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Radiohead - OK Computer, Cover art
OK Computer
Radiohead
4.26 84k 83,936 2k 1,628
16 June 1997 Album
Alternative Rock Art Rock
Post-Britpop Space Rock Revival
melancholic anxious male vocals alienation futuristic existential atmospheric lonely
84k Ratings 2k Reviews 4.26 Average
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly, Cover art
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
4.34 58k 57,776 487 487
15 March 2015 Album
Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap West Coast Hip Hop
Political Hip Hop Neo-Soul Funk Poetry Experimental Hip Hop
political conscious concept album poetic protest introspective urban male vocals
58k Ratings 487 Reviews 4.34 Average
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here, Cover art
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
4.32 58k 57,727 944 944
12 September 1975 Album
Progressive Rock Art Rock
Space Rock
melancholic atmospheric progressive male vocals concept album introspective serious longing
58k Ratings 944 Reviews 4.32 Average
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King, Cover art
In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
4.31 53k 53,290 879 879
10 October 1969 Album
Progressive Rock Art Rock
Symphonic Prog Jazz-Rock Free Improvisation Psychedelic Rock
fantasy epic progressive complex poetic philosophical surreal male vocals
53k Ratings 879 Reviews 4.31 Average
Radiohead - Kid A, Cover art
Kid A
Radiohead
4.24 69k 69,434 778 778
3 October 2000 Album
Art Rock Electronic Experimental Rock
Ambient IDM Art Pop
cold melancholic futuristic atmospheric anxious cryptic sombre abstract
69k Ratings 778 Reviews 4.24 Average
Madvillain - Madvillainy, Cover art
Madvillainy
Madvillain
4.32 46k 46,126 416 416
23 March 2004 Album
Abstract Hip Hop
Jazz Rap Experimental Hip Hop Instrumental Hip Hop
sampling playful humorous abstract cryptic male vocals surreal mysterious
46k Ratings 416 Reviews 4.32 Average
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, Cover art
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
4.25 60k 60,310 1k 1,300
11 November 1991 Album
Shoegaze Noise Pop
Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia
noisy ethereal atmospheric romantic dense hypnotic love psychedelic
60k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.25 Average
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon, Cover art
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
4.22 67k 66,773 1k 1,383
23 March 1973 Album
Art Rock Progressive Rock
Psychedelic Rock Space Rock
philosophical atmospheric existential introspective concept album male vocals mellow psychedelic
67k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.22 Average
Radiohead - In Rainbows, Cover art
In Rainbows
Radiohead
4.24 59k 59,120 794 794
10 October 2007 Album
Art Rock Alternative Rock
Electronic Dream Pop Art Pop
lush male vocals melancholic introspective bittersweet mellow atmospheric warm
59k Ratings 794 Reviews 4.24 Average
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Cover art
Abbey Road
The Beatles
4.26 52k 52,456 1k 1,013
26 September 1969 Album
Pop Rock
Psychedelic Pop Progressive Pop Art Pop
melodic warm male vocals bittersweet summer uplifting love lush
52k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.26 Average
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city, Cover art
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
4.26 50k 50,026 345 345
22 October 2012 Album
West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap
urban crime concept album conscious introspective male vocals passionate violence
50k Ratings 345 Reviews 4.26 Average
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Cover art
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
David Bowie
4.26 47k 46,649 741 741
16 June 1972 Album
Glam Rock Pop Rock
Art Rock Rock Opera
science fiction melodic male vocals concept album passionate anthemic rock opera bittersweet
47k Ratings 741 Reviews 4.26 Average
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico, Cover art
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
4.23 52k 52,406 985 985
12 March 1967 Album
Art Rock Experimental Rock
Proto-Punk Noise Rock Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock
drugs sexual raw noisy urban male vocals avant-garde eclectic
52k Ratings 985 Reviews 4.23 Average
Talking Heads - Remain in Light, Cover art
Remain in Light
Talking Heads
4.26 43k 43,419 560 560
8 October 1980 Album
New Wave Post-Punk
Funk Afrobeat Experimental Rock Dance-Punk
rhythmic anxious energetic male vocals abstract playful cryptic quirky
43k Ratings 560 Reviews 4.26 Average
Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Cover art
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Mingus
4.34 25k 24,538 382 382
July 1963 Album
Avant-Garde Jazz Third Stream
Experimental Big Band Flamenco Jazz Ballet
instrumental complex passionate suite dense avant-garde suspenseful technical
25k Ratings 382 Reviews 4.34 Average
The Beatles - Revolver, Cover art
Revolver
The Beatles
4.23 51k 50,513 1k 1,212
5 August 1966 Album
Pop Rock Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock Psychedelic Pop
psychedelic melodic male vocals eclectic drugs playful warm quirky
51k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.23 Average
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Cover art
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
4.31 30k 29,556 454 454
February 1965 Album
Spiritual Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz
Modal Jazz Post-Bop
improvisation passionate spiritual instrumental complex suite acoustic meditative
30k Ratings 454 Reviews 4.31 Average
Nas - Illmatic, Cover art
Illmatic
Nas
4.23 38k 38,033 629 629
19 April 1994 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop Jazz Rap
urban crime introspective sampling drugs conscious philosophical rhythmic
38k Ratings 629 Reviews 4.23 Average
Black Sabbath - Paranoid, Cover art
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
4.21 42k 42,166 621 621
18 September 1970 Album
Heavy Metal Hard Rock
Traditional Doom Metal Blues Rock Heavy Psych
heavy political war dark male vocals ominous drugs pessimistic
42k Ratings 621 Reviews 4.21 Average
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, Cover art
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
4.24 35k 34,840 578 578
17 August 1959 Album
Modal Jazz Cool Jazz
instrumental mellow improvisation nocturnal soothing calm acoustic meditative
35k Ratings 578 Reviews 4.24 Average
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!, Cover art
Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
4.20 41k 41,114 658 658
9 October 2000 Album
Post-Rock
Field Recordings Drone Chamber Music Ambient
instrumental epic melancholic atmospheric apocalyptic suspenseful suite sampling
41k Ratings 658 Reviews 4.20 Average
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, Cover art
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
4.18 42k 41,808 790 790
16 May 1966 Album
Baroque Pop
Sunshine Pop Psychedelic Pop Progressive Pop Art Pop
Wall of Sound bittersweet love warm romantic lush melodic melancholic
42k Ratings 790 Reviews 4.18 Average
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Cover art
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
4.21 33k 33,025 425 425
9 November 1993 Album
East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap Hardcore Hip Hop
urban aggressive raw crime boastful violence rhythmic energetic
33k Ratings 425 Reviews 4.21 Average
The Cure - Disintegration, Cover art
Disintegration
The Cure
4.20 35k 35,380 447 447
2 May 1989 Album
Gothic Rock Post-Punk
Dream Pop
melancholic ethereal romantic atmospheric nocturnal sad bittersweet love
35k Ratings 447 Reviews 4.20 Average
King Crimson - Red, Cover art
Red
King Crimson
4.23 28k 27,777 445 445
6 October 1974 Album
Progressive Rock Art Rock
Jazz-Rock Hard Rock Free Improvisation
dark heavy anxious technical ominous uncommon time signatures complex progressive
28k Ratings 445 Reviews 4.23 Average
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Cover art
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
4.10 56k 56,305 1k 1,014
10 February 1998 Album
Indie Folk Indie Rock
Psychedelic Folk Singer-Songwriter Slacker Rock British Brass Band
passionate poetic death cryptic surreal acoustic bittersweet male vocals
56k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.10 Average
Slint - Spiderland, Cover art
Spiderland
Slint
4.16 40k 39,836 500 500
27 March 1991 Album
Post-Rock Post-Hardcore Math Rock
Spoken Word Experimental Rock Slowcore Emo
lonely anxious sombre uncommon time signatures dark suspenseful atmospheric melancholic
40k Ratings 500 Reviews 4.16 Average
Nick Drake - Pink Moon, Cover art
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
4.19 35k 35,139 596 596
25 February 1972 Album
Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
Folk Baroque
acoustic melancholic lonely mellow introspective poetic calm male vocals
35k Ratings 596 Reviews 4.19 Average
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Cover art
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
4.09 60k 60,150 670 670
22 November 2010 Album
Pop Rap Hip Hop
Art Pop
epic boastful passionate sampling hedonistic anthemic vulgar melodic
60k Ratings 670 Reviews 4.09 Average
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Cover art
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
4.13 50k 50,248 881 881
26 May 1967 Album
Psychedelic Pop Pop Rock
Art Rock Psychedelic Rock Baroque Pop Sunshine Pop
psychedelic playful melodic male vocals lush eclectic optimistic warm
50k Ratings 881 Reviews 4.13 Average
Pink Floyd - Animals, Cover art
Animals
Pink Floyd
4.16 43k 42,594 726 726
21 January 1977 Album
Progressive Rock Art Rock
Psychedelic Rock
political philosophical pessimistic concept album sarcastic progressive satirical male vocals
43k Ratings 726 Reviews 4.16 Average
Björk - Vespertine, Cover art
Vespertine
Björk
4.20 30k 30,332 297 297
27 August 2001 Album
Art Pop Electronic
Ambient Pop Glitch Pop Microsound Folktronica
sensual sexual romantic winter ethereal lush atmospheric passionate
30k Ratings 297 Reviews 4.20 Average
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, Cover art
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
4.11 46k 46,159 604 604
15 June 1979 Album
Post-Punk
Gothic Rock
sombre dark cold anxious introspective lonely depressive atmospheric
46k Ratings 604 Reviews 4.11 Average
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead, Cover art
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
4.13 43k 42,633 558 558
16 June 1986 Album
Jangle Pop Indie Pop
Post-Punk
lonely melancholic sarcastic poetic melodic bittersweet introspective humorous
43k Ratings 558 Reviews 4.13 Average
Fishmans - Long Season, Cover art
Long Season
Fishmans
4.19 28k 28,015 214 214
25 October 1996 Album
Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia Progressive Pop
Dub Ambient Pop Post-Rock Post-Minimalism
atmospheric lush repetitive mellow psychedelic aquatic warm melodic
28k Ratings 214 Reviews 4.19 Average
The Beatles - The Beatles [White Album], Cover art
The Beatles [White Album]
The Beatles
4.14 41k 41,063 1k 1,112
22 November 1968 Album
Pop Rock Rock
Psychedelic Rock Blues Rock Art Rock Hard Rock Folk Rock
eclectic melodic playful male vocals quirky energetic love introspective
41k Ratings 1k Reviews 4.14 Average
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way, Cover art
In a Silent Way
Miles Davis
4.22 21k 20,515 304 304
30 July 1969 Album
Jazz Fusion Modal Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz Ambient
instrumental atmospheric mellow nocturnal mysterious improvisation soothing calm
21k Ratings 304 Reviews 4.22 Average
Portishead - Dummy, Cover art
Dummy
Portishead
4.14 36k 36,371 419 419
22 August 1994 Album
Trip Hop
Acid Jazz Dark Jazz Illbient
melancholic mysterious atmospheric dark nocturnal female vocals sampling mellow
36k Ratings 419 Reviews 4.14 Average
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited, Cover art
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
4.18 30k 29,658 595 595
30 August 1965 Album
Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter
Blues Rock Contemporary Folk
poetic cryptic surreal sarcastic male vocals passionate conscious rebellious
30k Ratings 595 Reviews 4.18 Average
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love, Cover art
Hounds of Love
Kate Bush
4.17 29k 29,178 302 302
16 September 1985 Album
Art Pop Progressive Pop
Baroque Pop Synthpop
female vocals lush love passionate romantic ethereal concept album poetic
29k Ratings 302 Reviews 4.17 Average
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  • Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense, Cover art
    Stop Making Sense
    1984 Album
    9k Ratings 132 Reviews 4.21 Average
    4.21 9k 8,892 132 132
  • The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour, Cover art
    Magical Mystery Tour
    1967 Album
    32k Ratings 572 Reviews 4.07 Average
    4.07 32k 32,062 572 572
  • Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks, Cover art
    Twin Peaks
    1990 Album
    12k Ratings 88 Reviews 4.14 Average
    4.14 12k 11,976 88 88
  • Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain, Cover art
    Purple Rain
    1984 Album
    20k Ratings 324 Reviews 4.10 Average
    4.10 20k 20,176 324 324
  • 山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka] - Silent Hill 2, Cover art
    Silent Hill 2
    2001 Album
    7k Ratings 83 Reviews 4.15 Average
    4.15 7k 6,913 83 83
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  • Fishmans - 98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare), Cover art
    98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare)
    1999 Album
    15k Ratings 204 Reviews 4.38 Average
    4.38 15k 14,761 204 204
  • Swans - Swans Are Dead, Cover art
    Swans Are Dead
    1998 Album
    5k Ratings 46 Reviews 4.25 Average
    4.25 5k 4,663 46 46
  • Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert, Cover art
    The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
    1998 Album
    4k Ratings 142 Reviews 4.25 Average
    4.25 4k 3,765 142 142
  • Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971, Cover art
    Live at Massey Hall 1971
    2007 Album
    3k Ratings 124 Reviews 4.25 Average
    4.25 3k 3,410 124 124
  • King Crimson - The Great Deceiver: Live 1973-1974, Cover art
    The Great Deceiver: Live 1973-1974
    1992 Album
    2k Ratings 53 Reviews 4.25 Average
    4.25 2k 1,636 53 53
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  • The Fall - The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004, Cover art
    The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
    2005 Album
    835 Ratings 47 Reviews 4.33 Average
    4.33 835 835 47 47
  • The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions, Cover art
    The Smile Sessions
    2011 Album
    9k Ratings 191 Reviews 4.24 Average
    4.24 9k 9,219 191 191
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