash
1968🇺🇸Country
Abbey Road — The Beatles
No. 3
Abbey Road
The Beatles
1969🇬🇧Rock
Paranoid — Black Sabbath
No. 56
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
1970🇬🇧Heavy metal
After the Gold Rush — Neil Young
No. 78
After the Gold Rush
Neil Young
1970🇨🇦Folk rock
Bridge over Troubled Water — Simon & Garfunkel
No. 83
Bridge over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel
1970🇺🇸Folk pop
What's Going On — Marvin Gaye
No. 1
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
1971🇺🇸Soul
Blue — Joni Mitchell
No. 8
Blue
Joni Mitchell
1971🇨🇦Folk
Led Zeppelin IV — Led Zeppelin
No. 27
Led Zeppelin IV
Led Zeppelin
1971🇬🇧Hard rock
Histoire de Melody Nelson — Serge Gainsbourg
No. 46
Histoire de Melody Nelson
Serge Gainsbourg
1971🇫🇷Orchestral pop
Who's Next — The Who
No. 51
Who's Next
The Who
1971🇬🇧Hard rock
Tago Mago — Can
No. 80
Tago Mago
Can
1971🇩🇪Krautrock
Construção — Chico Buarque
No. 82
Construção
Chico Buarque
1971🇧🇷MPB
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars — David Bowie
No. 20
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
1972🇬🇧Glam rock
Exile on Main St. — The Rolling Stones
No. 29
Exile on Main St.
The Rolling Stones
1972🇬🇧Rock 'n' roll
Clube da Esquina — Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges
No. 41
Clube da Esquina
Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges
1972🇧🇷MPB
Pink Moon — Nick Drake
No. 85
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
1972🇬🇧Folk
The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
No. 9
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
1973🇬🇧Progressive rock
Innervisions — Stevie Wonder
No. 23
Innervisions
Stevie Wonder
1973🇺🇸Soul
Head Hunters — Herbie Hancock
No. 68
Head Hunters
Herbie Hancock
1973🇺🇸Jazz-funk
Artaud — Pescado Rabioso
No. 90
Artaud
Pescado Rabioso
1973🇦🇷Argentine rock
Born to Run — Bruce Springsteen
No. 32
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen
1975🇺🇸Heartland rock
Blood on the Tracks — Bob Dylan
No. 33
Blood on the Tracks
Bob Dylan
1975🇺🇸Folk rock
Horses — Patti Smith
No. 36
Horses
Patti Smith
1975🇺🇸Proto-punk
The Köln Concert — Keith Jarrett
No. 48
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
1975🇺🇸Solo piano
A Night at the Opera — Queen
No. 67
A Night at the Opera
Queen
1975🇬🇧Operatic rock
Erè Mèla Mèla — Mahmoud Ahmed
No. 94
Erè Mèla Mèla
Mahmoud Ahmed
1975🇪🇹Ethio-jazz
Songs in the Key of Life — Stevie Wonder
No. 7
Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder
1976🇺🇸Soul funk
Ramones — Ramones
No. 57
Ramones
Ramones
1976🇺🇸Punk rock
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown — Augustus Pablo
No. 76
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo
1976🇯🇲Dub
Arrival — ABBA
No. 77
Arrival
ABBA
1976🇸🇪Europop
Exodus — Bob Marley & The Wailers
No. 11
Exodus
Bob Marley & The Wailers
1977🇯🇲Roots reggae
Rumours — Fleetwood Mac
No. 18
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
1977🇬🇧Soft rock
Trans-Europe Express — Kraftwerk
No. 30
Trans-Europe Express
Kraftwerk
1977🇩🇪Electro
Zombie — Fela Kuti
No. 35
Zombie
Fela Kuti
1977🇳🇬Afrobeat
London Calling — The Clash
No. 22
London Calling
The Clash
1979🇬🇧Punk rock
Unknown Pleasures — Joy Division
No. 47
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
1979🇬🇧Post-punk
Solid State Survivor — Yellow Magic Orchestra
No. 81
Solid State Survivor
Yellow Magic Orchestra
1979🇯🇵Synth-pop
La Leyenda del Tiempo — Camarón de la Isla
No. 86
La Leyenda del Tiempo
Camarón de la Isla
1979🇪🇸Nuevo flamenco
Remain in Light — Talking Heads
No. 34
Remain in Light
Talking Heads
1980🇺🇸New wave
Back in Black — AC/DC
No. 88
Back in Black
AC/DC
1980🇦🇺Hard rock
Thriller — Michael Jackson
No. 5
Thriller
Michael Jackson
1982🇺🇸Pop
Purple Rain — Prince
No. 14
Purple Rain
Prince
1984🇺🇸Pop funk
Immigrés — Youssou N'Dour
No. 89
Immigrés
Youssou N'Dour
1984🇸🇳Mbalax
Hounds of Love — Kate Bush
No. 43
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush
1985🇬🇧Art pop
The Queen Is Dead — The Smiths
No. 40
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
1986🇬🇧Indie rock
Graceland — Paul Simon
No. 72
Graceland
Paul Simon
1986🇺🇸Worldbeat
Master of Puppets — Metallica
No. 75
Master of Puppets
Metallica
1986🇺🇸Thrash metal
The Joshua Tree — U2
No. 44
The Joshua Tree
U2
1987🇮🇪Rock
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back — Public Enemy
No. 26
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
1988🇺🇸Political rap
Doolittle — Pixies
No. 61
Doolittle
Pixies
1989🇺🇸Alternative rock
Like a Prayer — Madonna
No. 66
Like a Prayer
Madonna
1989🇺🇸Pop
Shahen-Shah — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
No. 73
Shahen-Shah
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1989🇵🇰Qawwali
Moussolou — Oumou Sangaré
No. 91
Moussolou
Oumou Sangaré
1989🇲🇱Wassoulou
Nevermind — Nirvana
No. 12
Nevermind
Nirvana
1991🇺🇸Grunge
The Low End Theory — A Tribe Called Quest
No. 37
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
1991🇺🇸Jazz rap
Blue Lines — Massive Attack
No. 53
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
1991🇬🇧Trip-hop
Loveless — My Bloody Valentine
No. 62
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
1991🇮🇪Shoegaze
The Chronic — Dr. Dre
No. 58
The Chronic
Dr. Dre
1992🇺🇸G-funk
Selected Ambient Works 85–92 — Aphex Twin
No. 71
Selected Ambient Works 85–92
Aphex Twin
1992🇬🇧Ambient techno
Miss Perfumado — Cesária Évora
No. 87
Miss Perfumado
Cesária Évora
1992🇨🇻Morna
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) — Wu-Tang Clan
No. 79
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
1993🇺🇸Hardcore rap
Illmatic — Nas
No. 21
Illmatic
Nas
1994🇺🇸East Coast rap
Talking Timbuktu — Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
No. 63
Talking Timbuktu
Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder
1994🇲🇱Desert blues
Dummy — Portishead
No. 70
Dummy
Portishead
1994🇬🇧Trip-hop
Re — Café Tacvba
No. 96
Re
Café Tacvba
1994🇲🇽Rock alternativo
OK Computer — Radiohead
No. 13
OK Computer
Radiohead
1997🇬🇧Art rock
Buena Vista Social Club — Buena Vista Social Club
No. 55
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club
1997🇨🇺Son cubano
Homogenic — Björk
No. 59
Homogenic
Björk
1997🇮🇸Art pop
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill — Lauryn Hill
No. 19
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
1998🇺🇸Neo-soul
Kid A — Radiohead
No. 39
Kid A
Radiohead
2000🇬🇧Electronic rock
Voodoo — D'Angelo
No. 54
Voodoo
D'Angelo
2000🇺🇸Neo-soul
Discovery — Daft Punk
No. 60
Discovery
Daft Punk
2001🇫🇷French touch
Funeral — Arcade Fire
No. 95
Funeral
Arcade Fire
2004🇨🇦Indie rock
Back to Black — Amy Winehouse
No. 38
Back to Black
Amy Winehouse
2006🇬🇧Retro soul
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy — Kanye West
No. 42
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
2010🇺🇸Maximalist rap
To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar
No. 10
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
2015🇺🇸Jazz rap
Currents — Tame Impala
No. 100
Currents
Tame Impala
2015🇦🇺Psych pop
Blonde — Frank Ocean
No. 49
Blonde
Frank Ocean
2016🇺🇸Alt-R&B
Lemonade — Beyoncé
No. 69
Lemonade
Beyoncé
2016🇺🇸R&B
El Mal Querer — Rosalía
No. 97
El Mal Querer
Rosalía
2018🇪🇸Flamenco pop
SOS — SZA
No. 98
SOS
SZA
2022🇺🇸Alt-R&B
Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
No. 99
Un Verano Sin Ti
Bad Bunny
2022🇵🇷Reggaeton

Curation notes

  • A subjective canon across every genre, country and era (1957–2022) — artist albums only, no compilations.
  • At most two or three albums per artist, so no single discography crowds the shelf.
  • The geographic spread is deliberate: the list reaches beyond the US/UK axis whenever the records earn it.