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What's Going On
#1
1971

What's Going On

by Marvin Gaye

Soul R&b Motown +2 more
The Velvet Underground & Nico
#2
1967

The Velvet Underground & Nico

by The Velvet Underground, Nico

Art Rock Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
#3
1972

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

by David Bowie

Rock Glam Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Born to Run
#4
1975

Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen

Rock Heartland Rock Folk Rock +4 more
Pet Sounds
#5
1966

Pet Sounds

by The Beach Boys

Pop Baroque Pop Pop Rock +2 more
London Calling
#6
1979

London Calling

by The Clash

Punk Rock Punk New Wave +2 more
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
#7
1967

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

by The Beatles

Rock Psychedelic Rock Baroque Pop +2 more
Revolver
#8
1966

Revolver

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Are You Experienced
#9
1967

Are You Experienced

by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock +2 more
Astral Weeks
#10
1968

Astral Weeks

by Van Morrison

Blues Rock Chamber Folk Rock +2 more
Forever Changes
#11
1967

Forever Changes

by Love

Rock Psychedelic Rock Baroque Pop +2 more
Abbey Road
#12
1969

Abbey Road

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Rock Pop +2 more
Highway 61 Revisited
#13
1965

Highway 61 Revisited

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Horses
#14
1975

Horses

by Patti Smith

Art Rock Proto-Punk Punk +2 more
Ramones
#15
1976

Ramones

by Ramones

Punk Rock Punk
Sticky Fingers
#16
1971

Sticky Fingers

by The Rolling Stones

Rock Blues Rock Hard Rock +2 more
Innervisions
#17
1973

Innervisions

by Stevie Wonder

Soul Funk Smooth Soul +1 more
The Beatles
#18
1968

The Beatles

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Pop Rock +2 more
Blood on the Tracks
#19
1975

Blood on the Tracks

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Blues Rock Rock +2 more
Blonde on Blonde
#20
1966

Blonde on Blonde

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Exile on Main St.
#21
1972

Exile on Main St.

by The Rolling Stones

Rock Blues Rock Roots Rock +2 more
Rumours
#22
1977

Rumours

by Fleetwood Mac

Rock Pop Rock Soft Rock +2 more
Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul
#23
1965

Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul

by Otis Redding

Soul Deep Soul Blues +2 more
Blue
#24
1971

Blue

by Joni Mitchell

Contemporary Folk Folk Folk Rock +2 more
The Dark Side of the Moon
#25
1973

The Dark Side of the Moon

by Pink Floyd

Progressive Rock Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Kind of Blue
#26
1959

Kind of Blue

by Miles Davis

Jazz Cool Jazz Hard Bop +2 more
Marquee Moon
#27
1977

Marquee Moon

by Television

Rock Art Punk New Wave +2 more
Tapestry
#28
1971

Tapestry

by Carole King

Folk Rock Rock Pop Rock +2 more
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
#29
1988

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

by Public Enemy

Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop +2 more
The Doors
#30
1967

The Doors

by The Doors

Psychedelic Rock Rock Acid Rock +2 more
Thriller
#31
1982

Thriller

by Michael Jackson

Pop Contemporary R&b Dance-Pop +3 more
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
#32
1977

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols

by Sex Pistols

Punk Punk Rock Rock +1 more
Purple Rain
#33
1984

Purple Rain

by Prince, The Revolution

Funk Pop Pop Rock +5 more
Who's Next
#34
1971

Who's Next

by The Who

Hard Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Electric Ladyland
#35
1968

Electric Ladyland

by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock +2 more
Sign "☮︎" the Times
#36
1987

Sign "☮︎" the Times

by Prince

Funk Contemporary R&b Pop Rock +2 more
Remain in Light
#37
1980

Remain in Light

by Talking Heads

New Wave Post-Punk Electronic +2 more
Rubber Soul
#38
1965

Rubber Soul

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Pop Rock +2 more
After the Gold Rush
#39
1970

After the Gold Rush

by Neil Young

Rock Folk Rock Country Rock +2 more
Nevermind
#40
1991

Nevermind

by Nirvana

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
Let It Bleed
#41
1969

Let It Bleed

by The Rolling Stones

Blues Rock Rock Hard Rock +2 more
Hunky Dory
#42
1971

Hunky Dory

by David Bowie

Art Rock Rock Glam Rock +1 more
Beggars Banquet
#43
1968

Beggars Banquet

by The Rolling Stones

Rock Blues Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Live at the Apollo, 1962
#44
1963

Live at the Apollo, 1962

by James Brown

Soul Funk Deep Soul +1 more
Closer
#45
1980

Closer

by Joy Division

Post-Punk New Wave Gothic Rock +1 more
[Led Zeppelin IV]
#46
1971

[Led Zeppelin IV]

by Led Zeppelin

Hard Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
A Love Supreme
#47
1965

A Love Supreme

by John Coltrane

Jazz Free Jazz Hard Bop +2 more
Dusty in Memphis
#48
1969

Dusty in Memphis

by Dusty Springfield

Blue-Eyed Soul Pop Pop Soul +2 more
Unknown Pleasures
#49
1979

Unknown Pleasures

by Joy Division

Post-Punk New Wave Gothic Rock +1 more
Transformer
#50
1972

Transformer

by Lou Reed

Glam Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Darkness on the Edge of Town
#51
1978

Darkness on the Edge of Town

by Bruce Springsteen

Rock Heartland Rock Piano Rock +2 more
Fun House
#52
1970

Fun House

by The Stooges

Garage Rock Proto-Punk Hard Rock +2 more
There's a Riot Goin' On
#53
1971

There's a Riot Goin' On

by Sly & the Family Stone

Funk Psychedelic Soul Deep Funk +2 more
Songs in the Key of Life
#54
1976

Songs in the Key of Life

by Stevie Wonder

Soul Contemporary R&b Pop Soul +2 more
Bringing It All Back Home
#55
1965

Bringing It All Back Home

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Rock Folk
The Queen Is Dead
#56
1986

The Queen Is Dead

by The Smiths

Jangle Pop Indie Pop Indie Rock +2 more
Graceland
#57
1986

Graceland

by Paul Simon

Pop Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Illmatic
#58
1994

Illmatic

by Nas

Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap +2 more
Straight Outta Compton
#59
1988

Straight Outta Compton

by N.W.A

Gangsta Rap Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop
The Band
#60
1969

The Band

by The Band

Rock Country Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Five Leaves Left
#61
1969

Five Leaves Left

by Nick Drake

Folk Chamber Folk Contemporary Folk +2 more
Hounds of Love
#62
1985

Hounds of Love

by Kate Bush

Art Rock Pop Rock Art Pop +5 more
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
#63
1967

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

by Aretha Franklin

Soul Deep Soul Southern Soul +1 more
The Stone Roses
#64
1989

The Stone Roses

by The Stone Roses

Indie Rock Rock Jangle Pop +2 more
For Your Pleasure
#65
1973

For Your Pleasure

by Roxy Music

Art Rock Glam Rock Glam +2 more
The Joshua Tree
#66
1987

The Joshua Tree

by U2

Rock Pop Rock Alternative Rock +4 more
Appetite for Destruction
#67
1987

Appetite for Destruction

by Guns N' Roses

Hard Rock Rock Metal +2 more
Lady Soul
#68
1968

Lady Soul

by Aretha Franklin

Soul Southern Soul Blues +2 more
Trout Mask Replica
#69
1969

Trout Mask Replica

by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Experimental Rock Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Low
#70
1977

Low

by David Bowie

Art Rock Ambient Art Pop +2 more
Bridge Over Troubled Water
#71
1970

Bridge Over Troubled Water

by Simon & Garfunkel

Folk Rock Folk Soft Rock +2 more
Is This It
#72
2001

Is This It

by The Strokes

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
#73
1970

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

by John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band

Rock Pop Rock Contemporary Folk +2 more
Tonight's the Night
#74
1975

Tonight's the Night

by Neil Young

Country Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
OK Computer
#75
1997

OK Computer

by Radiohead

Alternative Rock Art Rock Rock +2 more
New York Dolls
#76
1973

New York Dolls

by New York Dolls

Glam Rock Hard Rock Proto-Punk +2 more
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
#77
1970

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

by Derek and the Dominos

Blues Rock Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Parallel Lines
#78
1978

Parallel Lines

by Blondie

New Wave Pop Rock Rock +1 more
The Chronic
#79
1992

The Chronic

by Dr. Dre

G-Funk Gangsta Rap Hip Hop +1 more
Master of Puppets
#80
1986

Master of Puppets

by Metallica

Thrash Metal Heavy Metal Metal +3 more
The Clash
#81
1977

The Clash

by The Clash

Punk Punk Rock Rock
Grace
#82
1994

Grace

by Jeff Buckley

Rock Alternative Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Paul's Boutique
#83
1989

Paul's Boutique

by Beastie Boys

Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop +1 more
Kid A
#84
2000

Kid A

by Radiohead

Electronic Art Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Trans Europa Express
#85
1977

Trans Europa Express

by Kraftwerk

Electro Electronic Experimental Electronic +3 more
Murmur
#86
1983

Murmur

by R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Jangle Pop Rock +1 more
Off the Wall
#87
1979

Off the Wall

by Michael Jackson

Disco Pop Contemporary R&b +2 more
Rain Dogs
#88
1985

Rain Dogs

by Tom Waits

Blues Rock Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Entertainment!
#89
1979

Entertainment!

by Gang of Four

Post-Punk Punk Art Punk +2 more
Achtung Baby
#90
1991

Achtung Baby

by U2

Rock Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Back in Black
#91
1980

Back in Black

by AC/DC

Hard Rock Rock Arena Rock +2 more
Exodus
#92
1977

Exodus

by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Reggae Roots Reggae
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
#93
1998

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

by Lauryn Hill

R&b Contemporary R&b Hip Hop +2 more
My Aim Is True
#94
1977

My Aim Is True

by Elvis Costello

Rock New Wave Pub Rock +2 more
Blue Lines
#95
1991

Blue Lines

by Massive Attack

Trip Hop Electronic Downtempo +2 more
Bitches Brew
#96
1970

Bitches Brew

by Miles Davis

Jazz Jazz Fusion Avant-Garde Jazz +2 more
Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)
#97
1993

Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)

by Wu‐Tang Clan

Hip Hop Boom Bap East Coast Hip Hop +1 more
Electric Warrior
#98
1971

Electric Warrior

by T. Rex

Glam Rock Rock Hard Rock +1 more
Pretenders
#99
1979

Pretenders

by Pretenders

New Wave Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Physical Graffiti
#100
1975

Physical Graffiti

by Led Zeppelin

Rock Hard Rock Blues Rock +2 more

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