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Updated: 2021-05-18T11:49:15Z
Average Ratings Reviews
OK Computer - Cover art
1.
OK Computer
Radiohead
16 June 1997
Avg: 4.23 Ratings: 66,322 Reviews: 1555
Alternative Rock, Art Rock
melancholic, anxious, futuristic, existential, alienation, male vocals, atmospheric, lonely, cold, introspective
Wish You Were Here - Cover art
2.
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
12 September 1975
Avg: 4.29 Ratings: 45,805 Reviews: 964
Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Psychedelic Rock
melancholic, atmospheric, progressive, male vocals, concept album, introspective, serious, longing, meditative, bittersweet
In the Court of the Crimson King - Cover art
3.
In the Court of the Crimson King
King Crimson
10 October 1969
Avg: 4.30 Ratings: 41,988 Reviews: 844
Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Symphonic Prog, Jazz-Rock, Free Improvisation, Psychedelic Rock
fantasy, epic, progressive, philosophical, complex, surreal, poetic, male vocals, melancholic, technical
Kid A - Cover art
4.
Kid A
Radiohead
3 October 2000
Avg: 4.21 Ratings: 55,147 Reviews: 736
Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Electronic
Ambient, Electronic, IDM
cold, melancholic, futuristic, atmospheric, anxious, sombre, cryptic, abstract, male vocals, introspective
Loveless - Cover art
5.
Loveless
My Bloody Valentine
4 November 1991
Avg: 4.24 Ratings: 46,434 Reviews: 1190
Shoegaze, Noise Pop
Dream Pop
noisy, ethereal, atmospheric, romantic, hypnotic, dense, love, psychedelic, lush, Wall of Sound
To Pimp a Butterfly - Cover art
6.
To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
15 March 2015
Avg: 4.26 Ratings: 39,925 Reviews: 355
Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
Political Hip Hop, Neo-Soul, Funk, Poetry, Experimental Hip Hop
political, conscious, poetic, protest, introspective, concept album, urban, male vocals, eclectic, passionate
The Dark Side of the Moon - Cover art
7.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
23 March 1973
Avg: 4.20 Ratings: 54,777 Reviews: 1543
Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock
philosophical, atmospheric, introspective, existential, mellow, concept album, male vocals, psychedelic, progressive, epic
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Abbey Road - Cover art
8.
Abbey Road
The Beatles
26 September 1969
Avg: 4.25 Ratings: 42,086 Reviews: 936
Pop Rock
Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop
melodic, warm, male vocals, bittersweet, summer, uplifting, love, romantic, happy, lush
The Velvet Underground & Nico - Cover art
9.
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
12 March 1967
Avg: 4.24 Ratings: 43,402 Reviews: 929
Art Rock, Experimental Rock
Proto-Punk, Noise Rock, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
drugs, sexual, raw, noisy, urban, nihilistic, eclectic, male vocals, avant-garde, female vocals
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars - Cover art
10.
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
David Bowie
16 June 1972
Avg: 4.26 Ratings: 37,317 Reviews: 710
Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Art Rock, Rock Opera
science fiction, melodic, anthemic, male vocals, passionate, concept album, rock opera, bittersweet, energetic, triumphant
Revolver - Cover art
11.
Revolver
The Beatles
5 August 1966
Avg: 4.23 Ratings: 40,899 Reviews: 1231
Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop
psychedelic, melodic, male vocals, drugs, eclectic, playful, warm, quirky, happy, surreal
Remain in Light - Cover art
12.
Remain in Light
Talking Heads
8 October 1980
Avg: 4.25 Ratings: 33,947 Reviews: 501
New Wave, Post-Punk
Funk, Afrobeat, Experimental Rock, Dance-Punk
rhythmic, anxious, energetic, male vocals, playful, cryptic, abstract, repetitive, quirky, philosophical
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Cover art
13.
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Mingus
July 1963
Avg: 4.34 Ratings: 18,887 Reviews: 357
Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream
Experimental Big Band, Flamenco Jazz
instrumental, complex, passionate, suite, dense, avant-garde, suspenseful, technical, concept album, manic
Madvillainy - Cover art
14.
Madvillainy
Madvillain
23 March 2004
Avg: 4.25 Ratings: 32,324 Reviews: 367
Abstract Hip Hop
Jazz Rap, Experimental Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop
sampling, playful, cryptic, humorous, abstract, mysterious, surreal, eclectic, male vocals, drugs
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A Love Supreme - Cover art
15.
A Love Supreme
John Coltrane
February 1965
Avg: 4.30 Ratings: 23,623 Reviews: 422
Spiritual Jazz
Modal Jazz, Post-Bop
passionate, spiritual, improvisation, instrumental, complex, suite, acoustic, meditative, avant-garde, religious
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16.
In Rainbows
Radiohead
10 October 2007
Avg: 4.17 Ratings: 45,240 Reviews: 747
Art Rock, Alternative Rock
Electronic, Dream Pop, Art Pop
lush, melancholic, introspective, male vocals, bittersweet, mellow, warm, atmospheric, ethereal, longing
98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare) - Cover art
17.
98.12.28 男達の別れ (98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare)
Fishmans
29 September 1999
Live
Avg: 4.37 Ratings: 9,219 Reviews: 150
Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
Dub, Ambient Pop, Progressive Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
bittersweet, ethereal, mellow, passionate, melodic, melancholic, atmospheric, warm, psychedelic, male vocals
good kid, m.A.A.d city - Cover art
18.
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Kendrick Lamar
22 October 2012
Avg: 4.20 Ratings: 35,574 Reviews: 299
West Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop
Hardcore Hip Hop, Pop Rap
urban, crime, concept album, conscious, introspective, male vocals, passionate, existential, violence, bittersweet
Paranoid - Cover art
19.
Paranoid
Black Sabbath
18 September 1970
Avg: 4.19 Ratings: 34,012 Reviews: 574
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Traditional Doom Metal, Blues Rock
dark, war, heavy, political, male vocals, ominous, drugs, science fiction, pessimistic, alienation
Kind of Blue - Cover art
20.
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
17 August 1959
Avg: 4.24 Ratings: 28,456 Reviews: 541
Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz
instrumental, mellow, improvisation, nocturnal, soothing, calm, acoustic, meditative
Pet Sounds - Cover art
21.
Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys
16 May 1966
Avg: 4.18 Ratings: 34,414 Reviews: 890
Baroque Pop
Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop, Progressive Pop
Wall of Sound, bittersweet, warm, love, romantic, melancholic, melodic, lush, introspective, passionate
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Cover art
22.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel
10 February 1998
Avg: 4.10 Ratings: 45,220 Reviews: 976
Indie Folk, Indie Rock
Psychedelic Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock, Brass Band
passionate, poetic, death, cryptic, surreal, acoustic, bittersweet, melodic, male vocals, love
Illmatic - Cover art
23.
Illmatic
Nas
19 April 1994
Avg: 4.19 Ratings: 28,547 Reviews: 599
East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
urban, crime, introspective, philosophical, sampling, conscious, drugs, rhythmic, male vocals, boastful
Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven! - Cover art
24.
Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
9 October 2000
Avg: 4.17 Ratings: 33,031 Reviews: 591
Post-Rock
Field Recordings, Drone, Chamber Music, Ambient
instrumental, epic, melancholic, atmospheric, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suite, sampling, complex, hypnotic
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Cover art
25.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
1 June 1967
Avg: 4.13 Ratings: 41,475 Reviews: 843
Psychedelic Pop, Pop Rock
Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop
psychedelic, playful, melodic, male vocals, optimistic, warm, eclectic, lush, uplifting, drugs
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Cover art
26.
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
9 November 1993
Avg: 4.19 Ratings: 25,963 Reviews: 419
East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
urban, aggressive, raw, crime, boastful, rhythmic, energetic, violence, dark, sampling
Red - Cover art
27.
Red
King Crimson
6 October 1974
Avg: 4.22 Ratings: 22,080 Reviews: 396
Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Jazz-Rock, Hard Rock, Free Improvisation
dark, anxious, heavy, technical, uncommon time signatures, ominous, complex, progressive, male vocals, nocturnal
Pink Moon - Cover art
28.
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
25 February 1972
Avg: 4.18 Ratings: 27,861 Reviews: 535
Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Folk Baroque
acoustic, melancholic, lonely, mellow, introspective, calm, poetic, sparse, male vocals, pastoral
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Spiderland - Cover art
29.
Spiderland
Slint
27 March 1991
Avg: 4.15 Ratings: 30,821 Reviews: 496
Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Math Rock
Experimental Rock, Spoken Word, Slowcore
lonely, sombre, anxious, dark, uncommon time signatures, suspenseful, atmospheric, melancholic, cryptic, cold
The Beatles [White Album] - Cover art
30.
The Beatles [White Album]
The Beatles
22 November 1968
Avg: 4.14 Ratings: 33,760 Reviews: 1070
Pop Rock, Rock
Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock, Folk Rock
eclectic, melodic, playful, male vocals, energetic, quirky, introspective, love, sarcastic, rebellious
Disintegration - Cover art
31.
Disintegration
The Cure
2 May 1989
Avg: 4.17 Ratings: 27,715 Reviews: 406
Gothic Rock, Post-Punk
Dream Pop
melancholic, romantic, ethereal, atmospheric, nocturnal, sad, bittersweet, introspective, love, lush
Unknown Pleasures - Cover art
32.
Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division
15 June 1979
Avg: 4.11 Ratings: 37,609 Reviews: 580
Post-Punk
Gothic Rock
sombre, dark, cold, anxious, introspective, lonely, atmospheric, male vocals, depressive, existential
The Queen Is Dead - Cover art
33.
The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths
16 June 1986
Avg: 4.12 Ratings: 33,487 Reviews: 529
Jangle Pop, Indie Pop
Post-Punk
lonely, melancholic, sarcastic, poetic, melodic, introspective, bittersweet, male vocals, humorous, longing
Highway 61 Revisited - Cover art
34.
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
30 August 1965
Avg: 4.18 Ratings: 25,289 Reviews: 599
Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Blues Rock, Contemporary Folk
poetic, cryptic, surreal, sarcastic, male vocals, passionate, conscious, rebellious, philosophical, introspective
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Cover art
35.
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West
22 November 2010
Avg: 4.06 Ratings: 43,598 Reviews: 606
Pop Rap, Hip Hop
Art Pop
boastful, epic, passionate, sampling, hedonistic, vulgar, melodic, anthemic, introspective, male vocals
Animals - Cover art
36.
Animals
Pink Floyd
21 January 1977
Avg: 4.12 Ratings: 34,530 Reviews: 685
Progressive Rock, Art Rock
political, pessimistic, philosophical, sarcastic, concept album, progressive, satirical, male vocals, complex, epic
Doolittle - Cover art
37.
Doolittle
Pixies
17 April 1989
Avg: 4.12 Ratings: 32,419 Reviews: 544
Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Surf Rock, Noise Pop
energetic, playful, anxious, humorous, manic, male vocals, noisy, raw, rebellious, sarcastic
Led Zeppelin [IV] - Cover art
38.
Led Zeppelin [IV]
Led Zeppelin
8 November 1971
Avg: 4.11 Ratings: 33,661 Reviews: 873
Hard Rock
Blues Rock, Folk Rock
fantasy, folklore, male vocals, energetic, passionate, rebellious, rhythmic, melodic, heavy, longing
In a Silent Way - Cover art
39.
In a Silent Way
Miles Davis
30 July 1969
Avg: 4.21 Ratings: 16,086 Reviews: 271
Jazz Fusion, Modal Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
instrumental, atmospheric, mellow, improvisation, mysterious, nocturnal, soothing, calm, meditative, hypnotic
Low - Cover art
40.
Low
David Bowie
14 January 1977
Avg: 4.13 Ratings: 27,547 Reviews: 515
Art Rock
Ambient, Electronic, Art Pop
atmospheric, futuristic, lonely, cryptic, sombre, abstract, male vocals, surreal, melancholic, anxious
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