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Across 110th Street
#1101
1972

Across 110th Street

by Bobby Womack, J.J. Johnson

Soul Funk Pop Soul +2 more
Solid Air
#1102
1973

Solid Air

by John Martyn

Folk British Folk Rock Folk Rock
Erè mèla mèla
#1104
1975

Erè mèla mèla

by ማሕሙድ አሕመድ

Ethio-Jazz
666
#1110
1972

666

by Aphrodite's Child

Rock Progressive Progressive Rock +1 more
Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises
#1113
1970

Greek Variations & Other Aegean Exercises

by Neil Ardley, Ian Carr, Don Rendell

Jazz
Dixie Chicken
#1115
1973

Dixie Chicken

by Little Feat

Rock Classic Rock Blues Rock +1 more
Last Tango in Paris
#1125
1972

Last Tango in Paris

by Gato Barbieri

Contemporary Jazz Jazz
Bless the Weather
#1130
1971

Bless the Weather

by John Martyn

Folk Rock Pop Rock
Screaming Target
#1137
1973

Screaming Target

by Big Youth

Reggae
Fly Like an Eagle
#1138
1976

Fly Like an Eagle

by Steve Miller Band

Blues Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Escalator Over the Hill
#1142
1971

Escalator Over the Hill

by Carla Bley, Paul Haines

Avant-Garde Jazz Experimental Big Band Jazz +1 more
No More, No Less
#1143
1973

No More, No Less

by Blue Ash

Classic Rock Pop Power Pop +1 more
One Year
#1144
1971

One Year

by Colin Blunstone

Pop Rock Rock Pop
Reelin' and Rockin'
#1146
1978

Reelin' and Rockin'

by Chuck Berry

Blues Rock Rock Rock And Roll
For Alto
#1149
1971

For Alto

by Anthony Braxton

Free Jazz Jazz
Sholay
#1158
1975

Sholay

by Rahul Dev Burman

Funk Pop Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Look Sharp!
#1166
1979

Look Sharp!

by Joe Jackson

Rock New Wave Jazz Pop +2 more
Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats
#1167
1976

Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats

by Glen Campbell

Country Pop
Skin I'm In
#1175
1974

Skin I'm In

by Chairmen of the Board

Funk Pop Rock +1 more
In Color
#1179
1977

In Color

by Cheap Trick

Rock Pop Rock Power Pop +2 more
A Lonely Man
#1181
1972

A Lonely Man

by The Chi‐Lites

Soul Disco
Paint America Love
#1184
1971

Paint America Love

by Lou Christie

Cluster & Eno
#1187
1977

Cluster & Eno

by Cluster, Brian Eno

Ambient Electronic Experimental +1 more
Self Portrait
#1198
1970

Self Portrait

by Ruth Copeland

No Image
#1199
1973

Light as a feather

by Chick Corea & Friends

There Goes Rhymin' Simon
#1201
1973

There Goes Rhymin' Simon

by Paul Simon

Folk Rock Pop Rock Folk Pop +2 more
Marjory Razorblade
#1202
1973

Marjory Razorblade

by Kevin Coyne

Folk Rock Rock
Crazy Horse
#1203
1971

Crazy Horse

by Crazy Horse

Country Rock Rock
Two Sevens Clash
#1204
1977

Two Sevens Clash

by Culture

Reggae
Tarkus
#1206
1971

Tarkus

by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Progressive Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Little Criminals
#1208
1977

Little Criminals

by Randy Newman

Pop Rock Pop Rock +1 more
The Show Must Go On
#1210
1975

The Show Must Go On

by Sam Dees

Fragile
#1212
1971

Fragile

by Yes

Progressive Rock Rock
Sandy
#1213
1972

Sandy

by Sandy Denny

Folk Rock Rock
No Image
#1216
1978

Company 5

by Company

Like Flies on Sherbert
#1222
1979

Like Flies on Sherbert

by Alex Chilton

Garage Rock Pop Pop Rock +1 more
Stephen Stills
#1223
1970

Stephen Stills

by Stephen Stills

Blues Rock Rock Blues +2 more
All 'n All
#1225
1977

All 'n All

by Earth, Wind & Fire

Funk Disco Smooth Soul +2 more
801 Live
#1226
1976

801 Live

by 801

Art Rock Rock Progressive Rock
Feats Don't Fail Me Now
#1233
1974

Feats Don't Fail Me Now

by Little Feat

Blues Rock Rock Southern Rock
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
#1237
1970

Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus

by Spirit

Psychedelic Rock Rock Art Rock +1 more
The Faust Tapes
#1239
1973

The Faust Tapes

by Faust

Electronic Experimental Krautrock +1 more
The Yes Album
#1242
1971

The Yes Album

by Yes

Progressive Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Best Dressed Chicken in Town
#1244
1978

Best Dressed Chicken in Town

by Dr. Alimantado

Reggae Roots Reggae
Stations of the Crass
#1247
1979

Stations of the Crass

by Crass

Punk Rock Anarcho-Punk +2 more
Full Circle
#1249
1970

Full Circle

by Forest

Folk Rock Psychedelic Rock Rock
Morrison Hotel
#1255
1970

Morrison Hotel

by The Doors

Acid Rock Rock Blues Rock +2 more
The Slider
#1258
1972

The Slider

by T. Rex

Glam Rock Rock Hard Rock +1 more
Sing for Very Important People
#1260
1970

Sing for Very Important People

by The Free Design

Sunshine Pop Baroque Pop Bubblegum Pop +1 more
Bad Company
#1263
1974

Bad Company

by Bad Company

Rock Blues Rock Hard Rock +2 more
Fulfillingness' First Finale
#1266
1974

Fulfillingness' First Finale

by Stevie Wonder

Soul Rock Disco +2 more
Robin's Reign
#1267
1970

Robin's Reign

by Robin Gibb

Baroque Pop Pop Rock
Michael Gibbs
#1268
1970

Michael Gibbs

by Michael Gibbs

Country Life
#1270
1974

Country Life

by Roxy Music

Art Rock Glam Rock Pop Rock
Sheer Heart Attack
#1271
1974

Sheer Heart Attack

by Queen

Hard Rock Glam Rock Progressive Rock +2 more
Good Old Boys
#1273
1974

Good Old Boys

by Randy Newman

Rock Chamber Pop
Pieces of the Sky
#1277
1975

Pieces of the Sky

by Emmylou Harris

Country Rock
The Bride Stripped Bare
#1283
1978

The Bride Stripped Bare

by Bryan Ferry

Rock Pop Rock Pop
Abandoned Luncheonette
#1285
1973

Abandoned Luncheonette

by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Pop Pop Rock Rock +2 more
La Question
#1287
1971

La Question

by Françoise Hardy

Bossa Nova Latin Pop
Musik von Harmonia
#1288
1974

Musik von Harmonia

by Harmonia

Electronic Krautrock Rock
Everything Is Everything
#1291
1970

Everything Is Everything

by Donny Hathaway

Soul Chicago Soul Deep Soul
Blank Generation
#1293
1977

Blank Generation

by Richard Hell & the Voidoids

Punk Rock
Keeps Us Off the Streets
#1294
1976

Keeps Us Off the Streets

by Hello

Pop
Boston
#1295
1976

Boston

by Boston

Rock Hard Rock Arena Rock +1 more
Taxi Driver
#1296
1976

Taxi Driver

by Bernard Herrmann

Conference of the Birds
#1298
1973

Conference of the Birds

by Dave Holland Quartet

Free Jazz Jazz
1000 Volts of Holt
#1300
1973

1000 Volts of Holt

by John Holt

Reggae Reggae-Pop Pop
Pick a Dub
#1301
1974

Pick a Dub

by Keith Hudson

Dub Reggae
Love Oh Love
#1302
1973

Love Oh Love

by Leroy Hutson

Soul
Caught Up
#1307
1974

Caught Up

by Millie Jackson

Soul Funk Disco +1 more
Joan Armatrading
#1314
1976

Joan Armatrading

by Joan Armatrading

Folk Rock Contemporary Folk Folk +2 more
Destroyer
#1315
1976

Destroyer

by KISS

Hard Rock Rock Heavy Metal +1 more
Oxygène
#1317
1976

Oxygène

by Jean‐Michel Jarre

Electronic Ambient Electronica +2 more
The Many Grooves of Barbara Lewis
#1324
1970

The Many Grooves of Barbara Lewis

by Barbara Lewis

Soul
No Image
#1325
1973

Mouldy Old Music

by Lieutenant Pigeon

Classic Rock Experimental Rock
Summer Side of Life
#1326
1971

Summer Side of Life

by Gordon Lightfoot

Folk Rock Contemporary Folk Country +2 more
No Image
#1327
1978

Ghostown

by The Radiators From Space

Power Pop Punk Rock
The Inner Mounting Flame
#1333
1971

The Inner Mounting Flame

by Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin

Rock Jazz Jazz Fusion +2 more
High Time
#1337
1971

High Time

by MC5

Garage Rock Hard Rock Proto-Punk +2 more
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath
#1338
1971

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath

by Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath

Afro-Cuban Jazz Free Jazz Jazz
My Goal's Beyond
#1339
1971

My Goal's Beyond

by John McLaughlin

Jazz Fusion Indian Classical Spiritual Jazz
Swaddling Songs
#1342
1972

Swaddling Songs

by Mellow Candle

Folk Rock Rock
Police & Thieves
#1352
1977

Police & Thieves

by Junior Murvin

Reggae
Back Stabbers
#1359
1972

Back Stabbers

by The O'Jays

Soul Classic Rock Disco +2 more
Skin Tight
#1361
1974

Skin Tight

by Ohio Players

Funk Soul R&b
Outback
#1363
1970

Outback

by Mike Osborne

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
#1364
1976

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

by Augustus Pablo

Dub Reggae Roots Reggae
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
#1365
1974

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley

by Robert Palmer

Blue-Eyed Soul Pop Rock R&b +2 more
360 Degrees of Billy Paul
#1366
1972

360 Degrees of Billy Paul

by Billy Paul

Soul Philly Soul R&b
Out of the Blue
#1367
1977

Out of the Blue

by Electric Light Orchestra

Rock Art Rock Symphonic Rock +2 more
Dread Beat an' Blood
#1370
1978

Dread Beat an' Blood

by Linton Kwesi Johnson

Dub Poetry Dub Reggae
War Ina Babylon
#1371
1976

War Ina Babylon

by Max Romeo, The Upsetters

Reggae Roots Reggae Dub
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
#1372
1974

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

by Mick Ronson

Glam Rock
Silk Degrees
#1373
1976

Silk Degrees

by Boz Scaggs

Rock Disco Pop +2 more
Spunk
#1375
1977

Spunk

by Sex Pistols

Punk Punk Rock Rock
20 Golden Greats
#1376
1977

20 Golden Greats

by The Shadows

Rock Rock And Roll Pop +1 more
Pick of the Litter
#1379
1975

Pick of the Litter

by The Spinners

R&b Soul
Future Games
#1380
1977

Future Games

by Spirit

Psychedelic Rock Rock
Brand New Me
#1381
1970

Brand New Me

by Dusty Springfield

Pop Soul

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