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Hejira
#262
1976

Hejira

by Joni Mitchell

Folk Rock Folk Vocal Jazz +2 more
Maggot Brain
#263
1971

Maggot Brain

by Funkadelic

Funk Acid Rock Funk Rock +2 more
All Things Must Pass
#266
1970

All Things Must Pass

by George Harrison

Folk Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
At Fillmore East
#279
1971

At Fillmore East

by The Allman Brothers Band

Blues Rock Rock Southern Rock +2 more
More Songs About Buildings and Food
#281
1978

More Songs About Buildings and Food

by Talking Heads

New Wave Post-Punk Rock +2 more
Cosmo's Factory
#283
1970

Cosmo's Factory

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rock Southern Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Sweet Baby James
#285
1970

Sweet Baby James

by James Taylor

Rock Soft Rock Folk +2 more
40 Greatest Hits
#290
1978

40 Greatest Hits

by Hank Williams

Country Traditional Country Honky Tonk
(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)
#292
1973

(pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)

by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Southern Rock Hard Rock Blues Rock +2 more
The Harder They Come
#293
1972

The Harder They Come

by Various Artists

Reggae Rocksteady Deejay +1 more
Red Headed Stranger
#307
1975

Red Headed Stranger

by Willie Nelson

Country
Wish You Were Here
#308
1975

Wish You Were Here

by Pink Floyd

Progressive Rock Art Rock Rock +2 more
Roxy Music
#309
1972

Roxy Music

by Roxy Music

Art Rock Glam Rock Rock +1 more
Aja
#313
1977

Aja

by Steely Dan

Jazz Rock Pop Rock Pop +2 more
Paranoid
#314
1970

Paranoid

by Black Sabbath

Heavy Metal Hard Rock Rock +2 more
Loaded
#320
1970

Loaded

by The Velvet Underground

Rock Folk Rock Art Rock +2 more
L.A. Woman
#322
1971

L.A. Woman

by The Doors

Rock Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Sail Away
#325
1972

Sail Away

by Randy Newman

Baroque Pop Cabaret Piano Rock +2 more
Mothership Connection
#326
1975

Mothership Connection

by Parliament

Funk P-Funk Psychedelic Soul
3+3
#328
1973

3+3

by The Isley Brothers

Soul Quiet Storm Funk +1 more
Songs of Love and Hate
#330
1971

Songs of Love and Hate

by Leonard Cohen

Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter +2 more
Something/Anything?
#331
1972

Something/Anything?

by Todd Rundgren

Pop Rock Art Rock Power Pop +2 more
Head Hunters
#332
1973

Head Hunters

by Herbie Hancock

Jazz Jazz-Funk Funk +2 more
Histoire de Melody Nelson
#333
1971

Histoire de Melody Nelson

by Serge Gainsbourg

Rock Art Pop Baroque Pop +2 more
Broken English
#334
1979

Broken English

by Marianne Faithfull

Art Pop Art Rock New Wave +1 more
Led Zeppelin III
#338
1970

Led Zeppelin III

by Led Zeppelin

Rock Hard Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Germfree Adolescents
#341
1978

Germfree Adolescents

by X‐Ray Spex

Punk Punk Rock New Wave +1 more
Ege Bamyası
#343
1972

Ege Bamyası

by Can

Krautrock Rock
Sex Machine
#345
1970

Sex Machine

by James Brown

Funk Soul R&b
Rust Never Sleeps
#347
1979

Rust Never Sleeps

by Neil Young, Crazy Horse

Folk Rock Hard Rock Rock +2 more
Natty Dread
#349
1974

Natty Dread

by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Reggae Roots Reggae
Pink Moon
#352
1972

Pink Moon

by Nick Drake

Folk Contemporary Folk Folk Pop +2 more
"Heroes"
#355
1977

"Heroes"

by David Bowie

Art Rock Electronic Ambient +3 more
Court and Spark
#360
1974

Court and Spark

by Joni Mitchell

Rock Folk Pop Pop Rock +2 more
Music of My Mind
#362
1972

Music of My Mind

by Stevie Wonder

Soul Pop Funk +2 more
Specials
#363
1979

Specials

by The Specials

Ska Rock Pop +2 more
Kimono My House
#364
1974

Kimono My House

by Sparks

Glam Rock Art Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Chairs Missing
#366
1978

Chairs Missing

by Wire

Post-Punk Art Punk New Wave +1 more
Heart of the Congos
#367
1977

Heart of the Congos

by The Congos

Dub Reggae Roots Reggae
Tea for the Tillerman
#373
1970

Tea for the Tillerman

by Cat Stevens

Folk Rock Rock Folk Pop +2 more
Fire and Water
#378
1970

Fire and Water

by Free

Blues Rock Hard Rock Rock
The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
#380
1973

The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

by Bruce Springsteen

Folk Rock Rock Heartland Rock +2 more
The Undertones
#383
1979

The Undertones

by The Undertones

Punk New Wave Pop Punk +1 more
Coat of Many Colors
#384
1971

Coat of Many Colors

by Dolly Parton

Country
Paul Simon
#385
1972

Paul Simon

by Paul Simon

Folk Rock Folk Pop Pop +2 more
Abraxas
#387
1970

Abraxas

by Santana

Rock Latin Rock Latin +2 more
A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse
#390
1971

A Nod Is as Good as a Wink… to a Blind Horse

by Faces

Classic Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Neu! '75
#391
1975

Neu! '75

by Neu!

Krautrock Electronic
The Cars
#392
1978

The Cars

by The Cars

New Wave Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Bryter Layter
#394
1971

Bryter Layter

by Nick Drake

Folk Baroque Pop Chamber Folk +2 more
Let It Be
#397
1970

Let It Be

by The Beatles

Rock Pop Rock Pop +3 more
The Sun Sessions
#402
1975

The Sun Sessions

by Elvis Presley

Rock And Roll Rock Pop
Surf's Up
#405
1971

Surf's Up

by The Beach Boys

Pop Progressive Progressive Pop +3 more
Nilsson Schmilsson
#408
1971

Nilsson Schmilsson

by Harry Nilsson

Soft Rock Baroque Pop Piano Rock +2 more
We Are Family
#416
1979

We Are Family

by Sister Sledge

Disco Electronic Pop
The Madcap Laughs
#429
1970

The Madcap Laughs

by Syd Barrett

Folk Rock Psychedelic Folk Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Young, Gifted and Black
#430
1972

Young, Gifted and Black

by Aretha Franklin

Soul Deep Soul Southern Soul +2 more
The Singles 1969–1973
#440
1973

The Singles 1969–1973

by Carpenters

Pop Rock Easy Listening +2 more
Real Life
#444
1978

Real Life

by Magazine

Post-Punk New Wave Art Punk +2 more
Young Americans
#453
1975

Young Americans

by David Bowie

Pop Rock Rock Blue-Eyed Soul +2 more
Powerage
#456
1978

Powerage

by AC/DC

Hard Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968
#461
1972

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968

by Various Artists

Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock Rock +2 more
Arrival
#462
1976

Arrival

by ABBA

Disco Pop Europop +2 more
Holland
#463
1973

Holland

by The Beach Boys

Pop Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
#465
1975

Kate & Anna McGarrigle

by Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Contemporary Folk Folk Folk Rock +1 more
Quadrophenia
#471
1973

Quadrophenia

by The Who

Hard Rock Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Marcus Garvey
#475
1975

Marcus Garvey

by Burning Spear

Reggae
#1 Record
#479
1972

#1 Record

by Big Star

Power Pop Rock
Bat Out of Hell
#480
1977

Bat Out of Hell

by Meat Loaf

Rock Hard Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Rocket to Russia
#482
1977

Rocket to Russia

by Ramones

Punk Rock Punk Pop Punk +2 more
Master of Reality
#486
1971

Master of Reality

by Black Sabbath

Heavy Metal Doom Metal Hard Rock +2 more
The Köln Concert
#487
1975

The Köln Concert

by Keith Jarrett

Jazz Free Improvisation Post-Bop +2 more
Peter Gabriel
#488
1977

Peter Gabriel

by Peter Gabriel

Art Rock Progressive Rock Rock +3 more
Frampton Comes Alive!
#490
1976

Frampton Comes Alive!

by Peter Frampton

Rock Pop Rock Pop +2 more
Eagles
#499
1972

Eagles

by Eagles

Rock Country Rock Soft Rock +2 more
The Stranger
#504
1977

The Stranger

by Billy Joel

Pop Rock Soft Rock Piano Rock +2 more
Diamond Dogs
#508
1974

Diamond Dogs

by David Bowie

Classic Rock Glam Glam Rock +1 more
Some Girls
#509
1978

Some Girls

by The Rolling Stones

Rock Blues Rock Hard Rock +1 more
Leave Home
#510
1977

Leave Home

by Ramones

Punk Rock Punk Rock And Roll
Rocks
#516
1976

Rocks

by Aerosmith

Hard Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Still Bill
#525
1972

Still Bill

by Bill Withers

Soul R&b Funk +2 more
Here, My Dear
#529
1978

Here, My Dear

by Marvin Gaye

Smooth Soul Soul
Reggatta de Blanc
#531
1979

Reggatta de Blanc

by The Police

Rock New Wave Pop Rock +2 more
John Prine
#533
1971

John Prine

by John Prine

Folk Contemporary Folk Rock +2 more
A Wizard, a True Star
#541
1973

A Wizard, a True Star

by Todd Rundgren

Experimental Rock Progressive Rock +2 more
Legalize It
#543
1976

Legalize It

by Peter Tosh

Reggae
No Other
#545
1974

No Other

by Gene Clark

Country Rock Folk Rock Rock
That's the Way of the World
#546
1975

That's the Way of the World

by Earth, Wind & Fire

Funk Soul Disco +2 more
Movies
#558
1979

Movies

by Holger Czukay

Electronic Experimental Rock +2 more
Houses of the Holy
#562
1973

Houses of the Holy

by Led Zeppelin

Hard Rock Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Paris 1919
#565
1973

Paris 1919

by John Cale

Art Rock Art Pop Rock +1 more
If I Could Only Remember My Name
#569
1971

If I Could Only Remember My Name

by David Crosby

Country Rock Folk Rock Rock +1 more
Black and Blue
#574
1976

Black and Blue

by The Rolling Stones

Rock Blues Rock Classic Rock +2 more
Armed Forces
#576
1979

Armed Forces

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

New Wave Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Curtis
#583
1970

Curtis

by Curtis Mayfield

Soul
Rattus Norvegicus
#588
1977

Rattus Norvegicus

by The Stranglers

New Wave Art Punk Pub Rock +2 more
Stormcock
#590
1971

Stormcock

by Roy Harper

Blues Rock Progressive Folk British Folk Rock +2 more
The Basement Tapes
#597
1975

The Basement Tapes

by Bob Dylan, The Band

Folk Rock Rock Country Rock
Phaedra
#598
1974

Phaedra

by Tangerine Dream

Ambient Electronic Berlin School +2 more
Radio‐Aktivität
#608
1975

Radio‐Aktivität

by Kraftwerk

Electronic Krautrock Electro +2 more

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