Lemonade, Queen Bey's 2016 magnum opus, is an immaculately structured album not only centered around the artist's personal woes, but the collective struggle of black women all across America examined ingeniously through it's harrowing narrative, cinematic production, and genre-hopping 12-song tracklist.
A landmark album that explores the complexities of love, motherhood, and faith, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is an essential listen for anyone with the ability to hear.
If 2012's channel ORANGE is his OK Computer, 2016's Blonde is Mr. Ocean's Kid A that sees him doing an astounding 180 across its 17-song tracklist and almost exact 1-hour runtime.
A masterclass double album in the vein and esteem of Stevie Wonder's best works, Prince's 1987 magnum opus Sign O' the Times sees the gone-too-soon maestro at his artistic and creative peak.
Songs In The Key of Life is a musical odyssey that showcases Stevie Wonder (at his peak form) firing on all cylinders across its ambitious but never-tiresome 17-song tracklist and 4 bonus tracks.