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Critically Acclaimed Backlog (Updated 8/3/23)

The most critically acclaimed albums from the charts of RYM, AOTY and sites such as Rolling Stone, that I haven't heard.

This has taken forever to compile, and will be a constant work in progress. When I listen to an album on this list, I will indicate that fact and provide a rating in purple.


1. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality  ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1971  ||  UK  ||   (Listened) RATING: 8/10

2. Pharoah Sanders - Karma  ||  Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1969  ||  USA

3. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Boom Bap  ||  1993  ||  USA

4. Metallica - Master of Puppets  ||  Thrash Metal  ||  1986  ||  USA

5. Sweet Trip - Velocity : Design : Comfort  ||  Glitch Pop, IDM, Shoegaze  ||  2003  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 9/10

6. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things  ||  Modal Jazz, Post-Bop  ||  1961  ||  USA

7. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home  ||  Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk  ||  1965  ||  USA

8. Parannoul - After the Night  ||  Shoegaze, Emo, Indie Rock  ||  2023  ||  South Korea

9. Mobb Deep - The Infamous  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Gangsta Rap  ||  1995  ||  USA

10. Freddie Gibbs - Piñata  ||  Gangsta Rap  ||  2014  ||  USA

11. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians  ||  Minimalism  ||  1978  ||  USA

12. Various Artists - The Fire This Time  ||  Spoken Word, IDM, Sound Collage, Field Recordings  ||  2002  ||  n/a

13. OutKast - ATLiens  ||  Southern Hip Hop  ||  1996  ||  USA

14. The Notorious B.I.G - Read to Die  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap  ||  1994  ||  USA

15. The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions  ||  Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop  ||  2011 (released)  ||  USA

16. Sweet Trip - You Will Never Know Why  ||  Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Rock  ||  2009  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 10/10

17. Megadeth - Rust in Peace  ||  Thrash Metal  ||  1990  ||  USA

18. Iggy and The Stooges  ||  Proto-Punk, Garage Rock, Hard Rock  ||  1973  ||  USA

19. Art Blakely - Art Blakely and The Jazz Messengers [Moanin']  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1959  ||  USA

20. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare  ||  MPB, Samba Rock  ||  1972  ||  Brazil

21. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine  ||  Rap Metal, Alternative Metal  ||  1992  ||  USA

22. Fela Kuti & The Africa '70 - Expensive Shit  ||  Afrobeat  ||  1975  ||  Nigeria  ||  (Listened) RATING: 9/10

23. Juan Gabriel - Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes  ||  Canción melódica, Mariachi  ||  1990  ||  Mexico

24. The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society  ||  Pop Rock  ||  1968  ||  UK

25. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  1999  ||  USA


26. Magnolia Electric Co. - The Magnolia Electric Co.  ||  Alt-Country, Country Rock  ||  2003  ||  USA

27. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis  ||  Chicago Soul  ||  1970  ||  USA

28. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses  ||  Baggy, Alternative Rock  ||  1989  ||  UK

29. Judas Priest - Painkiller  ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1990  ||  UK

30. John Coltrane - Blue Train  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1958  ||  USA

31. Love - Forever Changes  ||  Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Baroque Pop  ||  1967  ||  USA  ||   (Listened) RATING: 6.5/10

32. Boris - Feedbacker  ||  Post-Metal, Drone Metal, Drone  ||  2003  ||  Japan

33. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda  ||  MPB, Samba Rock  ||  1974  ||  Brazil

34. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York  ||  Alternative Rock, Acoustic Rock  ||  1994  ||  USA

35. Boris - Flood  ||  Post-Rock, Drone  ||  2000  ||  Japan

36. Jorge Ben - Fôrça bruta  ||  Samba Rock, Samba Soul, MPB  ||  1970  ||  Brazil

37. Fela Kuti - Zombie  ||  Afrobeat  ||  1977  ||  Nigeria

38. Deftones - White Pony  ||  Alternative Metal  ||  2000  ||  USA

39. Slayer - Reign in Blood  ||  Thrash Metal  ||  1986  ||  USA

40. Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters  ||  Jazz-Funk, Jazz Fusion  ||  1973  ||  USA

41. Invisible - El jardín de los presentes  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock  ||  1976  ||  Argentina

42. Buarque - Construção  ||  MPB, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1971  ||  Brazil

43. Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villain  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2003  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 9/10

44. Sade - Love Deluxe  ||  1992  ||  Smooth Soul, Sophisti-Pop, Downtempo  ||  1992  ||  UK

45. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables  ||  Hardcore Punk, Punk Rock  ||  1980  ||  USA

46. Steely Dan - Aja  ||  Jazz-Rock, Pop Rock, Yacht Rock  ||  1977  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 9/10

47. Death - Human  ||  Technical Death Metal, Death Metal  ||  1991  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 8.5/10

48. billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2023  ||  USA

49. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour  ||  Psychedelic Pop, Pop Rock  ||  1967  ||  UK

50. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill  ||  Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B, East Coast Hip Hop  ||  1998  ||  USA

51. Sterolab - Dots and Loops  ||  Art Pop, Indietronica, Ambient Pop  ||  1997  ||  UK

52. Elliott Smith - XO  ||  Singer/Songwriter. Indie Pop  ||  1998  ||  USA

53. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth  ||  Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop  ||  1998  ||  USA

54. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti  ||  Hard Rock  ||  1975  ||  UK  ||  (Listened) RATING: 7.5/10

55. Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2018  ||  USA

56. Stan Getz & João Gilberto  ||  Bossa Nova, Samba-Jazz  ||  1964  ||  USA  

57. Ram - Paul McCartney / Linda McCartney  ||  Pop Rock  ||  1971  ||  UK

58. Yes - Fragile  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  1971  ||  UK

59. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison  ||  Country  ||  1968  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 7/10

60. C418 - Minecraft: Volume Alpha  ||  Ambient, Video Gam Music  ||  2011  ||  Germany

61. Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk  ||  1995  ||  USA

62. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son  ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1988  ||  UK

63. John Coltrane - Ascension [Edition I]  ||  Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz  ||  1966  ||  USA

64. Genesis - Foxtrot  ||  Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog  ||  1972  ||  UK

65. Camel - Mirage  ||  Symphonic Prog, Progressive Rock  ||  1974  ||  UK

66. Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come  ||  Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1959  ||  USA

67. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed  ||  Blues Rock  ||  1969  ||  UK

68. Sun Ra - Lanquidity  ||  Jazz Fusion  ||  1978  ||  USA

69. Nujabes - Modal Soul  ||  Jazz Rap, Instrumental Hip Hop  ||  2005  ||  Japan

70. The Roots - Things Fall Apart  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap  ||  1999  ||  USA  || (Listened) RATING: 10/10

71. The Doors - Strange Days  ||  Psychedelic Rock  ||  1967  ||  USA

72. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run  ||  Heartland Rock  ||  1975  ||  USA

73. John Coltrane - The John Coltrane Quartet  ||  Modal Jazz, Post-Bop  ||  1961  ||  USA

74. Cryptopsy - None So Vile  ||  Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal  ||  1996  ||  Canada

75. John Coltrane - Ole Coltrane  ||  Modal Jazz  ||  1961  ||  USA

76. Otis Redding - Otis Blue  ||  Deep Soul, Southern Soul  ||  1965  ||  USA

77. Susumu Hirasawa - 救済の技法 (Kyuusai no gihou)  ||  Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Electronic  ||  1998  ||  Japan

78. Kyuss - Kyuss [Welcome to Sky Valley]  ||  Stoner Rock, Stoner Metal  ||  1994  ||  USA

79. Ryota Kozuka - 真・女神転生 IV (Shin Megami Tensei IV)  ||  Video Game Music, Post-Industrial  ||  2014  ||  Japan

80. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul  ||  Soul  ||  1969  ||  USA

81. Arvo Pärt - Tabula rasa  ||  Minimalism, Holy Minimalism  ||  1984  ||  Estonia

82. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4  ||  Heavy Metal, Hard Rock  ||  1972  ||  UK

83. Rush - Moving Pictures  ||  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock  ||  1981  ||  Canada

84. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians  ||  Minimalism  ||  1998  ||  USA

85. Opeth - Still Life  ||  Progressive Metal  ||  1999  ||  Sweden

86. Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity  ||  Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1972  ||  USA

87. Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight  ||  Afrobeat  ||  1972  ||  Nigeria

88. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap  ||  1994  ||  USA

89. Jeff Rosenstock - Thanks, Sorry!  ||  Pop Punk, Power Pop, Indie Rock  ||  2019  ||  USA

90. NoMeansNo - Wrong  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  1989  ||  Canada

91. Jeromes Dream - The Gray in Between  ||  Screamo, Noise Rock  ||  2023  ||  USA

92. Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation  ||  Memphis Rap, Southern Hip Hop  ||  2012  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 9/10

93. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap  ||  1995  ||  USA

94. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night  ||  Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock  ||  1975  ||  Canada

95. Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters  ||  Hardcore Punk  ||  1982  ||  USA

96. Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame  ||  Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock  ||  1971  ||  USA

97. Natural Snow Buildings - Daughter of Darkness  ||  Drone, Free Folk, Ritual Ambient  ||  2009  ||  France

98. Death - The Sound of Preseverance  ||  Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal  ||  1998  ||  USA

99. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE  ||  Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B  ||  2012  ||  USA

100. Three-6 Mafia - Mystic Stylez  ||  Memphis Rap, Horrorcore, Southern Hip Hop  ||  1995  ||  USA

101. Miles Davis - On the Corner  ||  Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1972  ||  USA

102. Led Zeppelin - House of the Holy  ||  Hard Rock  ||  1973  ||  UK

103. Van Morrison - Moondance  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Folk Rock  ||  1970  ||  UK

104. Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane  ||  Melodic Black Metal  ||  1995  ||  Sweden

105. Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus  ||  Post-Bop Jazz  ||  1964  ||  USA

106. The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness  ||  Alterative Rock  ||  1995  ||  USA

107. Kraftwerk - Computerwelt  ||  Synthpop, Electronic  ||  1981  ||  Germany

108. Gorguts - Obscura  ||  Technical Death Metal, Avant-Garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal  ||  1998  ||  Canada

109. J.I.D - The Forever Story  ||  Southern Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2022  ||  USA

110. Mach-Hommy - The G.A.T...  ||  Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2017  ||  USA

111. Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man  ||  Soul  ||  1971  ||  USA

112. Art Blakely - Free for All  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1965  ||  USA

113. Robbie Basho - Visions of the Country  ||  American Primitivism  ||  1978  ||  USA

114. Deep Purple - Machine Head  ||  Hard Rock  ||  1972  ||  UK

115. Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret  ||  Indie Rock  ||  1999  ||  USA

116. Charly Garcia - Clics modernos  ||  New Wave, Pop Rock  ||  1983  ||  Argentina

117. The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I  ||  Indie Rock  ||  1999  ||  USA

118. Wipers - Youth of America  ||  Post-Punk, Punk Rock  ||  1981  ||  USA

119. Opeth - Ghost Reveries  ||  Progressive Metal  ||  2005  ||  Sweden

120. Immolation - Close to a World Below  ||  Death Metal  ||  2000  ||  USA

121. Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil  ||  Samba-rock, MPB, Funk  ||  1976  ||  Brazil

122. King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity  ||  Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock  ||  2016  ||  Australia

123. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky  ||  Black Metal  ||  1992  ||  Norway

124. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly  ||  Film Soundtrack, Chicago Soul, Funk  ||  1972  ||  USA

125. Rush - Hemispheres  ||  Progressive Rock, Hard Rock  ||  1978  ||  Canada  ||  (Listened) RATING: 7/10

126. Shiro Sagisu - The End of Evangelion  ||  Film Score, Orchestral, Modern Classical  ||  1997  ||  Japan

127. Rainbow - Rising  ||  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal  ||  1976  ||  USA

128. Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk  ||  Symphonic Black Metal  ||  1997  ||  Norway

129. John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Pop Rock  ||  1970  ||  UK

130. The Brave Little Abacus - Just Got Back From the Discomfort - We're Alright  ||  Midwest Emo, Experimental Rock  ||  2010  ||  USA

131. Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Boom Bap  ||  1998  ||  USA

132. Astor Piazzolla and The New Tango Quintet - Tango: Zero Hour / Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero  ||  Tango nuevo  ||  Argentina

133. Mr. Bungle - California  ||  Experimental Rock, Art Rock  ||  1999  ||  USA

134. Shibusashirazu - 渋星 (Shibuboshi)  ||  Experimental Big Band, Jazz Fusion  ||  2004  ||  Japan

135. Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town  ||  Heartland Rock, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1978  ||  USA

136. Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1958  ||  USA

137. Pharoah Sanders - Love in Us All  ||  Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz  ||  1974  ||  USA

138. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Gangsta Rap  ||  1996  ||  USA

139. Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop  ||  1995  ||  USA

140. Soft Machine - Third  ||  Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock, Jazz Fusion  ||  1970  ||  UK

141. The Brave Little Abacus - Masked Dancers  ||  Midwest Emo, Math Rock  ||  2009  ||  USA

142. Komeda Quintet - Astigmatic  ||  Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop  ||  1966  ||  Poland

143. The Horace Silver Quintet - Song for My Father (Cantiga para meu pai)  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1965  ||  USA

144. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma  ||  IDM, Glitch Hop, Wonky  ||  2010  ||  USA

145. The Replacements - Let It Be  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1984  ||  USA

146. Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom  ||  Canterbury Scene, Art Rock  ||  1974  ||  UK

147. Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock  ||  Hard Rock  ||  1970  ||  UK  ||  (Listened) RATING: 7/10

148. Gojira - From Mars to Sirius  ||  Progressive Metal, Death Metal  ||  2005  ||  France

149. John Fahey - Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)  ||  American Primitivism  ||  1973  ||  USA

150. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People  ||  Alternative Rock, Pop Rock  ||  1992  ||  USA

151. Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Sleeping Beauty  ||  Jazz Fusion, Spiritual Jazz  ||  1979  ||  USA

152. Prince - 1999  ||  Synth Funk, Minneapolis Sound  ||  1982  ||  USA

153. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book  ||  Soul  ||  1972  ||  USA

154. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul  ||  Southern Soul  ||  1968  ||  USA

155. Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade  ||  Post-Hardcore, Hardcore Punk  ||  1984  ||  USA

156. Unwound - New Plastic Ideas  ||  Post-Hardcore, Noise Rock  ||  1994  ||  USA

157. The Doors - L.A. Woman  ||  Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock  ||  1971  ||  USA

158. Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime  ||  Post-Hardcore, Math Rock, Noise Rock  ||  1994  ||  USA

159. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury  ||  Southern Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap  ||  2006  ||  USA

160. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!  ||  Funk, Psychedelic Soul  ||  1969  ||  USA

161. Herbie Hancock - Sextant  ||  Jazz Fusion, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1973  ||  USA

162. Fela Kuti - Sorrow Tears and Blood  ||  Afrobeat  ||  1977  ||  Nigeria

163. Common - Be  ||  Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2005  ||  USA

164. John Coltrane - Meditations  ||  Free Jazz, Spiritual Jazz  ||  1966  ||  USA

165. Weakling - Dead as Dreams  ||  Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal  ||  2000  ||  USA

166. Aphex Twin - drukqs  ||  IDM, Drill and Bass  ||  2001  ||  Ireland

167. Frank Ocean - Endless  ||  Alternative R&B, Ambient Pop, Art Pop  ||  2018  ||  USA

168. Philip Glass - Glassworks  ||  Minimalism  ||  1982  ||  USA

169. Racionais MC's - Nada como um dia após o outro dia  ||  Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2002  ||  Brazil

170. Isis - Panopticon  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal  ||  2004  ||  USA

171. Caravan - In the Land of Grey and Pink  ||  Canterbury Scene  ||  1971  ||  UK

172. Serú Girán - Grasa de las capitales  ||  Progressive Rock, Jazz-Rock  ||  1979  ||  Brazil

173. Neil Young / Crazy Horse - Zuma  ||  Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1975  ||  Canada

174. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra - Promises  ||  Post-Minimalism, Third Stream  ||  2021  ||  UK

175. Shoji Meguro 目黒将司 - Persona5 The Royal Straight Flush Edition  ||  Video Game Music, Acid Jazz  ||  2019  ||  Japan

176. Soundgarden - Superunknown  ||  Grunge  ||  1994  ||  USA  ||   (Listened) RATING: 9/10

177. Tim Hecker - Virgins  ||  Ambient, Drone, Electroacoustic  ||  2013  ||  Canada

178. T. Rex - Electric Warrior  ||  Glam Rock  ||  1971  ||  UK

179. Silvio Rodríguez - "Al final de este viaje..."  ||  Nueva trova  ||  1978  ||  Cuba

180. Death - Leprosy  ||  Death Metal  ||  1988  ||  USA

181. Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time  ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1986  ||  UK

182. Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Country, Contemporary Folk  ||  1969  ||  USA

183. John Coltrane - Sun Ship  ||  Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1971  ||  USA

184. Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness  ||  Death Metal  ||  1989  ||  USA

185. Pharaoh Sanders - Dead Dumb Blind (Summun bukmun umyun)  ||  Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1970  ||  USA

186. NEU! '75 - NEU!  ||  Krautrock  ||  1975  ||  Germany

187. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde  ||  West Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap  ||  1992  ||  USA

188. Ghostface Killah - Ironman  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Boom Bap  ||  1996  ||  USA

189. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop  ||  2000  ||  USA

190. Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes - Os afro-sambas de Baden e Vinícius  ||  Samba  ||  1966  ||  Brazil

191. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà vu  ||  Folk Rock  ||  1970  ||  Canada

192. Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All  ||  Jazz-Rock, Progressive Rock  ||  1975  ||  USA

193. Lil Ugly Mane - Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern  ||   Neo-Psychedelia, Indietronica  ||  2021  ||  USA

194. Gene Clark - No Other  ||  Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1974  ||  USA

195. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall  ||  Disco, Dance-Pop  ||  1979  ||  USA

196. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam  ||  Pop Rock  ||  1976  ||  USA

197. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Safe as Milk  ||  Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  1967  ||  USA  ||  (Listened) RATING: 7.5/10

198. Jeff Rosenstock - WORRY.  ||  Power Pop, Pop Punk, Indie Rock  ||  2016  ||  USA

199. Sonny Sharrock - Ask the Ages  ||  Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop  ||  1991  ||  USA

200. Yasunori Mitsuda - Chrono Trigger  ||  Video Game Music, 16-bit  ||  1995  ||  Japan

201. Dadawah - Peace and Love  ||  Nyahbinghi, Roots Reggae  ||  1974  ||  Jamaica

202. Bob Dylan - Desire  ||  Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Progressive Country, Contemporary Folk  ||  1976  ||  USA

203. Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance  ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1982  ||  UK

204. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  1975  ||  UK

205. JPEGMAFIA - Veteran  ||  Experimental Hip Hop, Glitch Hop, Industrial Hip Hop  ||  2018  ||  USA

206. Yes - The Yes Album  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  1971  ||  UK  

207. Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss  ||  Thrash Metal  ||  1990  ||  USA

208. Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi  ||  Minimalism  ||  1998  ||  USA

209. Travis Scott - Rodeo  ||  Trap, Southern Hip Hop  ||  2015  ||  USA

210. Deftones - Koi no yokan  ||  Alternative Metal  ||  2012  ||  USA

211. De La Soul - Buhloone Mind State  ||  East Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  1993  ||  USA

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