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Catch a Fire
#201
1973

Catch a Fire

by The Wailers

Reggae Rock Roots Reggae
Rage Against the Machine
#202
1992

Rage Against the Machine

by Rage Against the Machine

Alternative Metal Funk Metal Rap Metal +2 more
1999
#203
1982

1999

by Prince

Funk Pop Dance-Pop +5 more
This Year's Model
#204
1978

This Year's Model

by Elvis Costello

New Wave Rock Punk
All Mod Cons
#205
1978

All Mod Cons

by The Jam

New Wave Rock Mod +2 more
Countdown to Ecstasy
#206
1973

Countdown to Ecstasy

by Steely Dan

Pop Rock Jazz Pop Jazz Rock
Talking Book
#207
1972

Talking Book

by Stevie Wonder

Soul Funk R&b +2 more
Cut
#208
1979

Cut

by The Slits

Post-Punk Art Punk Art Pop +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
Black Sabbath
#212
1970

Black Sabbath

by Black Sabbath

Heavy Metal Blues Rock Hard Rock +2 more
Madvillainy
#213
2002

Madvillainy

by Madvillain

Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop +2 more
Radio City
#214
1974

Radio City

by Big Star

Power Pop Pop Pop Rock +1 more
So
#215
1986

So

by Peter Gabriel

Rock Art Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Back to Black
#216
2006

Back to Black

by Amy Winehouse

Soul Pop Contemporary Jazz +3 more
Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
#217
2000

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

by PJ Harvey

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock +2 more
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
#218
1997

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

by Spiritualized

Space Rock Alternative Rock Neo-Psychedelia +2 more
Another Green World
#219
1975

Another Green World

by Brian Eno

Ambient Art Rock Experimental +2 more
The Idiot
#220
1977

The Idiot

by Iggy Pop

Rock Art Rock Garage Rock +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
Isn't Anything
#222
1988

Isn't Anything

by My Bloody Valentine

Shoegaze Rock Noise Pop +2 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
Actually
#225
1987

Actually

by Pet Shop Boys

Synth-Pop Electronic Dance-Pop +2 more
Singles Going Steady
#226
1979

Singles Going Steady

by Buzzcocks

Punk Rock Punk Rock
Reign in Blood
#227
1986

Reign in Blood

by Slayer

Thrash Metal Metal Heavy Metal +1 more
Close to the Edge
#228
1972

Close to the Edge

by Yes

Progressive Rock Art Rock Rock +2 more
The Wall
#229
1979

The Wall

by Pink Floyd

Progressive Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Voodoo
#230
2000

Voodoo

by D'Angelo

Neo Soul Hip Hop Jazz +1 more
New Boots and Panties!!
#231
1977

New Boots and Panties!!

by Ian Dury

Pub Rock Rock Music Hall +2 more
On the Beach
#232
1974

On the Beach

by Neil Young

Rock Country Rock Pop Rock +1 more
Metal Box
#233
1979

Metal Box

by Public Image Ltd

Post-Punk Rock Ambient +2 more
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
#234
1978

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

by DEVO

New Wave Post-Punk Rock +2 more
Here Come the Warm Jets
#235
1973

Here Come the Warm Jets

by Brian Eno

Art Rock Glam Rock Rock +1 more
Live at Leeds
#236
1970

Live at Leeds

by The Who

Rock Hard Rock Blues Rock +2 more
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
#237
2002

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

by Wilco

Alternative Rock Country Indie Rock +2 more
One Nation Under a Groove
#238
1978

One Nation Under a Groove

by Funkadelic

Funk Funk Rock P-Funk +1 more
Synchronicity
#239
1983

Synchronicity

by The Police

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
The College Dropout
#240
2004

The College Dropout

by Ye

Hip Hop Pop Rap Chipmunk Soul +2 more
Lust for Life
#241
1977

Lust for Life

by Iggy Pop

Alternative Rock Garage Rock Punk +4 more
Up the Bracket
#242
2002

Up the Bracket

by The Libertines

Garage Rock Rock
Rock Bottom
#243
1974

Rock Bottom

by Robert Wyatt

Art Rock Canterbury Scene Avant-Garde +1 more
Fear of Music
#244
1979

Fear of Music

by Talking Heads

New Wave Post-Punk Art Rock +1 more
Die Mensch·Maschine
#245
1978

Die Mensch·Maschine

by Kraftwerk

Electronic Krautrock Synth-Pop +2 more
Machine Head
#246
1972

Machine Head

by Deep Purple

Hard Rock Rock Heavy Metal +2 more
Spiderland
#247
1991

Spiderland

by Slint

Post-Rock Math Rock Post-Hardcore +2 more
Run‐D.M.C.
#248
1984

Run‐D.M.C.

by Run‐D.M.C.

Hip Hop Rap Rock East Coast Hip Hop +1 more
Can't Buy a Thrill
#249
1972

Can't Buy a Thrill

by Steely Dan

Pop Rock Jazz Rock Rock +1 more
Pink Flag
#250
1977

Pink Flag

by Wire

Punk Rock Art Punk Post-Punk +1 more
Franz Ferdinand
#251
2004

Franz Ferdinand

by Franz Ferdinand

Indie Rock Rock New Wave +3 more
Call Me
#252
1973

Call Me

by Al Green

Soul Smooth Soul Funk +2 more
Band on the Run
#253
1973

Band on the Run

by Wings

Rock Pop Rock Soft Rock +2 more
Metallica
#254
1991

Metallica

by Metallica

Heavy Metal Hard Rock Metal +2 more
I'm Your Man
#255
1988

I'm Your Man

by Leonard Cohen

Ballad Folk Rock Pop +3 more
Berlin
#256
1973

Berlin

by Lou Reed

Rock Art Rock Glam Rock +2 more
The Nightfly
#257
1982

The Nightfly

by Donald Fagen

Jazz Pop Pop Rock Sophisti-Pop +1 more
American Beauty
#258
1970

American Beauty

by Grateful Dead

Folk Rock Rock Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Elephant
#259
2003

Elephant

by The White Stripes

Alternative Rock Blues Rock Rock +2 more
Odelay
#260
1996

Odelay

by Beck

Alternative Rock Downtempo Electronic +2 more
Siamese Dream
#261
1993

Siamese Dream

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Alternative Rock Rock Grunge +2 more
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
In the Wee Small Hours
#264
1955

In the Wee Small Hours

by Frank Sinatra

Vocal Jazz Ballad Jazz +2 more
Gris-Gris
#265
1968

Gris-Gris

by Dr. John

New Orleans R&b Psychedelic Rock Blues +2 more
All Things Must Pass
#266
1970

All Things Must Pass

by George Harrison

Folk Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
All Eyez on Me
#267
1996

All Eyez on Me

by 2Pac

Gangsta Rap Hip Hop G-Funk +2 more
The Downward Spiral
#268
1994

The Downward Spiral

by Nine Inch Nails

Industrial Rock Industrial Industrial Metal +2 more
Boy in da Corner
#269
2003

Boy in da Corner

by Dizzee Rascal

Grime Hip Hop Electronic
Either/Or
#270
1997

Either/Or

by Elliott Smith

Indie Pop Folk Rock Indie Folk +1 more
Lady in Satin
#271
1958

Lady in Satin

by Billie Holiday

Jazz Vocal Jazz Orchestral
Maxinquaye
#272
1995

Maxinquaye

by Tricky

Trip Hop Electronic Electronica +1 more
Raising Hell
#273
1986

Raising Hell

by Run‐D.M.C.

Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop +2 more
Damaged
#274
1981

Damaged

by Black Flag

Hardcore Punk Punk
The Lexicon of Love
#275
1982

The Lexicon of Love

by ABC

Pop New Wave Electronic +2 more
Original Pirate Material
#276
2002

Original Pirate Material

by The Streets

Hip Hop Electronic Garage House +2 more
Technique
#277
1989

Technique

by New Order

Synth-Pop Alternative Dance Electronic +2 more
Soul Mining
#278
1983

Soul Mining

by The The

New Wave Art Pop Post-Punk +2 more
At Fillmore East
#279
1971

At Fillmore East

by The Allman Brothers Band

Blues Rock Rock Southern Rock +2 more
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
#280
2006

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

by Arctic Monkeys

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +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
Rid of Me
#282
1993

Rid of Me

by PJ Harvey

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock
Cosmo's Factory
#283
1970

Cosmo's Factory

by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Rock Southern Rock Blues Rock +2 more
good kid, m.A.A.d city
#284
2012

good kid, m.A.A.d city

by Kendrick Lamar

Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop +2 more
Sweet Baby James
#285
1970

Sweet Baby James

by James Taylor

Rock Soft Rock Folk +2 more
Licensed to Ill
#286
1986

Licensed to Ill

by Beastie Boys

Hip Hop Rap Rock East Coast Hip Hop +1 more
Exile in Guyville
#287
1993

Exile in Guyville

by Liz Phair

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock
The Who Sell Out
#288
1967

The Who Sell Out

by The Who

Mod Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Sound of Silver
#289
2007

Sound of Silver

by LCD Soundsystem

Dance-Punk Electronic Alternative Dance +2 more
40 Greatest Hits
#290
1978

40 Greatest Hits

by Hank Williams

Country Traditional Country Honky Tonk
Heaven or Las Vegas
#291
1990

Heaven or Las Vegas

by Cocteau Twins

Dream Pop Downtempo Rock +4 more
(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
Baduizm
#294
1997

Baduizm

by Erykah Badu

Neo Soul Jazz Soul +2 more
Selected Ambient Works 85–92
#295
1992

Selected Ambient Works 85–92

by Aphex Twin

Ambient Techno Ambient Electronic +2 more
Supa Dupa Fly
#296
1997

Supa Dupa Fly

by Missy Elliott

Hip Hop Contemporary R&b Pop Rap
Ace of Spades
#297
1980

Ace of Spades

by Motörhead

Heavy Metal Hard Rock Speed Metal +3 more
Moon Safari
#298
1998

Moon Safari

by Air

Downtempo Electronic Ambient +2 more
MTV Unplugged in New York
#299
1994

MTV Unplugged in New York

by Nirvana

Grunge Folk Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Deserter's Songs
#300
1998

Deserter's Songs

by Mercury Rev

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Dream Pop +1 more

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