One record per artist

Best of each artist

Every artist appears only once – with their best record. The list is ranked by the editors’ Still holds up score, then First listen and the readers’ ratings.

All 91 Rock 14 Pop 8 Soul, funk and R&B 7 Jazz 4 Hip hop 4 Electronic 5 Folk, country and song 5 Reggae and world 2 Hard rock and metal 42

1 Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express 1977 · Electronic Timeless classic
2 Massive Attack Blue Lines 1991 · Electronic Timeless classic
3 Portishead Dummy 1994 · Electronic Timeless classic
4 Daft Punk Discovery 2001 · Electronic Modern classic
5 The Knife Silent Shout 2006 · Electronic Modern classic

91 artists in the collection.