1001 Albums, EPs, Comps, Soundtracks and Live Albums You Can Listen To If You Want

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probably
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Ranked Best-Least Best Not Chronologically

over ⅓ of the way to 1001

1.

The Mothers of Invention

We're Only in It for the Money1968

100

2.

Frank Zappa

Apostrophe (')1974

100

3.

Frank Zappa

Hot Rats1969

100

4.

Stevie Wonder

Songs in the Key of Life1976

100

5.

Eric Dolphy

Out to Lunch!1964

100

6.

Tenacious D

The Pick of Destiny2006

100

7.

Mort Garson

Mother Earth's Plantasia1976

100

8.

The Mothers of Invention

Absolutely Free1967

100

9.

Various Artists

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack1975

100

10.

Daniel Johnston

Yip/Jump Music1983

100

11.

C418

Minecraft - Volume Alpha2011

100

12.

坂本龍一 [Ryuichi Sakamoto]

Thousand Knives Of1978

100

13.

Dead Kennedys

Plastic Surgery Disasters1982

100

14.

The Mothers

Over-Nite Sensation1973

100

15.

The Moog Cookbook

The Moog Cookbook1996

100

16.

Ninja Sex Party

Attitude City2015

100

17.

Gary Fink

Can't Stop Singing About Jesus1979

100

18.

Mingus

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady1963

99

19.

Leonard Cohen

Songs of Leonard Cohen1967

99

20.

Nirvana

MTV Unplugged in New York1994

99

21.

Perrey And Kingsley

The In Sound from Way Out!1966

99

22.

John Coltrane

A Love Supreme1965

99

23.

The Beatles

Abbey Road1969

99

24.

Gil Scott-Heron

Pieces of a Man1971

99

25.

Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Firebird Suite; Petrushka Suite2012

99

26.

Frank Zappa

Joe's Garage: Acts I, II & III1987

99

27.

The Moog Cookbook

Ye Olde Space Bande1997

99

28.

Moondog

Moondog1969

99

29.

Swans

Soundtracks For The Blind1996

99

30.

of Montreal

Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?2007

99

31.

The Mothers of Invention

Uncle Meat1969

99

32.

Harmonium

Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison1975

99

33.

The Mothers of Invention

Freak Out!1966

99

34.

King Crimson

In the Court of the Crimson King1969

98

35.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Electric Ladyland1968

98

36.

Bob Dylan

Highway 61 Revisited1965

98

37.

Television

Marquee Moon1977

98

38.

The Moody Blues

Days of Future Passed1967

98

39.

The Doors

The Doors1967

98

40.

The Shaggs

Philosophy of the World1969

98

41.

Kraftwerk

Autobahn1974

98

42.

Juilliard Percussion Orchestra / New York Wind Ensemble / Frederic Waldman / René Le Roy

Complete Works of Edgard Varese Volume 11950

98

43.

Pink Floyd

Wish You Were Here1975

97

44.

John Coltrane

Blue Train1958

97

45.

Nirvana

In Utero1993

97

46.

Can

Tago Mago1971

97

47.

Miles Davis

Kind of Blue1959

97

48.

Sun Ra

The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra1962

97

49.

Godspeed You Black Emperor!

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven2000

97

50.

The Velvet Underground

White Light/White Heat1968

97