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The Velvet Underground & Nico
#2
1967

The Velvet Underground & Nico

by The Velvet Underground, Nico

Art Rock Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Pet Sounds
#5
1966

Pet Sounds

by The Beach Boys

Pop Baroque Pop Pop Rock +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
The Beatles
#18
1968

The Beatles

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Pop Rock +2 more
Blonde on Blonde
#20
1966

Blonde on Blonde

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Rock Blues 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
The Doors
#30
1967

The Doors

by The Doors

Psychedelic Rock Rock Acid Rock +2 more
Electric Ladyland
#35
1968

Electric Ladyland

by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock Acid Rock +2 more
Rubber Soul
#38
1965

Rubber Soul

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Pop Rock +2 more
Let It Bleed
#41
1969

Let It Bleed

by The Rolling Stones

Blues Rock Rock Hard Rock +2 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
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
Bringing It All Back Home
#55
1965

Bringing It All Back Home

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Rock Folk
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
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
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
The Velvet Underground
#101
1969

The Velvet Underground

by The Velvet Underground

Art Rock Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Music From Big Pink
#104
1968

Music From Big Pink

by The Band

Rock Folk Rock Roots Rock +1 more
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
#105
1969

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

by Neil Young, Crazy Horse

Country Rock Folk Rock Rock +2 more
A Hard Day's Night
#107
1964

A Hard Day's Night

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Pop Rock +2 more
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
#110
1967

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

by Pink Floyd

Psychedelic Rock Rock Space Rock +2 more
Hot Buttered Soul
#113
1969

Hot Buttered Soul

by Isaac Hayes

Soul Electronic Funk +2 more
Led Zeppelin II
#121
1969

Led Zeppelin II

by Led Zeppelin

Hard Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Led Zeppelin
#124
1969

Led Zeppelin

by Led Zeppelin

Hard Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
White Light/White Heat
#133
1967

White Light/White Heat

by The Velvet Underground

Art Rock Experimental Rock Rock +3 more
Axis: Bold as Love
#138
1967

Axis: Bold as Love

by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Rock Blues Rock Acid Rock +2 more
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
#139
1968

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

by The Byrds

Folk Rock Pop Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Liege & Lief
#141
1969

Liege & Lief

by Fairport Convention

Folk Rock Folk Country +2 more
Stand!
#142
1969

Stand!

by Sly & the Family Stone

Funk Psychedelic Psychedelic Soul +2 more
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
#151
1968

Sweetheart of the Rodeo

by The Byrds

Country Rock Folk Rock Rock +2 more
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
#152
1962

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

by Ray Charles

Soul Country Soul Big Band +1 more
Cheap Thrills
#153
1968

Cheap Thrills

by Big Brother & the Holding Company

Rock Acid Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Odessey and Oracle
#160
1968

Odessey and Oracle

by The Zombies

Baroque Pop Rock Psychedelic Pop
Disraeli Gears
#164
1967

Disraeli Gears

by Cream

Blues Rock Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Songs of Leonard Cohen
#166
1967

Songs of Leonard Cohen

by Leonard Cohen

Folk Rock Chamber Folk +2 more
Tommy
#172
1969

Tommy

by The Who

Rock Hard Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Aftermath
#176
1966

Aftermath

by The Rolling Stones

Blues Rock Rock Blues +2 more
At Folsom Prison
#180
1968

At Folsom Prison

by Johnny Cash

Country Country Rock Rock +2 more
Younger Than Yesterday
#182
1967

Younger Than Yesterday

by The Byrds

Rock Folk Rock Pop Rock +1 more
Surrealistic Pillow
#183
1967

Surrealistic Pillow

by Jefferson Airplane

Psychedelic Rock Rock Folk Rock +2 more
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
#188
1963

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

by Bob Dylan

Folk Folk Rock Rock +2 more
The Stooges
#191
1969

The Stooges

by The Stooges

Garage Rock Proto-Punk Rock +2 more
Scott 4
#197
1969

Scott 4

by Scott Walker

Baroque Pop Pop Pop Rock +1 more
From Elvis in Memphis
#198
1969

From Elvis in Memphis

by Elvis Presley

Country Pop Soul +2 more
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
#209
1968

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

by The Kinks

Pop Rock Classic Rock Rock +2 more
Crosby, Stills & Nash
#210
1969

Crosby, Stills & Nash

by Crosby, Stills & Nash

Folk Rock Rock Soft Rock +2 more
Kick Out the Jams
#211
1969

Kick Out the Jams

by MC5

Garage Rock Hard Rock Proto-Punk +2 more
In the Court of the Crimson King
#221
1969

In the Court of the Crimson King

by King Crimson

Progressive Rock Art Rock Rock +1 more
In a Silent Way
#223
1969

In a Silent Way

by Miles Davis

Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz Jazz Fusion +2 more
The Gilded Palace of Sin
#224
1969

The Gilded Palace of Sin

by The Flying Burrito Brothers

Country Rock Country Rock
Gris-Gris
#265
1968

Gris-Gris

by Dr. John

New Orleans R&b Psychedelic Rock Blues +2 more
The Who Sell Out
#288
1967

The Who Sell Out

by The Who

Mod Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Something Else by The Kinks
#310
1967

Something Else by The Kinks

by The Kinks

Pop Rock Baroque Pop Folk Rock +2 more
King of the Delta Blues Singers
#354
1961

King of the Delta Blues Singers

by Robert Johnson

Blues Delta Blues
Safe as Milk
#357
1967

Safe as Milk

by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Rock Alternative Rock Blues Rock +1 more
We're Only in It for the Money
#371
1968

We're Only in It for the Money

by The Mothers of Invention

Experimental Rock Rock Electronic +1 more
It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best
#372
1969

It's So Hard to Tell Who's Going to Love You the Best

by Karen Dalton

Blues Country Blues
Going to a Go‐Go
#379
1965

Going to a Go‐Go

by The Miracles

Soul Doo-Wop Pop Soul +2 more
Reach Out
#395
1967

Reach Out

by Four Tops

Soul R&b
Wild Is the Wind
#400
1966

Wild Is the Wind

by Nina Simone

Jazz Soul Jazz
Bookends
#403
1968

Bookends

by Simon & Garfunkel

Folk Rock Folk Folk Pop +2 more
Hot Rats
#406
1969

Hot Rats

by Frank Zappa

Progressive Rock Rock Jazz Rock +2 more
Please Please Me
#420
1963

Please Please Me

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Pop Rock +2 more
September of My Years
#421
1965

September of My Years

by Frank Sinatra

Ballad Easy Listening Jazz +2 more
John Wesley Harding
#442
1967

John Wesley Harding

by Bob Dylan

Folk Rock Country Rock Rock +2 more
Giant Steps
#447
1960

Giant Steps

by John Coltrane

Jazz Hard Bop Modal Jazz +1 more
Out to Lunch!
#459
1964

Out to Lunch!

by Eric Dolphy

Avant-Garde Jazz Jazz Hard Bop
S.F. Sorrow
#492
1968

S.F. Sorrow

by The Pretty Things

Psychedelic Rock Rock
Face to Face
#496
1966

Face to Face

by The Kinks

Pop Rock Baroque Pop Mod +2 more
Mr. Tambourine Man
#505
1965

Mr. Tambourine Man

by The Byrds

Folk Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Live at the Regal
#511
1965

Live at the Regal

by B.B. King

Blues Electric Blues Chicago Blues
Sunshine Superman
#512
1966

Sunshine Superman

by Donovan

Folk Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
#513
1968

Eli and the Thirteenth Confession

by Laura Nyro

Folk Pop Pop Rock +1 more
Fred Neil
#526
1967

Fred Neil

by Fred Neil

Folk Folk Rock Rock +1 more
The United States of America
#527
1968

The United States of America

by The United States of America

Electronic Psychedelic Rock Rock +2 more
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
#538
1966

If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears

by The Mamas & the Papas

Baroque Pop Folk Rock Pop Rock +2 more
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
#547
1963

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

by Charles Mingus

Jazz Third Stream Avant-Garde Jazz
Freak Out!
#548
1966

Freak Out!

by The Mothers of Invention

Alternative Rock Experimental Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Money Jungle
#561
1962

Money Jungle

by Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach

Jazz Post-Bop
Fifth Dimension
#563
1966

Fifth Dimension

by The Byrds

Folk Rock Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Spiritual Unity
#564
1965

Spiritual Unity

by Albert Ayler Trio

Free Jazz Jazz
Happy Sad
#582
1969

Happy Sad

by Tim Buckley

Psychedelic Folk Jazz Rock Singer-Songwriter
Help!
#585
1965

Help!

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Rock Folk Rock +2 more
At Last!
#615
1960

At Last!

by Etta James

Blues Soul Soul Blues +2 more
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
#617
1964

Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

by The Ronettes

Baroque Pop Brill Building Pop +2 more
Willy and the Poor Boys
#618
1969

Willy and the Poor Boys

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rock Blues Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Unhalfbricking
#626
1969

Unhalfbricking

by Fairport Convention

Folk Rock Folk Rock
Getz/Gilberto
#628
1964

Getz/Gilberto

by Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim

Bossa Nova Jazz Samba-Jazz +2 more
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
#630
1968

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake

by Small Faces

Rock Pop Pop Rock +1 more
Jazz Samba
#633
1962

Jazz Samba

by Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd

Bossa Nova Jazz Latin Jazz +2 more

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