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May 21
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
97
critic score
(7)
92
user score
(4,613)
Nov 8
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
100
critic score
(7)
89
user score
(4,036)
Dec 17
David Bowie
Hunky Dory
98
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(3,546)
Nov 5
Pink Floyd
Meddle
78
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(3,423)
Jun 22
Joni Mitchell
Blue
100
critic score
(5)
90
user score
(2,321)
Jul 12
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
94
critic score
(5)
87
user score
(2,196)
Jul 21
Black Sabbath
Master of Reality
87
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(2,146)
Aug
Can
Tago Mago
100
critic score
(2)
87
user score
(1,532)
Aug 14
The Who
Who's Next
100
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(1,342)
Nov 26
Yes
Fragile
89
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(1,292)
Mar 5
Nick Drake
Bryter Layter
89
critic score
(4)
85
user score
(1,283)
Apr 23
The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
100
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(1,251)
May 17
Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
Ram
80
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(1,116)
Feb 10
Carole King
Tapestry
98
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(1,094)
Sep 9
John Lennon
Imagine
95
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(992)
Apr 19
The Doors
L.A. Woman
85
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(949)
Nov
Chico Buarque
Construção
100
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(876)
Feb
Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda
93
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(847)
Aug 30
The Beach Boys
Surf's Up
76
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(789)
Mar 19
Leonard Cohen
Songs of Love and Hate
97
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(759)
Dec 3
King Crimson
Islands
60
critic score
(4)
79
user score
(755)
Nov 1
Sly & The Family Stone
There's a Riot Goin' On
92
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(664)
Sep 24
T. Rex
Electric Warrior
100
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(607)
Feb 19
Yes
The Yes Album
85
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(605)
Feb 19
Comus
First Utterance
80
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(536)
Mar 19
Jethro Tull
Aqualung
90
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(531)
Nov 3
The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin
The Inner Mounting Flame
100
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(527)
Apr
Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man
82
critic score
(5)
86
user score
(513)
Mar 24
Serge Gainsbourg
Histoire de Melody Nelson
93
critic score
(7)
83
user score
(440)
Jan 11
Janis Joplin
Pearl
100
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(423)
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Nov 12
Genesis
Nursery Cryme
55
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(372)
Sep 21
Faust
Faust
90
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(363)
Jun 14
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Tarkus
60
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(337)
Feb 24
Miles Davis
A Tribute to Jack Johnson
98
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(306)
May 1
Bill Withers
Just As I Am
97
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(302)
Nov 5
Elton John
Madman Across the Water
75
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(282)
Nov
Harry Nilsson
Nilsson Schmilsson
95
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(234)
Oct
Van der Graaf Generator
Pawn Hearts
80
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(227)
Apr 8
Caravan
In the Land of Grey and Pink
85
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(210)
Oct
John Prine
John Prine
98
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(208)
Nov 17
Miles Davis
Live-Evil
90
critic score
(6)
86
user score
(198)
Jul 6
The Allman Brothers Band
At Fillmore East
97
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(188)
Dec 7
Wings
Wild Life
53
critic score
(3)
64
user score
(186)
Jan 1
Gal Costa
Fa-tal- Gal a Todo Vapor
80
critic score
(1)
88
user score
(173)
Nov 8
Led Zeppelin
Stairway to Heaven
96
user score
(159)
1971
Nara Leão
Dez anos depois
96
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(157)
Jan 20
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
98
user score
(155)
Sep 21
Yoko Ono
Fly
72
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(150)
Jul 16
Gentle Giant
Acquiring the Taste
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(148)
Apr 12
Stevie Wonder
Where I'm Coming From
83
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(145)
Oct 24
Don McLean
American Pie
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(145)
Jul 15
Deep Purple
Fireball
70
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(141)
May
Pharoah Sanders
Thembi
75
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(140)
Nov 1
Billy Joel
Cold Spring Harbor
50
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(140)
Aug
John Coltrane
Sun Ship
80
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(139)
Sep
Alice Coltrane
Universal Consciousness
85
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(134)
Apr 25
Flower Travellin' Band
Satori
93
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(133)
1971
Pink Floyd
Echoes
97
user score
(131)
Oct 1
Cat Stevens
Teaser and the Firecat
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(131)
Nov 1
Alice Cooper
Killer
90
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(131)
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