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List of albums considered the most important

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The following is a list of albums considered the most important or influential by reputable publications. It is based on all-time lists, usually involving the opinions of multiple music critics and authors. All of the published lists cited in this article date to the 2000s—coinciding with the end of the album era—thus there are no post-2010 albums included on this list.

Album Artist Artist image Month and year Genre Notes Cited
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Dust Bowl Ballads Woody Guthrie
July 1940 Singer-songwriter Described as a blueprint for "modern folk music".[1] One of the first concept albums.[1] [1]
1950s
In the Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra
April 1955 Vocal jazz Its cohesiveness and popularity helped to establish the 12-inch LP format.[1] [1]
Something Else!!!! Ornette Coleman
September 1958 Free jazz Influential to the start of free jazz.[1] [1]
Time Out The Dave Brubeck Quartet
December 1959 Cool jazz [1]
1960s
Drums of Passion Babatunde Olatunji
February 1960 African music Began the American "world music" movement, and caused jazz musicians to explore African music.[1] [1]
King of the Delta Blues Singers Robert Johnson September 1961[a] Blues [3][2]
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles
April 1962 Country [1]
Live at the Apollo James Brown and the Famous Flames
May 1963 R&B [1]
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan
March 1965 Folk rock[a 1] The album "showed rock lyrics could be anything".[1] [1]
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan August 1965 Folk rock [4]
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
October 1965 Blues [1]
Rubber Soul The Beatles
December 1965 Rock [1]
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys
May 1966 Pop Influential through its lush instrumentation.[1] [1][4]
Freak Out! The Mothers of Invention
June 1966 Experimental rock[a 2] One of the first rock concept albums.[a 3] [1]
Revolver The Beatles
August 1966 Rock [4]
The In Sound From Way Out! Perrey and Kingsley October 1966 Electronic First commercial album made of electronic music.[1] [1]
Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Loretta Lynn
February 1967 Country [1]
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Aretha Franklin
March 1967 Soul [4]
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground and Nico
March 1967 Art rock The first art rock album.[3] [3][5][1][4]
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles
May 1967 Pop Made the case "for pop music as an art form in itself".[3] [3][1][4]
Are You Experienced? The Jimi Hendrix Experience
May 1967 [4]
Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Byrds
August 1968 Country rock [1]
On the Street in Watts The Watts Prophets 1969 Poetry Known to be proto-hip hop.[1] [1]
The Gilded Palace of Sin The Flying Burrito Brothers
February 1969 Country rock [4]
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes
June 1969 Soul Described as "soul music's first album-length auteur statement".[1] [1]
In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson
October 1969 Progressive rock First progressive rock album.[1] [1]
Live/Dead Grateful Dead
November 1969 [1]
1970s
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
February 1970 Metal [5][1]
Bitches Brew Miles Davis
March 1970 Jazz-rock [1]
Fun House The Stooges
July 1970 Proto-punk[a 4] Influential to garage rock.[5] [5]
Idlewild South The Allman Brothers Band
September 1970 Southern rock Influential to Southern rock.[1] [1]
Tapestry Carole King
February 1971 [1]
What's Going On Marvin Gaye
May 1971 Soul [3][5][1][4]
Blue Joni Mitchell
June 1971 Singer-songwriter [4]
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie
June 1972 Glam rock [4]
The Harder They Come Various artists — July 1972 Reggae [1]
Autobahn Kraftwerk
November 1974 Electronic Combined pop elements with electronic "experimentalism".[1] [5][1]
Horses Patti Smith
November 1975 Punk rock[a 5] [4]
Live! Bob Marley and the Wailers
December 1975 Reggae [4]
Ramones Ramones
April 1976 [5][1][4]
Queens of Noise The Runaways January 1977 [5]
Trans-Europe Express Kraftwerk
March 1977 [3][4]
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Sex Pistols
October 1977 [4]
The Second Annual Report Throbbing Gristle
November 1977 Industrial [1]
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division June 1979 Post-punk Popularized post-punk.[5] [5]
1980s
Damaged Black Flag
November 1981 Hardcore punk [5]
Thriller Michael Jackson
November 1982 Pop Became the best-selling album of all time.[1] [1][4]
Now That's What I Call Music Various artists — November 1983 Pop [1]
Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C.
March 1984 Hip hop [5][1]
The Bristol Sessions Various artists — 1987[b] Country [2]
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Public Enemy
June 1988 Political hip hop [1][4]
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A August 1988 Gangsta rap [3][5][4]
Energy Operation Ivy
May 1989 Ska punk[a 6] [5]
1990s
No Depression Uncle Tupelo June 1990 [5]
Nevermind Nirvana
September 1991 Alternative rock Known for bringing independent music sounds to the mainstream.[1] [1][4]
What's the 411? Mary J. Blige
July 1992 Hip hop soul Inspired an incorporation of hip-hop elements into pop.[1] [1]
Artificial Intelligence Various artists — July 1992 Intelligent dance music Important to the creation of intelligent dance music.[1] [1]
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
November 1992 Rap rock [5]
The Chronic Dr. Dre
December 1992 [1]
Diary Sunny Day Real Estate
May 1994 Emo Influential to emo music.[5] [5]
The Greatest Tenor in the World Enrico Caruso
1996[c] [2]
Vol. 3: The Twenties from Broadway to Hollywood Al Jolson
March 1996[d] [2]
2000s
Hot Fives & Sevens Louis Armstrong
August 2000[e] Jazz [2]
In Rainbows Radiohead
October 2007 Art rock[a 7] Received attention for its "pay-what-you-want" business model.[1] [1]
808s & Heartbreak Kanye West
November 2008 Hip-hop Influential to hip hop and R&B.[1] [1]
2010s
2020s

References and notes

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Explanatory footnotes

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  1. ^ This is a compilation album; the songs it compiles were originally released between 1936 and 1937. This is listed as the date in the New York Times article.[2]
  2. ^ This is a compilation album of the Bristol sessions, which were originally recorded in 1927. This is listed as the date in the New York Times article.[2]
  3. ^ This is a compilation album; the songs it compiles were originally released between 1902 and 1920. This is listed as the date in the New York Times article.[2]
  4. ^ This is a compilation album; the songs it compiles were originally released between 1926 and 1936. This is listed as the date in the New York Times article.[2]
  5. ^ This is a compilation album; the songs it compiles were originally released between 1925 and 1928. This is listed as the date in the New York Times article.[2]

Best-of lists

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg "40 Most Groundbreaking Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pareles, Jon; Strauss, Neil; Ratliff, Ben; Powers, Ann (2000-01-03). "Critics' Choices; Albums as Mileposts In a Musical Century". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "The 50 albums that changed music". The Observer. Guardian Media Group. 2006-07-16. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Edwards, Mark (February 3, 2008). "The most influential albums ever". The Times. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Klosterman, Chuck; Milner, Greg; Pappademas, Alex (April 2003). "The 15 Most Influential Albums of All Time". Spin.

Additional references

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  1. ^ Hermes, Will (March 22, 2016). "How Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' 'Stunned the World'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Lowe, Kelly Fisher (2007). The Words and Music of Frank Zappa. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 38, 219. ISBN 978-0-8032-6005-4.
  3. ^ Riley, Tim (1988). Tell Me Why: The Beatles: Album By Album, Song By Song, The Sixties And After. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-394-55061-9.
  4. ^ Hoskyns, Barney (2009). Waiting for the Sun: A Rock 'n' Roll History of Los Angeles. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 271. ISBN 978-0879309435.
  5. ^ "The 50 Albums That Shaped Punk Rock". Consequence. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  6. ^ Bregman, Adam, Energy - Operation Ivy, AllMusic, retrieved 2024-08-07
  7. ^ Malitz, David (11 October 2007). "Radiohead's 'Rainbows': Is Free Release A Potential Pot of Gold?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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