Nimzo's Top 500 Albums of All Time (2023 Edition; Part 2/2)

The top half. 

Some interesting (to me, at least) facts and statistics about this list: 

My #1 album changed from last year. There was slightly less movement in the top 25 than last year, but still a few changes. Below that there were quite a few shifts and newcomers.

The highest ranked newcomer to the list is 19. Arca - Arca (2017). 

Percentage of male vocalists - 54%, female vocalists - 29.2%, instrumental - 10.8%, male + female vocalists - 6%.

Top sub-genres - Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Art Pop, Post-Punk, Trip Hop, Electronic, Contemporary Folk.

Oldest album on the list - 204. Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud  (1958).

Most obscure: 171. Denali - The Instinct (2003).

Least obscure: 213. The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969).

Artists with the most mentions on this half of the list: Radiohead - 4, Björk - 4, Chelsea Wolfe - 3, Talking Heads - 3, Miles Davis - 3, Charles Mingus - 3, David Bowie - 3, Sufjan Stevens - 3. 

The format: #. Artist - Album  ||  genres  ||  Release Year  ||  descriptors  ||  Country

250. Long Fin Killie - Houdini  ||  Post-Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  1995  ||  LGBT, humorous  ||  UK

249. Nirvana - In Utero  ||  Grunge  ||  1993  ||  sarcastic, raw  ||  USA

248. Flunk - Morning Star  ||  Trip Hop, Downtempo  ||  2004  ||  lush, atmospheric  ||  Norway

247. Bobb Trimble - Harvest of Dreams  ||  Psychedelic Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1982  ||  bittersweet, psychedelic  ||  USA

246. Tricky - Maxinquaye  ||  Trip Hop  ||  1995  ||  dark, sexual  ||  UK

245. Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots  ||  Post-Bop Jazz  ||  1960  ||  passionate, acoustic  ||  USA

244. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport  ||  Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2009  ||  uplifting, warm  ||  UK

243. Soap&Skin - Lovetune for Vacuum  ||  Darkwave, Art Pop, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2009  ||  somber, melancholic  ||  Austria

242. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Le mystère des voix bulgares : volume 2  ||  A capella, Bulgarian Folk Music, Polyphonic Chant  ||  1988  ||  folklore, ethereal  ||  Bulgaria

241. Patty Waters - Patty Waters Sings  ||  Vocal Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1966  ||  dark, ominous  ||  USA

240. Vinterland - Welcome My Last Chapter  ||  Melodic Black Metal  ||  1996  ||  cold, dark  ||  Sweden

239. Life Without Buildings - Any Other City  ||  Indie Rock  ||  2001  ||  quirky, passionate  ||  UK

238. Gustavo Cerati - Bocanada  ||  Art Pop, Downtempo, Neo-Psychedelia, Singer/Songwriter, Trip Hop  ||  1999  ||  eclectic, soothing  ||  Argentina

237. Cat Power - Moon Pix  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Slowcore  ||  1998  ||  sad, poetic  ||  USA

236. Jackson C. Frank - Jackson C. Frank  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1965  ||  depressive, introspective  ||  USA

235. Anathema - Weather Systems  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  2012  ||  passionate, uplifting  ||  UK

234. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People  ||  Indie Rock, Art Rock  ||  2002  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  Canada

233. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool  ||  Art Pop, Art Rock, Chamber Pop  ||  2016  ||  atmospheric, lush  ||  UK

232. Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert  ||  UK Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2021  ||  introspective, conscious  ||  UK

231. Burzum - Filosofem  ||  Atmospheric Black Metal, Ambient  ||  1996  ||  lo-fi, hypnotic  ||  Norway

230. Richard Hawley - Truelove's Gutter  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Chamber Pop  ||  2009  ||  romantic, melancholic  ||  UK

229. Björk - Vespertine  ||  Art Pop, Electronic  ||  2001  ||  sexual, romantic  ||  Iceland

228. Siekiera - Nowa Aleksandria  ||  Coldwave, Post-Punk  ||  1986  ||  mechanical, dark  ||  Poland

227. Death - Symbolic  ||  Technical Death Metal  ||  1995  ||  philosophical, complex  ||  USA

226. Just Mustard - Heart Under  ||  Post-Punk, Noise Rock, Shoegaze  ||  2022  ||  Ireland

225. Tindersticks - Tindersticks  ||  Chamber Pop  ||  1993  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  UK

224. Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 3  ||  Dark Ambient, Trip Hop, Video Game Soundtrack  ||  2003  ||  mysterious, suspenseful  ||  Japan

223. Hole - Live Through This  ||  Grunge  ||  1994  ||  angry, rebellious  ||  USA

222. Coldplay - Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends  ||  Pop Rock, Art Pop  ||  2008  ||  epic, uplifting  ||  UK

221. Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance  ||  Post-Punk, Art Punk, Experimental Rock  ||  1978  ||  anxious, raw  ||  USA

220. Mount Eerie - Wind's Poem  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Avant-Folk  ||  2009  ||  cold, lonely  ||  USA

219. Arca - Mutant  ||  Deconstructed Club, Experimental  ||  2015  ||  chaotic, futuristic  ||  Venezuela  

218. Grizzly Bear - Shields  ||  Indie Rock, Indie Folk  ||  2012  ||  autumn, poetic  ||  USA

217. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea  ||  Indie Folk, Indie Rock  ||  1998  ||  passionate, death  ||  USA

216. Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes  ||  Folk Punk, Alternative Rock, Acoustic Rock  ||  1983  ||  sexual, anxious  ||  USA

215. The Doors - The Doors  ||  Psychedelic Rock  ||  1967  ||  poetic, sexual  ||  USA

214. Blanck Mass - World Eater  ||  Electro-Industrial, Post-Industrial  ||  2017  ||  energetic, rhythmic  ||  UK

213. The Beatles - Abbey Road  ||  Pop Rock  ||  1969  ||  uplifting, warm  ||  UK

212. Arthur Russell - World of Echo  ||  Experimental, Ambient Pop, Avant-Folk  ||  1986  ||  avant-garde, mellow  ||  USA

211. Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now  ||  Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2017  ||  sparse, poetic  ||  USA

210. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love  ||  Art Pop, Progressive Pop  ||  1985  ||  lush, love  ||  UK

209. Nico - The Marble Index  ||  Avant-Folk  ||  1968  ||  cold, somber  ||  Germany

208. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  2002  ||  melodic, melancholic  ||  UK

207. Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope  ||  Contemporary R&B  ||  1997  ||  LGBT, introspective  ||  USA

206. The Fire Show - Saint the Fire Show  ||  Indie Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  2002  ||  avant-garde, manic  ||  USA

205. Orchid - Chaos Is Me  ||  Screamo, Emoviolence  ||  1999  ||  passionate, aggressive  ||  USA

204. Miles Davis - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud  ||  Cool Jazz, Film Score  ||  1958  ||  nocturnal, mysterious  ||  USA

203. Ennio Morricone - The Thing  ||  Film Score, Horror Synth  ||  1982  ||  suspenseful, ominous  ||  Italy

202. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West  ||  Indie Rock  ||  1998  ||  anxious, angry  ||  USA

201. Klô Pelgag - L'étoile thoracique  ||  Art Pop, Chamber Pop  ||  2016  ||  lush, orchestral  ||  Canada

200. The Avalanches - Since I Left You  ||  Plunderphonics  ||  2000  ||  summer, sampling  ||  Australia

199. Strapping Young Lad - City  ||  Industrial Metal  ||  1997  ||  chaotic, dense  ||  Canada

198. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.  ||  Blues Rock, Rock 'n' Roll  ||  1972  ||  sexual, raw  ||  UK

197. System of a Down - Toxicity  ||  Alternative Metal  ||  2001  ||  aggressive, political  ||  USA

196. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights  ||  Post-Punk Revival, Indie Rock  ||  2002  ||  urban, nocturnal  ||  USA

195. black midi - Cavalcade  ||  Avant-Prog, Jazz Rock  ||  2021  ||  chaotic, avant-garde  ||  UK

194. Destroyer - Streethawk: A Seduction  ||  Indie Rock, Glam Rock  ||  2001  ||  lush, poetic  ||  Canada

193. Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want  ||  Noise Rock, Industrial Rock  ||  2018  ||  dark, dissonant  ||  USA

192. Gazelle Twin - Pastoral  ||  Post-Industrial, Art Pop  ||  2018  ||  mechanical, dark  ||  UK

191. Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal  ||  1996  ||  apocalyptic, dark  ||  USA

190. Tom Waits - Bone Machine  ||  Experimental Rock  ||  1992  ||  death, raw  ||  UK

189. Gazelle Twin & NYX - Deep England  ||  Dark Ambient  ||  2021  ||  ritualistic, mysterious  ||  UK

188. David Thomas Broughton - The Complete Guide to Insufficiency  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Avant-Folk  ||  2005  ||  acoustic, death  ||  UK

187. Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill  ||  Psychedelic Folk, Ambient  ||  2008  ||  ethereal, lo-fi  ||  USA

186. black midi - Hellfire  ||  Avant-Prog, Brutal Prog  ||  2022  ||  complex, infernal  ||  UK

185. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop  ||  2001  ||  futuristic, cold  ||  USA

184. Yes - Close to the Edge  ||  Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog  ||  1972  ||  uplifting, complex  ||  UK

183. Kai Whiston - No World As Good As Mine  ||  UK Bass, Electronic, Experimental Rock  ||  2019  ||  surreal, eclectic  ||  UK

182. Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One  ||  Indie Rock, Noise Pop  ||  1997  ||  warm, mellow  ||  USA

181. U2 - The Joshua Tree  ||  Pop Rock, Alternative Rock  ||  1987  ||  uplifting, melodic  ||  Ireland

180. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless  ||  Shoegaze, Noise Pop  ||  1991  ||  romantic, dense  ||  Ireland

179. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi  ||  IDM  ||  2002  ||  ominous, surreal  ||  UK

178. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Americana, Alt-Country  ||  1999  ||  depressive, dark  ||  USA

177. PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea  ||  Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2000  ||  love, optimistic  ||  UK

176. Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77  ||  Post-Punk, New Wave  ||  1977  ||  anxious, energetic  ||  USA

175. Slint - Spiderland  ||  Math Rock, Post-Hardcore, Post-Rock  ||  1991  ||  somber, lonely  ||  USA

174. Coil - The Ape of Naples  ||  Post-Industrial, Experimental, Electronic  ||  death, philosophical  ||  2005  ||  UK

173. Godflesh - Streetcleaner  ||  Industrial Metal, Sludge Metal  ||  1989  ||  misanthropic, hateful  ||  UK

172. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister  ||  Chamber Pop, Twee Pop, Indie Pop  ||  1996  ||  soft, romantic  ||  UK

171. Denali - The Instinct  ||  Indie Rock, Trip Hop  ||  2003  ||  melodic, energetic  ||  USA

170. The Angels of Light - How I Loved You  ||  Folk Rock, Gothic Country, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2001  ||  love, poetic  ||  USA

169. David Bowie - Low  ||  Art Rock  ||  1977  ||  futuristic, abstract  ||  UK

168. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica  ||  Experimental  ||  1969  ||  humorous, dissonant  ||  USA

167. Parliament - Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome  ||  P-Funk  ||  1977  ||  playful, uplifting  ||  USA

166. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1967  ||  poetic, warm  ||  Canada

165. Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss  ||  Darkwave, Industrial Rock, Gothic Rock  ||  2015  ||  nocturnal, lonely  ||  USA

164. Little Simz - GREY Area  ||  UK Hip Hop  ||  2019  ||  conscious, introspective  ||  UK

163. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk  ||  2010  ||  poetic, autumn  ||  USA

162. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city  ||  West Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip  Hop  ||  2012  ||  introspective, conscious  ||  USA

161. Vangelis - Blade Runner  ||  Progressive Electronic, Film Soundtrack  ||  1994  ||  futuristic, atmospheric  ||  Greece

160. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1987  ||  melodic, melancholic  ||  UK

159. Blood Command - Cult Drugs  ||  Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock  ||  2017  ||  manic, noisy  ||  Norway

158. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....  ||  Plunderphonics, Instrumental Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  1996  ||  mysterious, rhythmic  ||  USA

157. Morphine - Cure for Pain  ||  Jazz Rock  ||  1993  ||  drugs, dark  ||  USA

156. Miles Davis - Get Up With It  ||  Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Rock  ||  1974  ||  hypnotic, surreal  ||  USA

155. The Microphones - Mount Eerie  ||  Avant-Folk  ||  2003  ||  avant-garde, spiritual  ||  USA

154. Flotation Toy Warning - Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck  ||  Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2004  ||  mellow, existential  ||  UK

153. Ulver - Blood Inside  ||  Experimental, Experimental Rock, Electronic  ||  2005  ||  disturbing, cold  ||  Norway

152. Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Paix  ||  Avant-Folk  ||  1972  ||  psychedelic, progressive  ||  France

151. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy  ||  Art Pop, Art Rock  ||  2011  ||  lush, anxious  ||  USA

150. Coil - Horse Rotorvator  ||  Industrial  ||  1986  ||  sexual, psychedelic  ||  UK

149. Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle  ||  Indie Folk, Slowcore, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2015  ||  depressive, introspective  ||  USA

148. Low - Things We Lost in the Fire  ||  Slowcore  ||  2001  ||  poetic, sad  ||  USA

147. Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes  ||  Alt-Country, Gothic Country  ||  1996  ||  misanthropic, religious  ||  USA

146. The Knife - Silent Shout  ||  Synthpop  ||  2006  ||  dark, mysterious  ||  Sweden

145. Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider  ||  Indie Rock, Lo-fi Rock  ||  1998  ||  melancholic, poetic  ||  USA

144. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Art Pop  ||  1992  ||  poetic, introspective  ||  USA

143. A Silver Mt. Zion - "Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."  ||  Post-Rock  ||  2001  ||  apocalyptic, dark  ||  Canada 

142. Joanna Newsom - Divers  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2015  ||  poetic, pastoral  ||  USA

141. Ewa Demarczyk - Ewa Demarczyk śpiewa piosenki Zygmunta Koniecznego  ||  Poezja śpiewana  ||  1967  ||  poetic, passionate  ||  Poland

140. Radiohead - Kid A  ||  Experimental Rock, Electronic, Art Rock  ||  2000  ||  futuristic, atmospheric  ||  UK

139. Patti Smith - Horses  ||  Proto-Punk, Art Rock  ||  1975  ||  poetic, rebellious  ||  USA

138. Duke Ellington - Money Jungle  ||  Hard Bop  ||  1963  ||  avant-garde, energetic  ||  USA

137. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz  ||  Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Indietronica  ||  2010  ||  epic, futuristic  ||  USA

136. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge  ||  Post-Punk  ||  1983  ||  cold, ethereal  ||  UK

135. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars  ||  Glam Rock, Pop Rock  ||  1972  ||  uplifting, quirky  ||  UK

134. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Let Love In  ||  Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, Gothic Rock  ||  1994  ||  dark, poetic  ||  Australia

133. Neurosis - Souls at Zero  ||  Sludge Metal, Post-Hardcore  ||  1992  ||  heavy, dark  ||  USA

132. 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] - 0  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2013  ||  soft, warm  ||  Japan

131. David Bowie - Blackstar  ||  Art Rock, Jazz Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  2016  ||  death, poetic  ||  UK

130. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition  ||  Experimental Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop  ||  2016  ||  drugs, manic  ||  USA

129. Metallica - Ride the Lightning  ||  Thrash Metal  ||  1989  ||  aggressive, heavy  ||  USA

128. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot  ||  Indie Rock, Alt-Country  ||  2002  ||  warm, poetic  ||  USA

127. Ocean Machine - Biomech  ||  Progressive Metal  ||  1997  ||  dense, melodic  ||  Canada

126. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞  ||  Post-Rock  ||  1998  ||  apocalyptic, dark  ||  Canada

125. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Strangers From the Universe  ||  Indie Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  1994  ||  quirky, humorous  ||  USA

124. Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You  ||  Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Americana  ||  2022  ||  eclectic, warm  ||  USA

123. Einstürzende Neubauten - ½ Mensch  ||  Industrial  ||  1985  ||  dark, mechanical  ||  Germany

122. We Never Learned to Live - Silently, I Threw Them Skyward  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  2015  ||  atmospheric, passionate  ||  UK

121. The Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop  ||  Bebop Jazz, Television Music  ||  1998  ||  eclectic, playful  ||  Japan

120. This Heat - Deceit  ||  Post-Punk, Experimental Rock  ||  1981  ||  war, dark  ||  UK

119. Can - Ege Bamyası  ||  Krautrock  ||  1972  ||  cryptic, psychedelic  ||  Germany

118. Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  2015  ||  melancholic, lonely  ||  UK

117. Bruno Coulais - Coraline  ||  Film Soundtrack, Neoclassical Darkwave, Cinematic Classical  ||  2009  ||  dark, atmospheric  ||  France

116. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly  ||  Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Neo-Soul  ||  2015  ||  poetic, political  ||  USA

115. Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music  ||  Third Stream Jazz, Experimental Big Band  ||  1972  ||  energetic, complex  ||  USA

114. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock  ||  1975  ||  atmospheric, melancholic  ||  UK

113. SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES  ||  Experimental, Deconstructed Club, Wonky  ||  2018  ||  mechanical, LGBT  ||  UK

112. Coil - Musick to Play in the Dark²  ||  Electronic, Post-Industrial, Experimental  ||  2000  ||  occult, meditative  ||  UK

111. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1971  ||  poetic, introspective  ||  Canada

110. Christoph de Babalon - If You're Into It, I'm Out of It  ||  Breakcore, Jungle, Dark Ambient  ||  1997  ||  nocturnal, suspenseful  ||  Germany

109. And Also the Trees - (Listen For) The Rag and Bone Man  ||  Art Rock  ||  2007  ||  dark, poetic  ||  UK

108. Ulver - Perdition City ||  Trip Hop, Electronic  ||  2000  ||  atmospheric, ominous  ||  Norway

107. 야야 킴 [YAYA Kim] - a.k.a YAYA  ||  Jazz Pop, Art Rock, Art Pop  ||  2022  ||  passionate, lush  ||  South Korea

106. Sigur Rós - ( )  ||  Post-Rock  ||  2002  ||  ethereal, atmospheric  ||  Icelandic

105. Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain  ||  Post-Punk, Jangle Pop  ||  1984  ||  lush, atmospheric  ||  UK

104. Black Dresses - Forever In Your Heart  ||  Electro-Industrial, Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal  ||  2021  ||  aggressive, LGBT  ||  Canada

103. Jon Brion - Synecdoche, New York  ||  Modern Classical, Film Soundtrack  ||  2008  ||  sad, existential  ||  USA

102. James Blake - James Blake  ||  Alternative R&B, Art Pop, Electronic, Experimental  ||  2011  ||  sparse, minimalistic  ||  UK

101. Swans - The Seer  ||  Experimental Rock, Post-Rock  ||  2012  ||  apocalyptic, dark  ||  USA

100. Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses  ||  Synthpop, Darkwave  ||  1987  ||  cold, passionate  ||  UK

99. The Cure - Disintegration  ||  Gothic Rock, Post-Punk  ||  1989  ||  melancholic, passionate  ||  UK

98. The Residents - Duck Stab  ||  Experimental, Art Pop  ||  1978  ||  avant-garde, cryptic  ||  USA

97. Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic  ||  Smooth Soul  ||  2021  ||  warm, sensual  ||  USA

96. King Crimson - Red  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock  ||  1974  ||  dark, complex  ||  UK

95. Low - I Could Live In Hope  ||  Slowcore  ||  1994  ||  sad, lethargic  ||  USA

94. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers  ||  Blues Rock, Rock 'n' Roll  ||  1971  ||  sexual, hedonistic  ||  UK

93. Bohren & der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission  ||  Dark Jazz  ||  2000  ||  atmospheric, nocturnal  ||  Germany

92. Wire - Chairs Missing  ||  Post-Punk  ||  1978  ||  mysterious, cryptic  ||  UK

91. Björk - Selmasongs  ||  Art Pop, Film Soundtrack  ||  2000  ||  orchestral, melancholic  ||  Iceland

90. Grimes - Art Angels  ||  Electropop, Synthpop, Alternative Dance  ||  2015  ||  manic, quirky  ||  Canada

89. At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  2000  ||  aggressive, energetic  ||  USA

88. Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze  ||  2013  ||  psychedelic, tropical  ||  USA

87. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life  ||  Soul  ||  1976  ||  passionate, warm  ||  USA

86. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There  ||  Post-Rock, Chamber Pop, Art Rock  ||  2022  ||  sentimental, poetic  ||  UK

85. Cibo Matto - Viva! La Woman  ||  Trip Hop, Art Pop  ||  1996  ||  humorous, eclectic  ||  USA

84. Massive Attack - Mezzanine  ||  Trip Hop  ||  1998  ||  nocturnal, urban  ||  UK

83. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me  ||  Emo, Indie Rock  ||  2006  ||  passionate, angry  ||  USA

82. Backxwash - His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are Suffering  ||  Horrorcore, Industrial Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2022  ||  dark, LGBT  ||  Canada

81. Exuma - Exuma  ||  Freak Folk, Caribbean Folk  ||  1970  ||  occult, passionate  ||  Bahamas

80. Scott Walker - The Drift  ||  Experimental  ||  2006  ||  disturbing, humorous  ||  USA

79. Nick Drake - Pink Moon  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1972  ||  mellow, poetic  ||  UK

78. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas  ||  Dream Pop  ||  1990  ||  lush, warm  ||  UK

77. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell  ||  Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2015  ||  sad, poetic  ||  USA

76. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual  ||  Electronic, Experimental, Post-Industrial, Industrial Techno, Dark Ambient  ||  2013  ||  anxious, cold  ||  Sweden

75. Dälek - Absence  ||  Industrial Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Shoegaze  ||  2005  ||  political, noisy  ||  USA

74. Portishead - Third  ||  Experimental Rock, Electronic  ||  2008  ||  anxious, mysterious  ||  UK

73. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic  ||  Experimental Hip Hop, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2009  ||  ominous, apocalyptic  ||  USA

72. Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land  ||  Trip Hop, Slowcore  ||  2007  ||  spiritual, rhythmic  ||  UK

71. Daniel Rossen - You Belong There  ||  Progressive Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2022  ||  dense, progressive  ||  USA

70. Scott Walker - Tilt  ||  Experimental, Post-Industrial  ||  1995  ||  avant-garde, ominous  ||  USA

69. Klô Pelgag - Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs  ||  Art Pop, Baroque Pop  ||  2020  ||  lush, melodic  ||  Canada

68. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew  ||  Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1970  ||  psychedelic, epic  ||  USA

67. Julia Holter - Aviary  ||  Experimental, Progressive Pop, Art Pop  ||  2018  ||  avant-garde, eclectic  ||  USA

66. Death Grips - The Money Store  ||  Industrial Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2012  ||  noisy, manic  ||  USAthe

65. David Kauffman + Eric Caboor - Songs From Suicide Bridge  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1984  ||  depressive, introspective  ||  USA

64. Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Neoclassical Darkwave  ||  2021  ||  dark, infernal  ||  USA

63. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade  ||  Pop Punk, Rock Opera  ||  2006  ||  epic, energetic  ||  USA

62. Everything Everything - Get to Heaven  ||  Progressive Pop, Art Pop, Art Rock  ||  2015  ||  anxious, quirky  ||  UK

61. A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light...  ||  Post-Rock  ||  2000  ||  apocalyptic, dark  ||  Canada

60. Opeth - Damnation  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  2003  ||  somber, melodic  ||  Sweden

59. Radiohead - In Rainbows  ||  Art Rock, Art Pop  ||  2007  ||  lush, sad  ||  UK

58. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods  ||  Indie Rock, Noise Rock  ||  2005  ||  noisy, energetic  ||  USA

57. Anna von Hausswolff - Dead Magic  ||  Neoclassical Darkwave  ||  2018  ||  funereal, avant-garde  ||  Sweden

56. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois  ||  Chamber Pop, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2005  ||  eclectic, passionate  ||  USA

55. Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre  ||  Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2009  ||  dark, mysterious  ||  Canada

54. Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks  ||  Dark Jazz, Television Soundtrack  ||  1990  ||  atmospheric, mysterious  ||  USA

53. The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2  ||  Psychedelic Folk, Avant-Folk, Lo-fi Folk  ||  2001  ||  nature, lonely  ||  USA

52. Dead Can Dance - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun  ||  Neoclassical Darkwave  ||  1987  ||  mysterious, nocturnal  ||  Australia

51. Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind  ||  Post-Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  1996  ||  avant-garde, cold  ||  USA

50. Fever Ray - Fever Ray  ||  Art Pop, Darkwave, Synthpop  ||  2009  ||  lush, atmospheric  ||  Sweden

49. Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You  ||  Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore  ||  2001  ||  cold, avant-garde  ||  USA

48. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92  ||  Ambient Techno, IDM  ||  1992  ||  futuristic, rhythmic  ||  Ireland

47. Burial - Untrue  ||  Future Garage, Dubstep  ||  2007  ||  urban, nocturnal  ||  UK

46. Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda  ||  Spiritual Jazz  ||  1971  ||  spiritual, hypnotic  ||  USA

45. Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde  ||  Blackgaze  ||  2007  ||  atmospheric, hypnotic  ||  France

44. Comus - First Utterance  ||  Freak Folk  ||  1971  ||  disturbing, pagan  ||  UK

43. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid  ||  Contemporary R&B, Art Pop  ||  2010  ||  epic, futuristic  ||  USA

42. The Drones - Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By  ||  Punk Blues, Garage Rock  ||  2005  ||  raw, poetic  ||  Australia

41. Ulver - Shadows of the Sun  ||  Ambient, Electronic, Neoclassical Darkwave  ||  2007  ||  death, somber  ||  Norway  

40. Chelsea Wolfe - The Grime and the Glow  ||  Ethereal Wave, Lo-fi Folk  ||  2010  ||  raw, ominous  ||  USA

39. Neil Young - After the Gold Rush  ||  Country Rock, Folk Rock  ||  1970  ||  poetic, lush  ||  Canada

38. PJ Harvey - White Chalk  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Chamber Folk  ||  2007  ||  sad, somber  ||  UK

37. Noname - Telephone  ||  Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2016  ||  mellow, warm  ||  USA

36. Alcest - Écailles de lune  ||  Blackgaze  ||  2010  ||  atmospheric, uplifting  ||  France

35. Joy Division - Closer  ||  Post-Punk, Coldwave  ||  1980  ||  depressive, atmospheric  ||  UK

34. Lianne La Havas - Lianne La Havas  ||  Neo-Soul, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2020  ||  passionate, warm  ||  UK

33. Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 2  ||  Dark Ambient, Video Game Soundtrack, Trip Hop  ||  2001  ||  ominous, dark  ||  Japan

32. Chelsea Wolfe - Pain Is Beauty  ||  Darkwave, Electronic, Gothic Rock  ||  2013  ||  nocturnal, somber  ||  USA

31. 椎名林檎 [Sheena Ringo] - 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花 (Kalk samen kuri no hana)  ||  Art Pop, Art Rock, J-Rock  ||  2003  ||  anxious, playful  ||  Japan

30. The Residents - Not Available  ||  Experimental  ||  1978  ||  avant-garde, cold  ||  USA

29. Eels - Electro-Shock Blues  ||  Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1998  ||  melodic, depressive  ||  USA

28. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree  ||  Dark Ambient, Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock  ||  2016  ||  death, poetic  ||  Australia

27. Nico - The End  ||  Avant-Folk, Neoclassical Darkwave  ||  1974  ||  avant-garde, dark  ||  Germany

26. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead  ||  Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, Post-Punk  ||  1986  ||  melodic, sarcastic  ||  UK

25. Kate Bush - The Dreaming  ||  Art Pop, Art Rock, Progressive Pop  ||  1982  ||  manic, playful  ||  UK

24. This Heat - This Heat  ||  Experimental, Experimental Rock, Musique Concrete, Tape Music  ||  1979  ||  avant-garde, suspenseful  ||  UK

23. Low - Hey What  ||  Post-Industrial, Ambient Pop, Experimental Rock  ||  2021  ||  noisy, avant-garde  ||  USA

22. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah  ||  Neo-Soul  ||  2014  ||  sensual, romantic  ||  USA

21. Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children  ||  Downtempo, IDM, Trip Hop  ||  1998  ||  mellow, mysterious  ||  UK

20. Björk - Post  ||  Art Pop  ||  1995  ||  playful, eclectic  ||  Iceland

19. Arca - Arca  ||  Experimental, Ambient Pop  ||  2017  ||  LGBT, surreal  ||  Venezuela

18. Madvillain - Madvillainy  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2004  ||  abstract, humorous  ||  USA

17. The Drones - I See Seaweed  ||  Punk Blues  ||  2013  ||  angry, poetic  ||  Australia

16. Fishmans - Long Season  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Dream Pop  ||  1996  ||  mellow, psychedelic  ||  Japan

15. Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving  ||  Slowcore, Chamber Pop  ||  2002  ||  lush, sad  ||  USA

14. Portishead - Dummy  ||  Trip Hop  ||  1994  ||  mysterious, dark  ||  UK

13. The Cure - Pornography  ||  Post-Punk, Gothic Rock  ||  1982  ||  depressive, heavy  ||  UK

12. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!  ||  Post-Rock  ||  2000  ||  epic, apocalyptic  ||  Canada

11. Radiohead - OK Computer  ||  Alternative Rock, Art Rock  ||  1997  ||  anxious, progressive  ||  UK

10. Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness  ||  Shoegaze, Post-Punk  ||  2008  ||  depressive dark  ||  USA

9. Joanna Newsom - Ys  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Folk  ||  2006  ||  poetic, complex  ||  USA

8. Arcade Fire - Funeral  ||  Indie Rock, Chamber Pop  ||  2004  ||  death, passionate  ||  Canada

7. Laurie Anderson - Big Science  ||  Experimental, Art Pop  ||  1982  ||  quirky, avant-garde  ||  USA

6. Cocteau Twins - Treasure  ||  Ethereal Wave, Post-Punk  ||  1984  ||  mysterious, lush  ||  UK

5. The Avalanches - We Will Always Love You  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Electronic, Plunderphonics  ||  2020  ||  lush, uplifting  ||  Australia

4. Portishead - Portishead  ||  Trip Hop  ||  1997  ||  mysterious, dark  ||  UK

3. Björk - Homogenic  ||  Art Pop, Electronic  ||  1997  ||  passionate, poetic  ||  Iceland

2. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady  ||  Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream  ||  1963  ||  complex, passionate  ||  USA

1. Talking Heads - Remain in Light  ||  Post-Punk, New Wave, Funk, Afrobeat, Dance-Punk, Experimental Rock  ||  1980  ||  anxious, playful  ||  USA