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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 91Rock 14Pop 8Soul, funk and R&B 7Jazz 4Hip hop 4Electronic 5Folk, country and song 5Reggae and world 2Hard rock and metal 42
  1. 1 Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited 1965 · Rock Timeless classic
  2. 2 The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967 · Rock Timeless classic
  3. 3 The Beatles Abbey Road 1969 · Rock Timeless classic
  4. 4 David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 1972 · Rock Timeless classic
  5. 5 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1973 · Rock Timeless classic
  6. 6 Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 1975 · Rock Timeless classic
  7. 7 Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 · Rock Timeless classic
  8. 8 Talking Heads Remain in Light 1980 · Rock Timeless classic
  9. 9 The Smiths The Queen Is Dead 1986 · Rock Timeless classic
  10. 10 Nirvana Nevermind 1991 · Rock Timeless classic
  11. 11 Kent Isola 1997 · Rock Timeless classic
  12. 12 Radiohead OK Computer 1997 · Rock Timeless classic
  13. 13 Arcade Fire Funeral 2004 · Rock Modern classic
  14. 14 Fiona Apple Fetch the Bolt Cutters 2020 · Rock Modern classic

91 artists in the collection.