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camusunder's Top 500 Albums of All Time (Part 2/5)

 Previous post in this series: Part 1/5

Some interesting statistics regarding this post: 

The average age of the albums on this list is 26.41 years. 

Country count: USA - 49, UK - 27, Japan- 3, France - 3, Germany - 3, Australia - 2, Poland - 2, Canada - 2, Belgium - 2, Ireland - 2, Mexico - 1, Netherlands - 1,  Iceland - 1, Norway - 1, New Zealand - 1

Most common subgenres: Trip Hop, Art Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Post-Punk

Most popular album: 306. Nirvana - In Utero  

Most obscure album: 362. Lisa Papineau - Night Moves

400. The Drones - Havilah  ||  Punk Blues, Garage Rock  ||  2008  ||  passionate, raw  ||  Australia

399. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left  ||  Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk, Contemporary Folk  ||  1969  ||  mellow, poetic  ||  UK

398. Nico - Desertshore  ||  Avant-Folk, Chamber Folk  ||  1970  ||  dark, funereal  ||  Germany

397. Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington's Far East Suite  ||  Big Band, Progressive Big Band  ||  1967  ||  energetic, complex  ||  USA

396.  Trifonic - Emergence  ||  Electronic, IDM, Trip Hop  ||  2008  ||  eclectic, avant-garde  ||  USA

395. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow  ||  Indie Pop  ||  2003  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  USA

394. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico  ||  Art Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  1967  ||  drugs, sexual  ||  USA

393. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix  ||  Indie Pop, Post-Punk Revival  ||  2009  ||  romantic, playful  ||  France

392. Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal  ||  2001  ||  heavy, nihilistic  ||  USA

391. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way  ||  Jazz Fusion, Modal Jazz  ||  1969  ||  nocturnal, mellow  ||  USA

390. St. Vincent - St. Vincent  ||  Art Rock, Art Pop, New Wave  ||  2014  ||  quirky, mechanical  ||  USA

389. The National - Alligator  ||  Indie Rock, Post-Punk Revival  ||  2005  ||  bittersweet, passionate  ||  USA

388. Ministry - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste  ||  Industrial Metal  ||  1989  ||  mechanical, disturbing  ||  USA

387. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral  ||  Industrial Rock  ||  1994  ||  disturbing, suicide  ||  USA

386. Crying - Beyond the Fleeting Gales  ||  Power Pop, Progressive Pop, Indie Rock  ||  2016  ||  uplifting, melancholic  ||  USA

385. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues  ||  New Wave, Synth Funk  ||  1983  ||  playful, energetic  ||  USA

384. Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1957  ||  warm, acoustic  ||  USA

383. Hooverphonic - Blue Wonder Power Milk  ||  Trip Hop, Dream Pop  ||  1998  ||  lush, optimistic  ||  Belgium

382. Natalia Lafourcade - De todas las flores  ||  Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk, Vocal Jazz  ||  2022 ||  lush, romantic  ||  Mexico

381. Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats  ||  Industrial, Minimal Synth  ||  1979  ||  dark, sarcastic  ||  UK

380. Pink Floyd - Animals  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock  ||  1977  ||  sarcastic, philosophical  ||  UK

379. The Smile - A Light for Attracting Attention  ||  Art Rock  ||  2022  ||  complex, eclectic  ||  UK

378. ストロベリーソングオーケストラ [Strawberry Song Orchestra] - 血の濫觴 (Chi no Ranshō)  ||  Avant-Garde Metal, Visual kei  ||  2009  ||  manic, playful  ||  Japan

377. Can - Future Days  ||  Krautrock  ||  1973  ||  hypnotic, warm  ||  Germany

376. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Experimental Rock  ||  1985  ||  eclectic, poetic  ||  USA

375. The Sound - Jeopardy  ||  Post-Punk  ||  1980  ||  anxious, dark  ||  UK

374. Tropical Fuck Storm  - A Laughing Death in Meatspace  ||  Art Punk, Punk Blues, Noise Rock  ||  2018  ||  political, psychedelic  ||  Australia

373. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop  ||  2007  ||  manic, playful  ||  USA

372. Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record  ||  Symphonic Rock, Pop Rock, Progressive Pop  ||  1976  ||  lush, uplifting  ||  UK

371. Gang of Four - Entertainment!  ||  Post-Punk, Dance Punk  ||  1979  ||  political, anxious  ||  UK

370. Sa-Roc - The Sharecropper's Daughter  ||  Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop  ||  2020  ||  urban, protest  ||  USA

369. The Ex + Tom Cora - Scrabbling at the Lock  ||  Art Punk, Post-Punk, Experimental Rock  ||  1991  ||  eclectic, chaotic  ||  Netherlands

368. Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain  ||  Downtempo, Ambient Pop  ||  2000  ||  ethereal, mellow  ||  UK

367. Swans - White Light From the Mouth of Infinity  ||  Gothic Rock, Neofolk  ||  1991  ||  pessimistic, lush  ||  USA

366. The Blue Nile - Hats  ||  Sophisti-Pop  ||  1989  ||  nocturnal, romantic  ||  UK

365. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary  ||  Indie Rock  ||  2005  ||  anxious, passionate  ||  Canada

364. Thom Yorke - Tomorrow's Modern Boxes  ||  Glitch Pop  ||  2014  ||  cold, minimalistic  ||  UK

363. Amon Düül II - Yeti  ||  Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock  ||  1970  ||  heavy, hypnotic  ||  Germany

362. Lisa Papineau - Night Moves  ||  Downtempo, Trip Hop  ||  2006  ||  lush, mysterious  ||  USA

361. Iron Maiden - Powerslave  ||  Heavy Metal  ||  1984  ||  epic, energetic  ||  USA

360. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop  ||  2002  ||  warm, existential  ||  USA

359. Skinny Puppy - Last Rights  ||  Electro-Industrial, Industrial  ||  1992  ||  dark, apocalyptic  ||  Canada

358. Behemoth - The Satanist  ||  Death Metal, Black Metal  ||  2014  ||  infernal, triumphant  ||  Poland

357. Ween - Quebec  ||  Art Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock  ||  2003  ||  eclectic, surreal  ||  USA

356. Scott Walker - Scott 3  ||  Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Art Pop  ||  1969  ||  lush, poetic  ||  USA

355. Bernard Parmegiani - De natura sonorum  ||  Musique concrète, Acousmatic Music  ||  1978  ||  mysterious, dissonant  ||  France

354. Frou Frou - Details  ||  Indietronica, Art Pop, Downtempo  ||  2002  ||  lush, melodic  ||  UK

353. Emma Ruth Rundle - Some Heavy Ocean  ||  Contemporary Folk, Dream Pop, Singer-Songwriter  ||  2014  ||  ethereal, atmospheric  ||  USA

352. Talking Heads - Fear of Music  ||  New Wave, Post-Punk  ||  1979  ||  sarcastic, energetic  ||  USA

351. Julia Holter - Loud City Song  ||  Art Pop, Experimental, Ambient Pop  ||  2013  ||  nocturnal, mysterious  ||  USA

350. The Beatles - Revolver  ||  Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Psychedelic Rock  ||  1966  ||  playful, melodic  ||  UK

349. Alcest - Spiritual Instinct  ||  Post-Metal, Blackgaze  ||  2019  ||  ethereal, dense  ||  France

348. Muddy Waters - Hard Again  ||  Chicago Blues  ||  1977  ||  rhythmic, sexual  ||  USA

347. Elliott Smith - XO  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop  ||  1998  ||  bittersweet, poetic  ||  USA

346. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile  ||  Industrial Rock, Art Rock, Alternative Rock  ||  1999  ||  angry, depressive  ||  USA

345. Anna von Hausswolff - The Miraculous  ||  Experimental Rock, Ethereal Wave  ||  2015  ||  dark, somber  ||  Sweden

344. Fishmans - 宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchu Nippon Setagaya)  ||  Dream Pop, Downtempo, Ambient Pop, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  1997  ||  soothing, mellow  ||  Japan

343. Algiers - Algiers  ||  Post-Punk, Post-Industrial  ||  2015  ||  protest, dark  ||  USA

342. Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill  ||  Slowcore  ||  1992  ||  depressive, introspective  ||  USA

341. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1993  ||  bittersweet, noisy  ||  USA

340. Black Country, New Road - For the First Time  ||  Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk  ||  2021  ||  manic, suspenseful  ||  UK

339. Santana - Abraxas  ||  Latin Rock  ||  1970  ||  warm, uplifting  ||  USA

338. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue  ||  Cool Jazz, Modal Jazz  ||  1959  ||  mellow, soothing  ||  USA

337. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come  ||  Jangle Pop, Post-Punk  ||  1987  ||  sarcastic, melancholic  ||  UK

336. Gregory and the Hawk - Moenie and Kitchi  ||  Folk Pop, Indie Folk  ||  2008  ||  acoustic, pastoral  ||  USA

335. Maanam - Maanam  ||  New Wave, Post-Punk  ||  1981  ||  energetic, melodic  ||  Poland

334. Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album  ||  Drill and Bass, IDM  ||  1996  ||  complex, manic  ||  Ireland

333. The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop  ||  1999  ||  bittersweet, warm  ||  USA

332. Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels  ||  Ethereal Wave, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk  ||  1983  ||   dark, cryptic  ||  UK

331. Pixies - Doolittle  ||  Indie Rock, Alternative Rock  ||  1989  ||  anxious, playful  ||  USA

330. Lorde - Melodrama  ||  Alt-Pop, Synthpop  ||  2017  ||  introspective, nocturnal  ||  New Zealand

329. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath  ||  Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Hard Rock  ||  1970  ||  occult, ominous  ||  UK

328. Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender  ||  Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Freak Folk  ||  2004  ||  uplifting, poetic  ||  USA

327. R.E.M. - Murmur  ||  Jangle Pop, Alternative Rock  ||  1983  ||  cryptic, poetic  ||  USA

326. Slowdive - Souvlaki  ||  Dream Pop, Shoegaze  ||  1993  ||  melancholic, ethereal  ||  UK

325. Sigur Rós  - Ágætis byrjun  ||  Post-Rock  ||  1999  ||  atmospheric, soothing  ||  Iceland

324. Mac Quayle - Mr. Robot, Vol. 6  ||  Television Music, Progressive Electronic, Horror Synth, Dark Ambient, Synthwave  ||  2019  ||  dark, lush  ||  USA

323. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme  ||  Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz  ||  1965  ||  passionate, complex  ||  USA

322. Sonic Youth - EVOL  ||  Noise Rock, Experimental Rock  ||  1988  ||  noisy, mysterious  ||  USA

321. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures  ||  Post-Punk  ||  1979  ||  somber, dark  ||  UK

320. Susumu Yokota - Symbol  ||  Downtempo  ||  2004  ||  peaceful, pastoral  ||  Japan

319. Gospel - The Moon is a Dead World  ||  Screamo, Post-Hardcore  ||  2005  ||  technical, dark  ||  USA

318. P.O.S - Audition  ||  Conscious Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2006  ||  conscious, eclectic  ||  USA

317. Blanck Mass - Animated Violence Mild  ||  Electro-Industrial  ||  2019  ||  noisy, dense  ||  UK

316. Portico Quartet - Isla  ||  ECM Jazz  ||  2009  ||  minimalistic, soft  ||  UK

315. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats  ||  Jazz Rock  ||  1969  ||  complex, playful  ||  USA

314. The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin - The Inner Mounting Flame  ||  Jazz Fusion, Jazz Rock  ||  1971  ||  complex, energetic  ||  USA

313. Universal Hall Pass - Mercury  ||  Trip Hop  ||  2004  ||  quirky, playful  ||  USA

312. The Smile - Wall of Eyes  ||  Art Rock, Post-Rock  ||  2024  ||  psychedelic, mellow  ||  UK

311. Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular  ||  Trip Hop, Dream Pop  ||  1996  ||  mysterious, smooth  ||  Belgium

310. John Coltrane - Giant Steps  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1960  ||  technical, energetic  ||  USA

309. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach  ||  Electropop, Art Pop, Hip Hop  ||  2010  ||  warm, eclectic  ||  UK

308. FKA twigs - Magdalene  ||  Art Pop, Glitch Pop  ||  2019  ||  introspective, longing  ||  UK

307. Low - Trust  ||  Slowcore  ||  2002  ||  lethargic, melodic  ||  USA

306. Nirvana - In Utero  ||  Grunge, Noise Rock  ||  1993  ||  raw, pessimistic  ||  USA

305. Flunk - Morning Star  ||  Trip Hop, Downtempo  ||  2004  ||  lush, soft  ||  Norway

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

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

302. Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots  ||  Post-Bop Jazz  ||  1960  ||  passionate, complex  ||  USA

301. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport  ||  Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2009  ||  uplifting, rhythmic  ||  UK

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