The definitive no-skip list
Five hundred albums where every track is worth your time — ranked, debated, and updated by subscribers.
Showing 500 albums
| Rank | Art | Artist | Album | Year | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1973 | Prog Rock |
| 2 |  | The Beatles | Abbey Road | 1969 | Rock/Pop |
| 3 |  | Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 | Rock/Pop |
| 4 |  | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin IV | 1971 | Hard Rock |
| 5 |  | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 1966 | Pop/Baroque |
| 6 |  | Nirvana | Nevermind | 1991 | Grunge |
| 7 |  | Marvin Gaye | What's Going On | 1971 | Soul |
| 8 |  | The Beatles | Revolver | 1966 | Rock/Pop |
| 9 |  | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976 | Soul/Funk |
| 10 |  | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 1975 | Prog Rock |
| 11 |  | Prince | Purple Rain | 1984 | Funk/Rock/Soul |
| 12 |  | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1982 | Pop |
| 13 |  | Aretha Franklin | I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You | 1967 | Soul |
| 14 |  | U2 | Achtung Baby | 1991 | Alternative Rock |
| 15 |  | The Clash | London Calling | 1979 | Punk/Rock/Reggae |
| 16 |  | AC/DC | Back in Black | 1980 | Hard Rock |
| 17 |  | Pearl Jam | Ten | 1991 | Grunge |
| 18 |  | Arctic Monkeys | AM | 2013 | Indie Rock |
| 19 |  | Joni Mitchell | Blue | 1971 | Folk |
| 20 |  | Stevie Wonder | Innervisions | 1973 | Soul/Funk |
| 21 |  | Bruce Springsteen | Born to Run | 1975 | Rock |
| 22 |  | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | 1985 | Rock |
| 23 |  | Carole King | Tapestry | 1971 | Singer-Songwriter |
| 24 |  | R.E.M. | Automatic for the People | 1992 | Alt Rock |
| 25 |  | Radiohead | In Rainbows | 2007 | Alt Rock |
| 26 |  | Metallica | Metallica | 1991 | Heavy Metal |
| 27 |  | Nirvana | In Utero | 1993 | Grunge |
| 28 |  | Miles Davis | Kind of Blue | 1959 | Jazz |
| 29 |  | Radiohead | Kid A | 2000 | Experimental |
| 30 |  | Boston | Boston | 1976 | Rock |
| 31 |  | U2 | The Joshua Tree | 1987 | Rock |
| 32 |  | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Exodus | 1977 | Reggae |
| 33 |  | Metallica | Master of Puppets | 1986 | Thrash Metal |
| 34 |  | Talking Heads | Remain in Light | 1980 | New Wave |
| 35 |  | Taylor Swift | 1989 | 2014 | Synth-Pop |
| 36 |  | The Strokes | Is This It | 2001 | Indie Rock |
| 37 |  | The Killers | Hot Fuss | 2004 | Indie Rock |
| 38 |  | The Who | Who’s Next | 1971 | Hard Rock |
| 39 |  | Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 | Alt Rock |
| 40 |  | Arcade Fire | Funeral | 2004 | Indie Rock |
| 41 |  | Queen | A Night at the Opera | 1975 | Rock |
| 42 |  | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Fever to Tell | 2003 | Indie Rock |
| 43 |  | LCD Soundsystem | Sound of Silver | 2007 | Dance-Punk |
| 44 |  | Van Morrison | Astral Weeks | 1968 | Folk/Soul |
| 45 |  | The Cure | Disintegration | 1989 | Alt/Goth |
| 46 |  | Depeche Mode | Violator | 1990 | Synth-Pop |
| 47 |  | Bob Dylan | Highway 61 Revisited | 1965 | Folk Rock |
| 48 |  | The Beatles | Rubber Soul | 1965 | Rock/Pop |
| 49 |  | Pixies | Doolittle | 1989 | Alt Rock |
| 50 |  | Elton John | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 1973 | Pop/Rock |
| 51 |  | Elliott Smith | Either/Or | 1997 | Indie Folk |
| 52 |  | Portishead | Dummy | 1994 | Trip-Hop |
| 53 |  | Supertramp | Breakfast in America | 1979 | Rock |
| 54 |  | Bon Iver | For Emma, Forever Ago | 2007 | Indie Folk |
| 55 |  | Van Halen | Van Halen | 1978 | Hard Rock |
| 56 |  | Rush | Moving Pictures | 1981 | Prog Rock |
| 57 |  | Interpol | Turn on the Bright Lights | 2002 | Post-Punk |
| 58 |  | Bob Dylan | Blood on the Tracks | 1975 | Folk/Rock |
| 59 |  | Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | 2006 | Soul |
| 60 |  | The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Psychedelic Rock |
| 61 |  | Nas | Illmatic | 1994 | Hip-Hop |
| 62 |  | Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill | 1998 | Neo-Soul/Hip-Hop |
| 63 |  | Kendrick Lamar | good kid, m.A.A.d city | 2012 | Hip-Hop |
| 64 |  | The Rolling Stones | Exile on Main St. | 1972 | Rock |
| 65 |  | Arctic Monkeys | Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not | 2006 | Indie Rock |
| 66 |  | David Bowie | The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | 1972 | Glam Rock |
| 67 |  | Beyoncé | Lemonade | 2016 | R&B/Pop |
| 68 |  | Hootie and the Blowfish | Cracked Rear View | 1994 | Rock/Pop |
| 69 |  | The Rolling Stones | Sticky Fingers | 1971 | Rock |
| 70 |  | Sting | Ten Summoner's Tales | 1993 | Pop/Rock |
| 71 |  | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 | Hard Rock |
| 72 |  | Frank Ocean | Channel Orange | 2012 | R&B/Soul |
| 73 |  | Adele | 21 | 2011 | Pop/Soul |
| 74 |  | OutKast | Stankonia | 2000 | Hip-Hop |
| 75 |  | Dr. Dre | The Chronic | 1992 | G-Funk Hip-Hop |
| 76 |  | Wu-Tang Clan | Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) | 1993 | Hip-Hop |
| 77 |  | Kate Bush | Hounds of Love | 1985 | Art Pop |
| 78 |  | Black Sabbath | Paranoid | 1970 | Metal |
| 79 |  | Bruce Springsteen | Darkness On the Edge of Town | 1978 | Rock |
| 80 |  | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1967 | Alt/Rock |
| 81 |  | Al Green | Call Me | 1973 | Soul |
| 82 |  | Jay-Z | The Blueprint | 2001 | Hip-Hop |
| 83 |  | Paul Simon | Graceland | 1986 | World/Pop |
| 84 |  | Curtis Mayfield | Super Fly | 1972 | Soul/Funk |
| 85 |  | Sly & The Family Stone | There’s a Riot Goin’ On | 1971 | Funk/Soul |
| 86 |  | Led Zeppelin | Physical Graffiti | 1975 | Hard Rock |
| 87 |  | Peter Gabriel | So | 1986 | Pop/Rock |
| 88 |  | Tom Petty | Full Moon Fever | 1989 | Rock |
| 89 |  | Eric Clapton | Unplugged | 1992 | Blues/Rock |
| 90 |  | The Beatles | The White Album | 1968 | Eclectic Rock |
| 91 |  | Michael Jackson | Bad | 1987 | Pop |
| 92 |  | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 2010 | Hip-Hop |
| 93 |  | Blind Melon | Blind Melon | 1992 | Alternative Rock |
| 94 |  | The Smiths | The Queen Is Dead | 1986 | Post-Punk |
| 95 |  | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 2022 | Dance/Pop |
| 96 |  | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | 2015 | Hip-Hop/Jazz |
| 97 |  | Lorde | Melodrama | 2017 | Pop |
| 98 |  | Tyler, The Creator | Igor | 2019 | Hip-Hop/Alt |
| 99 |  | Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | 1975 | Rock |
| 100 |  | The Cars | The Cars | 1978 | New Wave/Rock |
| 101 |  | Prince | 1999 | 1982 | Funk/Pop |
| 102 |  | OutKast | Aquemini | 1998 | Hip-Hop |
| 103 |  | A Tribe Called Quest | The Low End Theory | 1991 | Hip-Hop |
| 104 |  | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 1995 | Alt Rock |
| 105 |  | Public Enemy | It Takes a Nation of Millions... | 1988 | Hip-Hop |
| 106 |  | Tame Impala | Currents | 2015 | Psychedelic |
| 107 |  | The Notorious B.I.G. | Ready to Die | 1994 | Hip-Hop |
| 108 |  | MGMT | Oracular Spectacular | 2007 | Indie/Psychedelic |
| 109 |  | Snoop Dogg | Doggystyle | 1993 | G-Funk |
| 110 |  | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP | 2000 | Hip-Hop |
| 111 |  | The Police | Synchronicity | 1983 | Rock |
| 112 |  | Missy Elliott | Supa Dupa Fly | 1997 | Hip-Hop |
| 113 |  | Janet Jackson | The Velvet Rope | 1997 | R&B/Pop |
| 114 |  | Tears for Fears | Songs from the Big Chair | 1985 | Synth-Pop |
| 115 |  | D'Angelo | Brown Sugar | 1995 | Neo-Soul |
| 116 |  | Erykah Badu | Baduizm | 1997 | Neo-Soul |
| 117 |  | Solange | A Seat at the Table | 2016 | R&B |
| 118 |  | Childish Gambino | Because the Internet | 2013 | Hip-Hop |
| 119 |  | Joy Division | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | Post-Punk |
| 120 |  | Drake | Take Care | 2011 | Hip-Hop/R&B |
| 121 |  | The Weeknd | House of Balloons | 2011 | R&B |
| 122 |  | Prince | Sign o’ the Times | 1987 | Funk/Pop |
| 123 |  | Billie Eilish | When We All Fall Asleep... | 2019 | Pop |
| 124 |  | Olivia Rodrigo | Sour | 2021 | Pop/Punk |
| 125 |  | Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet | 2024 | Pop |
| 126 |  | Soundgarden | Superunknown | 1994 | Grunge |
| 127 |  | Oasis | (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? | 1995 | Britpop |
| 128 |  | Chappell Roan | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | 2023 | Pop |
| 129 |  | Alice in Chains | Dirt | 1992 | Grunge |
| 130 |  | boygenius | the record | 2023 | Indie |
| 131 |  | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | 2020 | Indie Folk |
| 132 |  | New Order | Power, Corruption & Lies | 1983 | Electronic/Post-Punk |
| 133 |  | Big Thief | U.F.O.F. | 2019 | Indie Folk |
| 134 |  | Sufjan Stevens | Illinois | 2005 | Indie Folk |
| 135 |  | Smashing Pumpkins | Siamese Dream | 1993 | Alt Rock |
| 136 |  | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | 2013 | Electronic |
| 137 |  | Justice | † | 2007 | Electronic |
| 138 |  | Blur | Parklife | 1994 | Britpop |
| 139 |  | Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 2004 | Indie Rock |
| 140 |  | The Verve | Urban Hymns | 1997 | Britpop |
| 141 |  | Jeff Buckley | Grace | 1994 | Art Rock |
| 142 |  | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | 2008 | Indie |
| 143 |  | Wilco | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | 2002 | Indie Rock |
| 144 |  | Mac Miller | Swimming | 2018 | Hip-Hop |
| 145 |  | System of a Down | Toxicity | 2001 | Nu-Metal |
| 146 |  | J. Cole | 2014 Forest Hills Drive | 2014 | Hip-Hop |
| 147 |  | Chance the Rapper | Coloring Book | 2016 | Hip-Hop |
| 148 |  | Skank | O Samba Poconé | 1996 | Samba/Rock |
| 149 |  | Anderson .Paak | Malibu | 2016 | R&B/Hip-Hop |
| 150 |  | Leon Bridges | Coming Home | 2015 | Soul |
| 151 |  | H.E.R. | H.E.R. | 2017 | R&B |
| 152 |  | SZA | SOS | 2022 | R&B |
| 153 |  | Doja Cat | Scarlet | 2023 | Rap/Pop |
| 154 |  | The White Stripes | Elephant | 2003 | Garage Rock |
| 155 |  | Megan Thee Stallion | Good News | 2020 | Hip-Hop |
| 156 |  | Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy | 2018 | Hip-Hop |
| 157 |  | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint | 2014 | Hip-Hop |
| 158 |  | Travis Scott | Rodeo | 2015 | Hip-Hop |
| 159 |  | Future | DS2 | 2015 | Hip-Hop |
| 160 |  | Skank | Siderado | 1998 | Samba/Rock |
| 161 |  | Playboi Carti | Whole Lotta Red | 2020 | Hip-Hop |
| 162 |  | The National | Boxer | 2007 | Indie Rock |
| 163 |  | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv Is Rage 2 | 2017 | Hip-Hop |
| 164 |  | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding | 2019 | Pop/Hip-Hop |
| 165 |  | Ed Sheeran | ÷ (Divide) | 2017 | Pop |
| 166 |  | Vampire Weekend | Modern Vampires of the City | 2013 | Indie Rock |
| 167 |  | Harry Styles | Harry's House | 2022 | Pop |
| 168 |  | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | 2016 | Funk/Pop |
| 169 |  | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | 2020 | Pop |
| 170 |  | The Postal Service | Give Up | 2003 | Indie/Electronic |
| 171 |  | The Weeknd | Dawn FM | 2022 | R&B/Pop |
| 172 |  | Rosalía | Motomami | 2022 | Latin/Alt |
| 173 |  | Bad Bunny | Un Verano Sin Ti | 2022 | Latin |
| 174 |  | Taylor Swift | folklore | 2020 | Indie Folk |
| 175 |  | Queen | News of the World | 1977 | Rock |
| 176 |  | My Bloody Valentine | m b v | 1991 | Shoegaze |
| 177 |  | Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 1970 | Folk |
| 178 |  | Slowdive | Souvlaki | 1993 | Shoegaze |
| 179 |  | Journey | Escape | 1981 | Rock |
| 180 |  | INXS | Kick | 1987 | Rock/Pop |
| 181 |  | Foreigner | 4 | 1981 | Rock |
| 182 |  | Def Leppard | Hysteria | 1987 | Hard Rock |
| 183 |  | Violent Femmes | Violent Femmes | 1983 | Folk Punk |
| 184 |  | Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet | 1986 | Rock |
| 185 |  | ZZ Top | Eliminator | 1983 | Blues Rock |
| 186 |  | Aerosmith | Toys in the Attic | 1975 | Rock |
| 187 |  | Tom Petty | Damn the Torpedoes | 1979 | Rock |
| 188 |  | Tom Petty | Wildflowers | 1994 | Rock |
| 189 |  | The Black Crowes | Shake Your Money Maker | 1990 | Blues Rock |
| 190 |  | Eagles | Hotel California | 1976 | Rock |
| 191 |  | David Sanborn | Upfront | 1992 | Smooth Jazz |
| 192 |  | Van Halen | 1984 | 1984 | Hard Rock |
| 193 |  | R.E.M. | Murmur | 1983 | Alt Rock |
| 194 |  | Peter Breinholt | Songs About the Great Divide | 2002 | Folk/Pop |
| 195 |  | Blondie | Parallel Lines | 1978 | New Wave |
| 196 |  | Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | 2002 | Jazz/Pop |
| 197 |  | Sting | ...Nothing Like the Sun | 1987 | Pop/Rock |
| 198 |  | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Californication | 1999 | Alternative Rock |
| 199 |  | Sade | Diamond Life | 1984 | Smooth Jazz/Soul |
| 200 |  | Anita Baker | Rapture | 1986 | Soul |
| 201 |  | Whitney Houston | Whitney | 1987 | Pop/Soul |
| 202 |  | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | 1969 | Prog Rock |
| 203 |  | Fleet Foxes | Fleet Foxes | 2008 | Folk |
| 204 |  | Yes | Fragile | 1971 | Prog Rock |
| 205 |  | Green Day | Dookie | 1994 | Punk Rock |
| 206 |  | Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey | 1990 | Pop/R&B |
| 207 |  | Genesis | Selling England by the Pound | 1973 | Prog Rock |
| 208 |  | Toni Braxton | Toni Braxton | 1993 | R&B |
| 209 |  | Emerson Lake & Palmer | Brain Salad Surgery | 1973 | Prog Rock |
| 210 |  | Weezer | Weezer (The Blue Album) | 1994 | Alt Rock |
| 211 |  | Rush | 2112 | 1976 | Prog Rock |
| 212 |  | TLC | CrazySexyCool | 1994 | R&B |
| 213 |  | The Doors | L.A. Woman | 1971 | Psychedelic Rock |
| 214 |  | Destiny's Child | The Writing's on the Wall | 1999 | R&B |
| 215 |  | The Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed | 1969 | Rock |
| 216 |  | Britney Spears | ...Baby One More Time | 1999 | Pop |
| 217 |  | The Who | Tommy | 1969 | Rock Opera |
| 218 |  | Neil Young | Harvest | 1972 | Country Rock/Folk |
| 219 |  | Christina Aguilera | Christina Aguilera | 1999 | Pop |
| 220 |  | David Bowie | Hunky Dory | 1971 | Glam Rock |
| 221 |  | *NSYNC | No Strings Attached | 2000 | Pop |
| 222 |  | Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin II | 1969 | Hard Rock |
| 223 |  | Backstreet Boys | Millennium | 1999 | Pop |
| 224 |  | Deep Purple | Machine Head | 1972 | Hard Rock |
| 225 |  | Steely Dan | Aja | 1977 | Soft Rock/Jazz Rock |
| 226 |  | Black Sabbath | Master of Reality | 1971 | Metal |
| 227 |  | Spice Girls | Spice | 1996 | Pop |
| 228 |  | Iron Maiden | Powerslave | 1984 | Metal |
| 229 |  | Madonna | Like a Prayer | 1989 | Pop |
| 230 |  | Judas Priest | Screaming for Vengeance | 1982 | Metal |
| 231 |  | Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest | 2009 | Indie |
| 232 |  | Beach House | Teen Dream | 2010 | Dream Pop |
| 233 |  | Motörhead | Ace of Spades | 1980 | Heavy Metal |
| 234 |  | Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation 1814 | 1989 | Pop/R&B |
| 235 |  | Ramones | Rocket to Russia | 1977 | Punk |
| 236 |  | Beck | Odelay | 1996 | Alternative |
| 237 |  | The Sex Pistols | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | 1977 | Punk |
| 238 |  | David Bowie | Low | 1977 | Art Rock |
| 239 |  | Dead Kennedys | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | 1980 | Punk |
| 240 |  | Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense (Live) | 1984 | New Wave |
| 241 |  | Minor Threat | Out of Step | 1989 | Hardcore Punk |
| 242 |  | Pink Floyd | The Wall | 1979 | Prog Rock |
| 243 |  | New Order | Substance | 1987 | Electronic |
| 244 |  | Bad Brains | Bad Brains | 1982 | Hardcore Punk |
| 245 |  | Noah Kahan | Stick Season | 2022 | Folk/Indie |
| 246 |  | Fugazi | Repeater | 1990 | Post-Hardcore |
| 247 |  | Pet Shop Boys | Actually | 1987 | Synth-Pop |
| 248 |  | Minutemen | Double Nickels on the Dime | 1984 | Punk |
| 249 |  | Fiona Apple | Fetch the Bolt Cutters | 2020 | Art Pop |
| 250 |  | Mission of Burma | Signals, Calls, and Marches | 1981 | Post-Punk |
| 251 |  | Kraftwerk | Trans-Europe Express | 1977 | Electronic |
| 252 |  | Wire | Pink Flag | 1977 | Post-Punk |
| 253 |  | Aphex Twin | Selected Ambient Works 85-92 | 1992 | Electronic |
| 254 |  | Joy Division | Closer | 1980 | Post-Punk |
| 255 |  | Boards of Canada | Music Has the Right to Children | 1998 | Electronic |
| 256 |  | Lynyrd Skynyrd | (Pronounced ’Lĕh-’nérd ’Skin-’nérd) | 1973 | Southern Rock |
| 257 |  | The Smiths | The Smiths | 1984 | Indie Rock |
| 258 |  | Massive Attack | Mezzanine | 1998 | Trip-Hop |
| 259 |  | Echo & the Bunnymen | Ocean Rain | 1984 | Post-Punk |
| 260 |  | Björk | Homogenic | 1997 | Art Pop |
| 261 |  | The Jesus and Mary Chain | Psychocandy | 1985 | Noise Pop |
| 262 |  | The Black Keys | El Camino | 2011 | Blues Rock |
| 263 |  | Gilberto Gil | Gilberto Gil | 1968 | Tropicalia |
| 264 |  | Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes | 1992 | Alt |
| 265 |  | Ride | Nowhere | 1990 | Shoegaze |
| 266 |  | Queens of the Stone Age | Songs For The Deaf | 2002 | Stoner Rock |
| 267 |  | The Stone Roses | Second Coming | 1994 | Rock |
| 268 |  | TOOL | Lateralus | 2001 | Prog Metal |
| 269 |  | St. Vincent | Masseduction | 2017 | Art Rock |
| 270 |  | Oasis | Definitely Maybe | 1994 | Britpop |
| 271 |  | The xx | xx | 2009 | Indie |
| 272 |  | Blur | Modern Life Is Rubbish | 1993 | Britpop |
| 273 |  | Janelle Monáe | Dirty Computer | 2018 | Funk/Pop |
| 274 |  | Pulp | This Is Hardcore | 1998 | Britpop |
| 275 |  | Grimes | Art Angels | 2015 | Electronic/Pop |
| 276 |  | Suede | Coming Up | 1996 | Britpop |
| 277 |  | AC/DC | Highway to Hell | 1979 | Hard Rock |
| 278 |  | Radiohead | The Bends | 1995 | Alt Rock |
| 279 |  | SOPHIE | Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides | 2018 | Electronic |
| 280 |  | Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion | 2009 | Experimental |
| 281 |  | Pixies | Surfer Rosa | 1988 | Alt Rock |
| 282 |  | Arca | Kick I | 2020 | Experimental |
| 283 |  | Sonic Youth | Goo | 1990 | Noise Rock |
| 284 |  | FKA twigs | LP1 | 2014 | Alt R&B |
| 285 |  | Pavement | Slanted and Enchanted | 1992 | Indie Rock |
| 286 |  | Porcupine Tree | Deadwing | 2005 | Prog Rock |
| 287 |  | Built to Spill | Keep It Like a Secret | 1999 | Indie Rock |
| 288 |  | James Blake | James Blake | 2011 | Electronic/Soul |
| 289 |  | Neutral Milk Hotel | On Avery Island | 1996 | Indie |
| 290 |  | At the Drive-In | Relationship of Command | 2000 | Post-Hardcore |
| 291 |  | The Microphones | The Glow Pt. 2 | 2001 | Indie |
| 292 |  | Metallica | Ride the Lightning | 1984 | Thrash Metal |
| 293 |  | Iron & Wine | The Creek Drank the Cradle | 2002 | Folk |
| 294 |  | Sufjan Stevens | Michigan | 2003 | Indie Folk |
| 295 |  | Audioslave | Audioslave | 2002 | Hard Rock |
| 296 |  | The Decemberists | Castaways and Cutouts | 2002 | Indie Folk |
| 297 |  | Neutral Milk Hotel | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea | 1998 | Indie |
| 298 |  | Iron & Wine | Our Endless Numbered Days | 2004 | Indie Folk |
| 299 |  | The Beatles | Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | Psychedelic Rock |
| 300 |  | Bright Eyes | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | 2005 | Indie |
| 301 |  | Deep Purple | In Rock | 1970 | Hard Rock |
| 302 |  | Arcade Fire | Neon Bible | 2007 | Indie Rock |
| 303 |  | Cocteau Twins | Heaven or Las Vegas | 1990 | Dream Pop |
| 304 |  | The National | High Violet | 2010 | Indie Rock |
| 305 |  | Deftones | White Pony | 2000 | Alt Metal |
| 306 |  | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Are You Experienced | 1967 | Psychedelic Rock/Blues Rock |
| 307 |  | Grizzly Bear | Yellow House | 2006 | Indie |
| 308 |  | Dirty Projectors | Bitte Orca | 2009 | Indie |
| 309 |  | Animal Collective | Strawberry Jam | 2007 | Experimental |
| 310 |  | Queens of the Stone Age | Like Clockwork | 2013 | Rock |
| 311 |  | Beach House | Bloom | 2012 | Dream Pop |
| 312 |  | TV on the Radio | Dear Science | 2008 | Art Rock |
| 313 |  | Tame Impala | Innerspeaker | 2010 | Psychedelic |
| 314 |  | Rage Against the Machine | Rage Against the Machine | 1992 | Rap Metal |
| 315 |  | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | II | 2013 | Psychedelic |
| 316 |  | Bloc Party | Silent Alarm | 2005 | Indie Rock |
| 317 |  | Foals | Antidotes | 2008 | Indie Rock |
| 318 |  | Mac DeMarco | Salad Days | 2014 | Indie |
| 319 |  | Rush | Permanent Waves | 1980 | Prog Rock |
| 320 |  | Father John Misty | I Love You, Honeybear | 2015 | Indie |
| 321 |  | Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | 2012 | Indie |
| 322 |  | Big Thief | Capacity | 2017 | Indie Folk |
| 323 |  | James Blake | Overgrown | 2013 | Electronic |
| 324 |  | Phoebe Bridgers | Stranger in the Alps | 2017 | Indie Folk |
| 325 |  | Nirvana | Unplugged in NY | 1994 | Alternative Rock |
| 326 |  | Lucy Dacus | Historian | 2018 | Indie |
| 327 |  | Four Tet | Rounds | 2003 | Electronic |
| 328 |  | Japanese Breakfast | Psychopomp | 2016 | Indie |
| 329 |  | Burial | Untrue | 2007 | Dubstep |
| 330 |  | Johnny Cash | At Folsom Prison | 1968 | Country |
| 331 |  | Snail Mail | Lush | 2018 | Indie Rock |
| 332 |  | Flying Lotus | Cosmogramma | 2010 | Electronic |
| 333 |  | Chico Buarque | Construção | 1971 | Tropicalia |
| 334 |  | TOOL | Ænima | 1996 | Prog Metal |
| 335 |  | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | 2019 | Art Pop |
| 336 |  | Thundercat | Drunk | 2017 | Funk/Jazz |
| 337 |  | Fiona Apple | The Idler Wheel... | 2012 | Art Pop |
| 338 |  | Kamasi Washington | The Epic | 2015 | Jazz |
| 339 |  | Kate Bush | The Dreaming | 1982 | Art Pop |
| 340 |  | Ramones | Ramones | 1976 | Punk Rock |
| 341 |  | Björk | Vespertine | 2001 | Art Pop |
| 342 |  | Herbie Hancock | Head Hunters | 1973 | Jazz/Funk |
| 343 |  | Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams | Flapjacks from the Sky | 2003 | Folk Rock |
| 344 |  | Novos Baianos | Acabou Chorare | 1972 | Tropicalia |
| 345 |  | John Coltrane | A Love Supreme | 1965 | Jazz |
| 346 |  | Tricky | Maxinquaye | 1995 | Trip-Hop |
| 347 |  | Charles Mingus | Mingus Ah Um | 1959 | Jazz |
| 348 |  | DJ Shadow | Endtroducing..... | 1996 | Trip-Hop |
| 349 | | The Velvet Underground & Nico | The Velvet Underground & Nico | 1967 | Art Rock/Avant-Garde |
| 350 |  | A Tribe Called Quest | Midnight Marauders | 1993 | Hip-Hop |
| 351 |  | Thelonious Monk | Brilliant Corners | 1957 | Jazz |
| 352 |  | De La Soul | 3 Feet High and Rising | 1989 | Hip-Hop |
| 353 |  | Van Morrison | Moondance | 1970 | Folk/Soul |
| 354 |  | Bill Evans | Sunday at the Village Vanguard | 1961 | Jazz |
| 355 |  | Beastie Boys | Paul's Boutique | 1989 | Hip-Hop |
| 356 |  | Wayne Shorter | Speak No Evil | 1965 | Jazz |
| 357 |  | A Tribe Called Quest | People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (25th Anniversary Edition) | 1990 | Hip-Hop |
| 358 |  | Ornette Coleman | The Shape of Jazz to Come | 1959 | Jazz |
| 359 |  | Mos Def | Black on Both Sides | 1999 | Hip-Hop |
| 360 |  | U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | 1984 | Alternative Rock |
| 361 |  | Common | Resurrection | 1994 | Hip-Hop |
| 362 |  | Alice Coltrane | Journey in Satchidananda | 1971 | Jazz |
| 363 |  | Ghostface Killah | Supreme Clientele | 2000 | Hip-Hop |
| 364 |  | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus | 1956 | Jazz |
| 365 |  | Raekwon | Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... | 1995 | Hip-Hop |
| 366 |  | John Prine | John Prine | 1971 | Country Folk |
| 367 |  | Duke Ellington | Money Jungle | 1962 | Jazz |
| 368 |  | GZA | Liquid Swords | 1995 | Hip-Hop |
| 369 |  | Pink Floyd | Animals | 1977 | Prog Rock |
| 370 |  | Mobb Deep | The Infamous | 1995 | Hip-Hop |
| 371 |  | Slayer | Reign in Blood | 1986 | Thrash Metal |
| 372 |  | The Roots | Things Fall Apart | 1999 | Hip-Hop |
| 373 |  | ZZ Top | Tres Hombres | 1973 | Blues Rock |
| 374 |  | OutKast | Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik | 1994 | Hip-Hop |
| 375 |  | Iron Maiden | The Number of the Beast | 1982 | Metal |
| 376 |  | Goodie Mob | Soul Food | 1995 | Hip-Hop |
| 377 |  | Gillian Welch | Revival | 1996 | Folk/Americana |
| 378 |  | UGK | Ridin' Dirty | 1996 | Hip-Hop |
| 379 |  | Judas Priest | British Steel | 1980 | Metal |
| 380 |  | Megadeth | Rust in Peace | 1990 | Thrash |
| 381 |  | Scarface | The Diary | 1994 | Hip-Hop |
| 382 |  | Jamey Johnson | That Lonesome Song | 2008 | Country |
| 383 |  | Pantera | Cowboys from Hell | 1990 | Metal |
| 384 |  | The Beach Boys | Sunflower | 1970 | Pop/Rock |
| 385 |  | The Kinks | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | 1968 | Rock/Pop |
| 386 |  | Linkin Park | Hybrid Theory | 2000 | Nu-Metal |
| 387 |  | The Velvet Underground | Loaded | 1970 | Rock |
| 388 |  | Green Day | American Idiot | 2004 | Punk Rock |
| 389 |  | Blink-182 | Enema of the State | 1999 | Pop-Punk |
| 390 |  | The Doors | The Doors | 1967 | Psychedelic Rock |
| 391 |  | Sum 41 | All Killer No Filler | 2001 | Pop-Punk |
| 392 |  | Love | Forever Changes | 1967 | Psychedelic Rock/Folk |
| 393 |  | Paramore | Riot! | 2007 | Pop-Punk |
| 394 |  | Fall Out Boy | From Under the Cork Tree | 2005 | Pop-Punk |
| 395 |  | My Chemical Romance | The Black Parade | 2006 | Emo |
| 396 |  | Yes | Close to the Edge | 1972 | Prog Rock |
| 397 |  | Panic! at the Disco | A Fever You Can't Sweat Out | 2005 | Emo/Pop |
| 398 |  | Taking Back Sunday | Tell All Your Friends | 2002 | Emo |
| 399 |  | Electric Light Orchestra | A New World Record | 1976 | Art Rock/Pop |
| 400 |  | Brand New | The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me | 2006 | Emo |
| 401 |  | The Gaslight Anthem | The '59 Sound | 2008 | Punk/Rock |
| 402 |  | Against Me! | Transgender Dysphoria Blues | 2014 | Punk |
| 403 |  | Randy Newman | Sail Away | 1972 | Soft Rock/Folk |
| 404 |  | Run the Jewels | Run the Jewels 2 | 2014 | Hip-Hop |
| 405 |  | Danny Brown | Atrocity Exhibition | 2016 | Hip-Hop |
| 406 |  | JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown | SCARING THE HOES | 2023 | Experimental Hip-Hop |
| 407 |  | The B-52's | The B-52's | 1979 | New Wave |
| 408 |  | Freddie Gibbs & Madlib | Piñata | 2014 | Hip-Hop |
| 409 |  | XTC | Skylarking | 1986 | Art Rock/Pop |
| 410 |  | MF DOOM | Madvillainy | 2004 | Hip-Hop |
| 411 |  | Madlib | Shades of Blue | 2003 | Jazz/Hip-Hop |
| 412 |  | The Replacements | Let It Be | 1984 | Alt Rock |
| 413 |  | J Dilla | Donuts | 2006 | Instrumental Hip-Hop |
| 414 |  | Hüsker Dü | New Day Rising | 1985 | Hardcore Punk |
| 415 |  | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | Mecca and the Soul Brother | 1992 | Hip-Hop |
| 416 |  | Eric B. & Rakim | Paid in Full | 1987 | Hip-Hop |
| 417 |  | Sonic Youth | Daydream Nation | 1988 | Noise Rock |
| 418 |  | Big Daddy Kane | Long Live the Kane | 1988 | Hip-Hop |
| 419 |  | Ice Cube | AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted | 1990 | Hip-Hop |
| 420 |  | N.W.A | Straight Outta Compton | 1988 | Gangsta Rap |
| 421 |  | 2Pac | All Eyez on Me | 1996 | Hip-Hop |
| 422 |  | The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | 1989 | Indie Rock |
| 423 |  | The Notorious B.I.G. | Life After Death | 1997 | Hip-Hop |
| 424 |  | Primal Scream | Screamadelica | 1991 | Electronic/Rock |
| 425 |  | DMX | It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | 1998 | Hip-Hop |
| 426 |  | Ludacris | Word of Mouf | 2001 | Hip-Hop |
| 427 |  | Pulp | Different Class | 1995 | Britpop |
| 428 |  | T.I. | King | 2006 | Hip-Hop |
| 429 |  | Suede | Dog Man Star | 1994 | Britpop/Glam Rock |
| 430 |  | Young Jeezy | Let's Get It | 2005 | Hip-Hop |
| 431 |  | Gucci Mane | The State vs. Radric Davis | 2009 | Hip-Hop |
| 432 |  | Weezer | Pinkerton | 1996 | Indie Rock |
| 433 |  | Migos | Culture | 2017 | Hip-Hop |
| 434 |  | Foo Fighters | The Colour and the Shape | 1997 | Alt Rock |
| 435 |  | Brockhampton | Saturation | 2017 | Hip-Hop |
| 436 |  | Earl Sweatshirt | Some Rap Songs | 2018 | Hip-Hop |
| 437 |  | Noname | Room 25 | 2018 | Hip-Hop |
| 438 |  | Muse | Origin of Symmetry | 2001 | Alternative Rock |
| 439 |  | Little Simz | Sometimes I Might Be Introvert | 2021 | Hip-Hop |
| 440 |  | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | 2018 | Country/Pop |
| 441 |  | Keane | Hopes and Fears | 2004 | Indie Rock |
| 442 |  | Chris Stapleton | Traveller | 2015 | Country |
| 443 |  | Travis | The Man Who | 1999 | Indie Rock |
| 444 |  | Sturgill Simpson | A Sailor's Guide to Earth | 2016 | Country |
| 445 |  | Tyler Childers | Purgatory | 2017 | Country |
| 446 |  | Snow Patrol | Final Straw | 2003 | Indie Rock |
| 447 |  | Jason Isbell | Southeastern | 2013 | Country |
| 448 |  | Death Cab for Cutie | Transatlanticism | 2003 | Indie Rock |
| 449 |  | Brandy Clark | Big Day in a Small Town | 2016 | Country |
| 450 |  | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | 2016 | Country |
| 451 |  | Modest Mouse | The Moon & Antarctica | 2000 | Indie Rock |
| 452 |  | Dolly Parton | Coat of Many Colors | 1971 | Country |
| 453 |  | The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | 2003 | Indie Rock |
| 454 |  | Willie Nelson | Red Headed Stranger | 1975 | Country |
| 455 |  | The Decemberists | The Crane Wife | 2006 | Indie Folk |
| 456 |  | Hank Williams | 40 Greatest Hits | 1978 | Country (comp) |
| 457 |  | Merle Haggard | I'm a Lonesome Fugitive | 1967 | Country |
| 458 |  | Loretta Lynn | Coal Miner's Daughter | 1970 | Country |
| 459 |  | Patsy Cline | Showcase | 1961 | Country |
| 460 |  | Leonard Cohen | Songs of Leonard Cohen | 1967 | Folk |
| 461 |  | Nick Drake | Pink Moon | 1972 | Folk |
| 462 |  | Tame Impala | Lonerism | 2012 | Psychedelic Pop |
| 463 |  | Cat Stevens | Tea for the Tillerman | 1970 | Folk |
| 464 |  | James Taylor | Sweet Baby James | 1970 | Folk |
| 465 |  | Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | 2009 | Indie Pop |
| 466 |  | M83 | Hurry Up, We're Dreaming | 2011 | Electronic/Shoegaze |
| 467 |  | Seal | Seal | 1994 | Soul/Pop |
| 468 |  | Gorillaz | Demon Days | 2005 | Alternative/Electronic |
| 469 |  | Tracy Chapman | Tracy Chapman | 1988 | Folk |
| 470 |  | Beck | Sea Change | 2002 | Folk/Indie |
| 471 |  | Sinéad O'Connor | The Lion and the Cobra | 1987 | Alt |
| 472 |  | Etta James | At Last! | 1960 | Blues/Soul |
| 473 |  | Beck | Morning Phase | 2014 | Folk/Rock |
| 474 |  | Otis Redding | Otis Blue | 1965 | Soul |
| 475 |  | Beck | Mutations | 1998 | Folk/Indie |
| 476 |  | Sam Cooke | Portrait of a Legend | 2003 | Soul |
| 477 |  | Al Green | Let's Stay Together | 1972 | Soul |
| 478 |  | The Flaming Lips | Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots | 2002 | Indie/Psychedelic |
| 479 |  | Bill Withers | Just As I Am | 1971 | Soul |
| 480 |  | Nina Simone | Pastel Blues | 1965 | Jazz/Soul |
| 481 |  | Ray Charles | Modern Sounds in Country and Western | 1962 | Soul/Country |
| 482 |  | Rainbow | Rising | 1976 | Hard Rock/Heavy Metal |
| 483 |  | The Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go | 1964 | Motown |
| 484 |  | Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It in People | 2002 | Indie Rock |
| 485 |  | The Temptations | Cloud Nine | 1969 | Motown |
| 486 |  | Smokey Robinson | A Quiet Storm | 1967 | Motown |
| 487 |  | Allman Brothers | Eat a Peach | 1972 | Southern Rock |
| 488 |  | Fiona Apple | When the Pawn… | 1999 | Art Pop |
| 489 |  | Earth, Wind & Fire | That's the Way of the World | 1975 | Funk |
| 490 |  | Parliament | Mothership Connection | 1975 | Funk |
| 491 |  | Sly & the Family Stone | There's a Riot Goin' On | 1971 | Funk/Soul |
| 492 |  | Isaac Hayes | Hot Buttered Soul | 1969 | Soul |
| 493 |  | The Meters | The Meters | 1969 | Funk |
| 494 |  | Fela Kuti | Expensive Shit | 1975 | Afrobeat |
| 495 |  | Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club | 1997 | Latin |
| 496 |  | Queensrÿche | Empire | 1990 | Progressive Metal |
| 497 |  | Caetano Veloso | Caetano Veloso | 1968 | Tropicalia |
| 498 |  | Jorge Ben Jor | A Tabua de Esmeralda | 1974 | Samba/Funk |
| 499 |  | Allman Brothers | Brothers and Sisters | 1973 | Southern Rock |
| 500 |  | J.J. Cale | Naturally | 1979 | Country Rock/Blues |