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camusunder's Top 500 Albums of All Time (Part 4/5)

Previous posts in this series: Part 1/5, Part 2/5, Part 3/5

Some interesting statistics regarding this post: 

The average age of the albums on this list is 23.74  years. 

Country count: USA - 44, UK - 31, Canada - 8, Germany - 4,  Sweden - 2,  Norway - 2, Japan - 2, Iceland - 2, Australia - 1, Poland - 1, South Korea - 1, France - 1, Bahamas - 1

Most common subgenres: Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock, Indie Pop, Art Pop, Post-Rock, Conscious Hip Hop, Contemporary Folk

Most popular album: 178. Radiohead - Kid A  1

Most obscure album: 159. We Never Learned to Live - Silently, I Threw Them Skyward

200. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  1987  ||  melodic, bittersweet  ||  UK

199. Blood Command - Cult Drugs  ||  Post-Hardcore  ||  2017  ||  aggressive, angry  ||  Norway

198. Elliott Smith - Figure 8  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Pop  ||  2000  ||  melancholic, melodic  ||  USA

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

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

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

194. The Microphones - Mount Eerie  ||  Avant-Folk, Psychedelic Folk  ||  2003  ||  avant-garde, atmospheric  ||  USA

193. Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Paix  ||  Progressive Folk, Avant-Folk, Psychedelic Rock  ||  1972  ||  passionate, apocalyptic  ||  France

192. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy  ||  Art Pop, Art Rock, Indie Pop  ||  2011  ||  melodic, noisy  ||  USA

191. Coil - Horse Rotorvator  ||  Industrial  ||  1986  ||  sexual, disturbing  ||  UK

190. Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk, Slowcore  ||  2015  ||  sad, lethargic  ||  USA

189. Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica  ||  Indie Rock, Post-Rock  ||  2000  ||  philosophical, lonely  ||  USA

188. Low - Things We Lost in the Fire  ||  Slowcore, Indie Rock  ||  2001  ||  sad, melancholic  ||  USA

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

186. The Doors - The Doors  ||  Psychedelic Rock  ||  1967  ||  dark, sexual  ||  USA

185. The Knife - Silent Shout  ||  Synthpop, Electropop  ||  2006  ||  cold, nocturnal  ||  Sweden

184. Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider  ||  Indie Rock, Lo-fi Rock  ||  1998  ||  bittersweet, melodic  ||  USA

183. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes  ||  Piano Rock, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1992  ||  introspective, poetic  ||  USA

182. Fever Ray - Radical Romantics  ||  Art Pop, Synthpop  ||  2023  ||  rhythmic, dark  ||  Sweden

181. A Silver Mt. Zion - "Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward."  ||  Post Rock, Chamber Music  ||  2001  ||  apocalyptic, mysterious  ||  Canada

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

179. Ewa Demarczyk - Ewa Demarczyk śpiewa piosenki Zygmunta Koniecz  ||  Poezja śpiewana  ||  1967  ||  passionate, somber  ||  Poland

178. Radiohead - Kid A  ||  Art Rock, Electronic  ||  2000  ||  cold, futuristic  ||  UK

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

176. Patti Smith - Horses  ||  Proto-Punk, Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock  ||  1975  ||  poetic, passionate  ||  USA  

175. Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus & Max Roach - Money Jungle  ||  Hard Bop Jazz  ||  1963  ||  energetic, rhythmic  ||  USA

174. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge  ||  Post-Punk  ||  1983  ||  atmospheric, introspective  ||  UK

173. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars  ||  Glam Rock  ||  1972  ||  melodic, passionate  ||  UK

172. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In  ||  Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock  ||  1994  ||  passionate, dark  ||  Australia

171. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk  ||  2024  ||  soft, bittersweet  ||  USA

170. Neurosis - Souls at Zero  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal  ||  1992  ||  heavy, apocalyptic  ||  USA

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

168. Flotation Toy Warning - Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Pop  ||  2004  ||  lush, quirky  ||  UK

167. billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps  ||  Abstract Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop  ||  2023  ||  poetic, atmospheric  ||  USA

166. David Bowie - Blackstar  ||  Art Rock  ||  2016  ||  death, dark  ||  UK

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

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

163. Devin Townsend - Ocean Machine  ||  Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal  ||  1997  ||  dense, uplifting  ||  Canada

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

161. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Strangers From the Universe  ||  Indie Rock, Art Punk, Art Rock  ||  1994  ||  quirky, playful  ||  USA

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

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

158. The Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop  ||  Jazz, Bebop, Television Soundtrack  ||  1998  ||  playful, uplifting  ||  Japan

157. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....  ||  Instrumental Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Plunderphonics, Trip Hop  ||  1996  ||  urban, nocturnal  ||  USA

156. This Heat - Deceit  ||  Post-Punk, Experimental Rock  ||  1981  ||  apocalyptic, war  ||  UK

155. Little Simz - Grey Area  ||  UK Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop  ||  2019  ||  conscious, introspective  ||  UK

154. Can - Ege Bamyası  ||  Krautrock  ||  1972  ||  surreal, hypnotic  ||  Germany

153. Bruno Coulais - Coraline  ||  Film Score, Modern Classical  ||  2009  ||  dark, mysterious  ||  France

152. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly  ||  Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap  ||  2015  ||  conscious, political  ||  USA

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

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

149. SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES  ||  Bubblegum Bass, Deconstructed Club, Experimental  ||  2018  ||  futuristic, noisy  ||  UK

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

147. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate  ||  Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk  ||  1971  ||  poetic, self-hatred  ||  Canada

146. Broken Bells - Broken Bells  ||  Indie Pop  ||  2010  ||  calm, uplifting  ||  USA

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

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

143. FKA twigs - LP1  ||  Art Pop, Alternative R&B, Glitch Pop, Trip Hop  ||  2014  ||  sensual, sexual  ||  UK

142. Ulver - Perdition City  ||  Trip Hop, Electronic  ||  2000  ||  nocturnal, somber  ||  Norway

141. 야야 킴 [YAYA Kim] - a.k.a YAYA  ||  Jazz Pop, Art Rock, Art Pop, Trip Hop  ||  2022  ||  sensual, atmospheric  ||  South Korea

140. Sigur Rós  - ( )  ||  Post-Rock  ||  2002  ||  atmospheric, bittersweet  ||  Iceland

139. Liturgy - 93696  ||  Avant-Garde Metal, Black Metal  ||  2023  ||  dense, epic  ||  USA

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

137. Black Dresses - Forever In Your Heart  ||  Electro-Industrial, Industrial Rock  ||  2021  ||  noisy, aggressive  ||  Canada

136. Jon Brion - Synecdoche, New York  ||  Film Score  ||  2008  ||  melancholic, existential  ||  USA

135. James Blake - James Blake  ||  Art Pop, Alternative R&B, Electronic  ||  2011  ||  minimalistic, sad  ||  UK

134. The Cure - Disintegration  ||  Gothic Rock, Dream Pop, Post-Punk  ||  1989  ||  romantic, atmospheric  ||  UK

133. The Residents - Duck Stab  ||  Experimental  ||  1978  ||  quirky, surreal  ||  USA

132. Silk Sonic - An Evening With Silk Sonic  ||  Smooth Soul  ||  2021  ||  hedonistic, uplifting  ||  USA

131. King Crimson - Red  ||  Progressive Rock  ||  1974  ||  dark, complex  ||  UK\

130. Low - I Could Live In Hope  ||  Slowcore  ||  1994  ||  lonely, sad  ||  USA

129. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers  ||  Blues Rock  ||  1971  ||  sexual, drugs  ||  UK

128. The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar  ||  Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Post-Rock  ||  2011  ||  energetic, noisy  ||  UK

127. Bohren & der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission  ||  Dark Jazz  ||  2000  ||  dark, lethargic  ||  Germany

126. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl  ||  Slowcore, Singer/Songwriter  ||  1994  ||  disturbing, self-hatred  ||  USA

125. Björk - Selmasongs  ||  Film Soundtrack, Art Pop, Trip Hop  ||  2000  ||  orchestral, melancholic  ||  Iceland

124. Grimes - Art Angels  ||  Electropop, Synthpop  ||  2015  ||  energetic, quirky  ||  Canada

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

122. Candy Claws - Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time  ||  Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Indie Pop  ||  2013  ||  psychedelic, warm  ||  USA

121. Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life  ||  Soul  ||  1976  ||  uplifting, optimistic  ||  USA

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

119. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot  ||  Indie Rock, Art Rock  ||  2002  ||  bittersweet, melancholic  ||  USA

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

117. Massive Attack - Mezzanine  ||  Trip Hop  ||  1998  ||  atmospheric, mysterious  ||  UK

116. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me  ||  Emo  ||  2006  ||  passionate, depressive  ||  USA

115. Backxwash - His Happiness Shall Come First Even Though We Are  ||  Horrorcore, Industrial Hip Hop  ||  2022  ||  heavy, death  ||  Canada

114. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2024  ||  philosophical, existential  ||  UK

113. Tears for Fears - The Hurting  ||  New Wave, Synthpop  ||  1983  ||  depressive, anxious  ||  UK

112. Exuma - Exuma  ||  Caribbean Folk, Freak Folk, Psychedelic Folk  ||  1970  ||  occult, tribal  ||  Bahamas

111. Anathema - A Fine Day to Exit  ||  Alternative Rock  ||  2001  ||  melodic, anxious  ||  UK

110. The Brave Little Abacus - Masked Dancers: Concern in So Many Things You Forget Where You Are  ||  Midwest Emo, Math Rock  ||  2009  ||  passionate, complex  ||  USA

109. Scott Walker - The Drift  ||  Experimental, Post-Industrial, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2006  ||  disturbing, scary  ||  USA

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

107. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas  ||  Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave  ||  1990  ||  cryptic, lush  ||  UK

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

105. The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs  ||  Indie Pop  ||  1999  ||  sarcastic, romantic  ||  USA

104. Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She  ||  Darkwave, Post-Industrial, Trip Hop  ||  2024  ||  dark, mechanical  ||  USA

103. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual  ||  Electronic, Post-Industrial, Experimental  ||  2013  ||  cold, avant-garde  ||  Sweden

102. Dälek - Absence  ||  Industrial Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop  ||  2005  ||  political, dark  ||  USA

101. Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.  ||  Progressive Rock, Art Rock  ||  2015  ||  complex, sad  ||  UK

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