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1
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
July 9, 1979
Country Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
Portishead - Third
April 28, 2008
Experimental Rock
,
Electronic
Score
100
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Sun Kil Moon - April
April 1, 2008
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
100
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
April 22, 2008
Comedy Rock
,
Musical Parody
Score
100
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5, 2005
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
John Lennon - Imagine
September 9, 1971
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Coldplay - X&Y
June 6, 2005
Pop Rock
,
Post-Britpop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Kanye West - Late Registration
August 30, 2005
Pop Rap
,
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
April 23, 2002
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
98
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
June 0, 1969
Soul
Score
97
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Nimrod Workman - I Want to Go Where Things Are Beautiful
November 18, 2008
Score
97
Source →
Amazon
Music
12
.
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Today!
March 8, 1965
Pop Rock
,
Baroque Pop
Score
96
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
April 17, 2020
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Progressive Pop
Score
96
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
September 29, 2009
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Score
96
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
February 23, 2024
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams
August 11, 2023
Folk Rock
,
Country Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
17
.
Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Oh Sees - Orc
August 25, 2017
Psychedelic Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Vince Staples - Prima Donna
August 25, 2016
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Patty Griffin - Servant of Love
September 25, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Leon Bridges - Coming Home
June 23, 2015
Soul
,
Smooth Soul
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems
September 23, 2014
Singer-Songwriter
Score
95
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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