List Of Essential Albums
A great album is an assemblage of songs that collectively form a body of music that is more enjoyable than the individual songs. The great ones will even reveal something new with each listen. This is a list of albums that fit that criteria.
This list contains 436 albums (so far). 1 > 50 51 > 100 101 > 150 151 > 200 201 > 250 251 > 300 301 > 350 351 > 400 401 > 436251

Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
(2012)
252

Substance
New Order
(1987)
253

Second Edition
PiL
(1980)
254

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
(1988)
255

Chairs Missing
Wire
(1978)
256

Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest
(1982)
257

Live Through This
Hole
(1994)
258

Ferment
Catherine Wheel
(1992)
259

Screamadelica
Primal Scream
(1991)
260

Relationship of Command
At the Drive-In
(2000)
261

Gris-Gris
Dr. John, The Night Tripper
(1968)
262

Marquee Moon
Television
(1977)
263

Fun House
The Stooges
(1970)
264

Pinkerton
Weezer
(1996)
265

This Year's Model
Elvis Costello
(1978)
266

The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
(1994)
267

Selling England by the Pound
Genesis
(1973)
268

Burner
Breadwinner
(1994)
269

The Smiths
The Smiths
(1984)
270

Walk Among Us
Misfits
(1982)
271

1977
Ash
(1996)
272

Me
Biff Bang Pow!
(1991)
273

Locust Abortion Technician
Butthole Surfers
(1987)
274

C I V I L W A R
Dillinger Four
(2008)
275

The Ponzi Scheme
Firewater
(1998)
276

United by Fate
Rival Schools
(2001)
277

Ten
Pearl Jam
(1991)
278

The Power of Failing
Mineral
(1997)
279

Lightning to the Nations
Diamond Head
(1981)
280

The Scream
Siouxsie and The Banshees
(1978)
281

Girlfriend
Matthew Sweet
(1991)
282

Kimono My House
Sparks
(1974)
283

When Your Heartstrings Break
Beulah
(1999)
284

Hairway to Steven
Butthole Surfers
(1988)
285

Merzbild Schwet
Nurse With Wound
(1980)
286

The Stooges
The Stooges
(1969)
287

International Pop Overthrow
Material Issue
(1991)
288

Lifes Rich Pageant
R.E.M.
(1986)
289

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement
(1994)
290

Gish
Smashing Pumpkins
(1991)
291

The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
(1991)
292

EndSerenading
Mineral
(1998)
293

Flip Your Wig
Hüsker Dü
(1986)
294

Vs.
Pearl Jam
(1993)
295

If You're Feeling Sinister
Belle and Sebastian
(1996)
296

Achtung Baby
U2
(1991)
297

New Miserable Experience
Gin Blossoms
(1992)
298

Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
The Pogues
(1985)
299

Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
(1984)
300

World Outside
The Psychedelic Furs
(1991)
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