Lists of albums
This is a list of musical albums with articles in the Wikipedia. For a list of particularly notable albums (with or without an extant article) see List of albums by genre.
Numbers and punctuation
- 10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe - 1987 - breakthrough folk rock album and last to feature Natalie Merchant
- 3rd Bass - The Cactus Album - 1989 - one of the first critically acclaimed hip hop albums by a white group
- ? & the Mysterians - Ninety-Six Tears - 1966 - cult classic psychedelic rock album
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- ABBA - Super Trouper - 1980 - best-selling Europop album
- ABBA - Waterloo - 1974 - massively best-selling album throughout Europe
- Above the Law - Black Mafia Life - 1993 - acclaimed gangsta rap album that re-established the group after a two year break
- AC/DC - Back in Black - 1980 - bestselling album, first after the death of Bon Scott and featuring Brian Johnson
- AC/DC - Highway to Hell - 1979 - international hit that helped make the band a mainstream success, last to feature Bon Scott
- Adam & the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier - 1980 - influential post punk album, first recorded with a brand-new backing band
- Aerosmith - Draw the Line - 1977 - third album, commercial and critical disappointment in the light of previous success
- Aerosmith - Night in the Ruts - 1979 - sixth album, recorded partially after the departure of Joe Perry
- Aerosmith - Rocks - 1976 - internationally popular second album
- Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic - 1975 - breakthrough success for the band
- The Afghan Whigs - Congregation - 1991 - popular grunge music album that some considered watered-down
- AFI - Art of Drowning - 2000 - unusually popular punk rock album that achieved unusual chart success
- Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock - The Album - 1986 - featuring one of the earliest hip hop mainstream hits, "Planet Rock"
- Al Green - Call Me - 1973 - Green's most popular album, which uniquely incorporated country music into album-oriented soul
- Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination - 1975 - cult favorite, avant-garde progressive rock album that retells various Edgar Allen Poe stories
- Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - 1995 - massive blockbuster remembered for plaintive and starkly emotional vocals
- Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies - 1973 - widely regarded as the best album by the band in the first period of their career
- Alice in Chains - Dirt - 1992 - influential album that helped break grunge music into the mainstream
- The Allman Brothers Band - Live at Fillmore East - 1971 - band's most popular release and an influential live recording
- America - Homecoming - 1973 - breakthrough success for the band
- Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco - 1989 - debut release that made DiFranco famous for her songwriting and plaintive vocals
- The Animals - Animalism - 1966 - critically acclaimed blues rock album
- Anthrax - Among the Living - 1987 - fourth album and band's most popular
- Anthrax - Persistence of Time - 1990 - ninth album by Anthrax, and the first to incorporate lyrics stressing peace and tolerance
- Anthrax - State of Euphoria - 1988 - seventh album, critical failure regarded as one of the band's weakest efforts
- Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do - 1995 - critically acclaimed ambient album
- Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You - 1967 - bestselling, critically-acclaimed album that includes Franklin's signature song, "Respect"
- Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul - 1968 - popular album that proved Franklin could consistently succeed with full-length LPs
- Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black - 1971 - Grammy-winning, critically acclaimed release
- Arrested Development - Three Years, Five Months, Two Days in the Life of - 1992 - popular album that helped break hip hop into the mainstream, early hit for alternative and southern hip hop
- Arthur Brown - Crazy World of Arthur Brown - 1968 - cult favorite psychedelic rock album
- Ash - 1977 - 1996 - popular Britpop album
- Asia - Asia - 1982 - breakthrough album by the progressive rock band
- Audioslave - Audioslave - 2002 - debut release by Audioslave, formed out of the ashes of Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden
- Augustus Pablo - East of the River Nile - 1977 - critically acclaimed reggae album
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- The B-52's - The B-52s (album) - 1979 - breakthrough New Wave-pop hit
- Babes in Toyland - Fontanelle - 1992 - influential early riot grrl album
- Bad Brains - I Against I - 1986 - popular alternative rock, roots reggae and hardcore punk album
- Bad Company - Bad Company - 1974 - popular hard rock album
- Bad Religion - Suffer - 1988 - critically success punk rock album, the first to be recorded after the old line-up was reinstituted
- Badfinger - No Dice - 1970 - early example of power pop
- Badfinger - Straight Up - 1971 - pioneering album that cemented the sound of power pop
- Bananarama - Deep Sea Skiving - 1983 - internationally popular New Wave-pop album
- The Band - Music from Big Pink - 1968 - early and influential mix of country, Appalachian folk music and rock and roll
- The Band - The Band - 1969 - one of the most acclaimed folk-rock fusions
- Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Lunch - 1990 - second indie tape release, helped establish a cult following for the band
- Barrington Levy - Englishman - 1979 - Levy's international breakthrough dancehall album
- Barry White - Stone Gon' - 1973 - commercially and critically successful soul album, known as White's contribution to album-oriented 1970s soul
- The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds - 1966 - critically acclaimed album widely acknowledged as the band's best, and one of the most influential rock albums
- The Beach Boys - Endless Summer - 1974 - bestseller for three years, collection of prior singles
- The Beach Boys - Smile - legendary unreleased album, much-sought after
- Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill - 1986 - breakthrough album for group and hip hop among mainstream fans
- Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique - 1989 - gave the group critical credibility, making them one of the first white hip hop groups to do so
- The Beatles - 1 - 2000 - collection of #1 hits that sparked a renaissance in Beatles' popularity
- The Beatles - Abbey Road - 1969 - one of the band's most acclaimed works, featuring both hit singles and more complex, multi-part compositions
- The Beatles - Beatles for Sale - 1964 - fourth album that saw major musical innovation and growth from the band
- The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night - 1964 - third album, based off the film of the same name, regarded as competent, but not as innovative as later work
- The Beatles - Help! - 1965 - soundtrack to a film of the same name, not as popular as many other LPs, but much critically-acclaimed
- The Beatles - Let It Be - 1970 - final Beatles album, often considered disappointing
- The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour - 1967 - soundtrack to a film of the same name; soundtrack widely acclaimed, but the film flopped
- The Beatles - Please Please Me - 1963 - blockbuster that launched the Beatles' career
- The Beatles - Revolver - 1966 - turning-point in the band's career, marking the end of simple pop and increasing complexity in lyrics and accompaniment
- The Beatles - Rubber Soul - 1965 - blockbuster album that introduced the first of many major innovations, such as the use of the sitar
- The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 1967 - widely acknowledged as a masterpiece of psychedelic rock
- The Beatles - The White Album - 1968 - self-titled release colloquially referred to be the color of the album cover, major critical success often considered the most avant-garde of the Beatles recordings
- The Beatles - With the Beatles - 1963 - second album, began The Beatles' musical evolution
- The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - 1969 - hit film and sountrack, widely regarded as humorous, fun and solid if not as pioneering as other releases
- Beck - Mellow Gold - 1994 - breakthrough album
- Beck - Midnite Vultures - 1999 - popular genre-bending album that mixed soul, funk and hip hop with indie rock
- Beck - Mutations - 1998 - follow-up to blockbuster Odelay, failed to live up to prior commercial or critical success
- Beck - Odelay - 1996 - gave Beck massive mainstream success
- Beck - One Foot in the Grave - 1994 - cult favorite that established Beck's devoted fanbase
- Beck - Sea Change - 2002 - popular later album
- The Bee Gees - The Bee Gees' First - 1967 - psychedelic rock album that had some fans, most of whom were disappointed by the future switch to pop-disco
- The Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever - 1977 - blockbuster album that established the primacy of disco on the American pop charts
- Beenie Man - Blessed - 1995 - Beenie Man's international breakthrough that became a hit in Jamaica and elsewhere
- Ben Folds - Rocking the Suburbs - 2001 - mainstream success and first solo album for Folds
- Ben Harper - Fight for Your Mind - 1995 - expanded Harper's fanbase with excellent reviews, last solo album before adding The Innocent Criminals
- Better Than Ezra - Surprise - 1989
- Big Star - Radio City - 1974 - influential early power pop album and cult favorite
- Billy Bragg - Talking with the Taxman about Poetry - 1986 - cult favorite that established Bragg's musical capabilities by adding new instruments and more accompaniment
- Billy Idol - Rebel Yell - 1983 - blockbuster beakthrough release
- Billy Joel - The Piano Man - 1973 - commercially well-received album that began Joel's career
- Björk - Debut - 1993 - debut solo album that established the singer's quirky image and gave her a solid fanbase
- Blackstar - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Blackstar - 1998 - influential alternative hip hop album
- Black Crowes - Amorica - 1994 - despite lukewarm critical receptions, Amorica was a best-seller due to controversy aroused by the album cover
- Black Crowes - Shake Your Moneymaker - 1990 - debut album that established a devoted fanbase for the band
- Black Flag - Damaged - 1981 - influential hardcore punk album
- Black Sabbath - Master of Reality - 1971 - less well-received than Paranoid, still considered a classic of early heavy metal
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid - 1971 - considered one of the first heavy metal music albums
- Black Uhuru - Chill Out - 1982 - influential dub music album
- Blind Faith - Blind Faith - 1969 - best-selling sole album by a supergroup
- Blind Melon - Blind Melon - 1992 - breakthrough traditional rock album
- blink-182 - Buddha - 1994 - debut album originally released only on tape
- blink-182 - Enema of the State - 1999 - popular pop punk album that earned the band scorn from punk rock purists
- Blondie - Parallel Lines - 1978 - breakthrough New Wave album that brought the band and genre to mainstream audiences
- Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father to the Man - 1968 - pioneering fusion of jazz, rock and classical music
- Bloodhound Gang - One Fierce Beer Coaster - 1996 - popular success known for a bizarre sense of humor
- Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum - 1968 - cult favorite and early influence on heavy metal music
- Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune - 1976 - one of the earliest heavy metal albums to have mainstream appeal
- Blues Traveler - Four - 1994 - popular album that helped the band achieve its only taste of mainstream success
- Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish - 1993 - second album that established the band's reputation and added psychedelia and other influences
- Blur - Parklife - 1994 - one of the most influential examples of early Britpop that helped break the genre into pop audiences
- Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks - 1975
- Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde - 1966
- Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home - 1965
- Bob Dylan - Love and Theft - 2001
- Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes - 1975
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus - 1977
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Uprising - 1980
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Burnin' - 1973
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire - 1973
- Bob Marley & the Wailers - Natty Dread - 1974
- Bob Seger - Live Bullet - 1976
- Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi - 1984
- Bon Jovi - Crossroad - 1994
- Bon Jovi - Crush - 2000
- Bon Jovi - New Jersey - 1988
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - E 1999 Eternal - 1995
- Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time - 1989
- Booker T. & the MGs - Green Onions - 1962
- Bootsy Collins - Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band - 1976
- Boston - Boston - 1976
- Bounty Killer - My Xperience - 1996
- Bread - Bread - 1969
- The Breeders - Last Splash - 1993
- Brian Eno - Another Green World - 1975
- Bright Eyes - Every Day and Every Night - 2000
- Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors - 2000
- Bright Eyes - Letting Off the Happiness - 1998
- Bright Eyes - Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground - 2002
- Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem - Vous and Nous - 1977
- Brinsley Schwarz - Silver Pistol - 1972
- Britney Spears - Baby One More Time - 1999
- Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again - 2000
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Born in the U.S.A. - 1984
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Born to Run - 1975 - Springsteen's breakthrough album that included the blockbuster title track and made him a mainstream star
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Greetings from Asbury Park, New Jersey - 1973 - debut album that began a series of articles hyping Springsteen as the next big thing in music
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Nebraska - 1982 - critically acclaimed album released only after Springsteen scrapped the record and released the stripped-down demos
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle - 1973
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Darkness on the Edge of Town - 1978
- Budgie - Bandolier - 1975
- Budgie - Budgie - 1971
- Budgie - Deliver Us from Evil - 1982
- Budgie - If I Were Britannia I'd Waive the Rules - 1976
- Budgie - In For The Kill - 1974
- Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend - 1973
- Budgie - Nightflight - 1981
- Budgie - Power Supply - 1980
- Budgie - Squawk - 1971
- Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again - 1967
- Buju Banton - Till Shiloh - 1995
- Bunny Wailer - Liberation - 1989
- Burning Spear - Man in the Hills - 1976
- Bush - Sixteen Stone - 1994
- The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo - 1968
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- Camper Van Beethoven - Camper Van Beethoven
- Carcass - Heartwork - 1994
- Carcass - Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious - 1991
- Carcass - Swansong - 1996
- Carcass - Wake Up And Smell The...Carcass - 1997
- Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium - 1987
- Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning - 1999
- The Clash - London Calling - 1979
- Cocteau Twins - Head over Heels - 1983 - influential dream pop album that could be considered the genesis of Britpop, space rock, twee pop and shoegazing
- Culture Club - Kissing to Be Clever - 1982
- The Cure - Disintegration - 1989
- The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys - 1979
- Curtis Mayfield - Superfly - 1972
- Crass - Bullshit Detecter - 1980 - 1984
- Crass - The Feeding of the 5000 - 1978
- Crass - Stations of the Crass - 1979
- Crass - Yes Sir, I Will - 1983
- Culture Club - Kissing to Be Clever - 1982
- Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual - 1984 - one of the first albums made a blockbuster by MTV
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- D'Angelo - Voodoo - 2000
- David Bowie - Aladdin Sane - 1973
- David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars - 1972 - classic glam rock concept album that tells the story of a cross-dressing Martian rock star
- De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising - 1989 - widely considered the first alternative hip hop album, both praised and derided upon its release for uplifting and optimistic lyrics
- Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - 1980
- The Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist - 1985
- Dead Prez - Let's Get Free - 2000
- Def Jef - Just a Poet with a Soul - 1989
- Deftones - Adrenaline - 1995
- Deftones - Around the Fur - 1997
- Deftones - White Pony - 2000
- Diamond Head - Canterbury - 1983
- Dismember - Like an Ever Flowing Stream - 1991
- Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury - 1992 - alternative hip hop album that sparked controversy and critical acclaim with topical lyrical content
- DJ Spooky - Songs of a Dead Dreamer - 1996
- The Doors - The Doors - 1967
- Dr. Dre - The Chronic - 1992 - one of the first major hip hop albums, established the popular supremacy of West Coast rap and g funk, and also launched the career of Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Dredg - El Cielo - 2002
- Dredg - Leitmotif - 2001
- Duran Duran - Rio - 1982
E
- The Eagles - Hotel California - 1976
- Embrace - Embrace - 1987
- Entombed - Clandestine - 1991
- Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard - 1974
- Erykah Badu - Baduizm - 1997
- Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - 1983
F
- Faith Hill - Breathe - 1999
- The Firm - The Firm - 1985
- The Firm - Mean Business - 1986
- Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - 1977
- Fleetwood Mac - Tusk - 1979
- Frank Zappa - We're Only in It for the Money - 1968
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Liverpool - 1986
- Fugazi - 13 Songs - 1990
- Fugazi - The Argument - 2001
- Funkadelic - America Eats Its Young - 1972
- Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop - 1973
- Funkadelic - Electric Spanking of War Babies - 1981
- Funkadelic - Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow - 1970
- Funkadelic - Funkadelic - 1970
- Funkadelic - Hardcore Jollies - 1976
- Funkadelic - Let's Take It to the Stage - 1975
- Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - 1971
- Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove - 1978
- Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On - 1974
- Funkadelic - Tales of Kidd Funkadelic - 1976
- Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You - 1979
G
- Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy - 1989
- George Strait - Right or Wrong - 1983
- The Get-Up Kids - Something to Write Home About - 1999
- Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele - 2000
- Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience - 1992
- The Go-Go's - The Beauty and the Beat - 1981
- Godsmack - Faceless - 1997
- The Grateful Dead - American Beauty - 1970
- Greg Howe - Greg Howe - 1988
- Green Day - Dookie - 1994
- Green Day - Insomniac - 1995
- Green Day - Nimrod - 1997
- Green Day - Shenanigans - 2002
- Green River - Rehab Doll/Dry As a Bone - 1988
- Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction - 1987 - breakthrough debut that made grungey hair metal mainstream for a few years
- Guru - Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 - 1993 - critically acclaimed album that cemented the sound of jazz rap
- GZA - Liquid Swords - 1995
H
- Helmet - Aftertaste - 1997
- Helmet - Betty - 1994
- Helmet - Born Annoying - 1994
- Helmet - Meantime - 1992
- Helmet - Strap It On - 1991
I
J
- Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky - 1974
- Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Jukebox - 1987
- Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking - 1988 - popular album that helped launch alternative rock into the mainstream
- Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt - 1996 - debut album by one of hip hop's future superstars
- Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow - 1967 - innovative early psychedelic rock album
- Jethro Tull - A - 1980
- Jethro Tull - Aqualung - 1971
- Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes - 1977
- Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come - 1972 - soundtrack that became the first major success for reggae outside of Jamaica and other Caribbean islands
- Jimmy Page - Coverdale Page - 1993
- Jimmy Page - Death Wish II - 1982
- Jimmy Page - Live at the Greek - 2000
- Jimmy Page - Lucifer Rising - 1987
- Jimmy Page - No Quarter - 1994
- Jimmy Page - Outrider - 1988
- Jimmy Page - Walking Into Clarksdale - 1998
- Journey - Escape - 1981
- Journey - Evolution - 1979
- Journey - Infinity - 1978
- Journey - Journey - 1975
- Joy Division - Closer - 1980
- Jungle Brothers - Done By the Forces of Nature - 1989
- Juvenile - 400 Degreez - 1998
K
- Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing - 2002
- King Diamond - Conspiracy - 1989
- The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society - 1968
- Kool & the Gang - Spirit of the Boogie - 1975
- Korn - Korn - 1994
- Korn - Untouchables - 2002
- Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun - 1992 - critically acclaimed classic album that established the conventions of stoner metal
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- Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - 1998 - pioneering nu soul album that became a major mainstream success
- Led Zeppelin - CODA - 1982
- Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy - 1973
- Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door - 1979
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I - 1969
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - 1969
- Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III - 1970
- Led Zeppelin - Four Symbols - 1971
- Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - 1975
- Led Zeppelin - Presence - 1976
- Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same - 1976
- Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - 2000
- Linkin Park - Meteora - 2003
- Lit - A Place in the Sun - 1999
- Love - Forever Changes - 1967
- Ludacris - Word of Mouf - 2001
M
- Madonna - Like a Virgin - 1984
- Marvin Gaye - What's Going On? - 1971 - blockbuster release that helped invent a new kind of album-oriented soul music
- Mary J Blige - What's the 411? - 1992 - popular album that blended hip hop and soul in unique ways; beginning of nu soul
- Massive Attack - Blue Lines - 1991 - best-selling album that is regarded as the beginning of trip hop
- Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction - 1992
- Megadeth - Cryptic Writings - 1997
- Megadeth - Hidden Treasures - 1995
- Megadeth - Rude Awakening - 2002
- Megadeth - Rust in Peace - 1990
- Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What? - 1988
- Megadeth - The World Needs a Hero - 2001
- Megadeth - Youthanasia - 1994
- Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson - Pancho & Lefty - 1982
- Metallica - ...And Justice For All - 1988
- Metallica - The Black Album - 1991 - major commercial breakthrough
- Metallica - Garage Inc - 1998
- Metallica - Kill 'Em All - 1983
- Metallica - Load - 1996
- Metallica - Master Of Puppets - 1986
- Metallica - Ride the Lightning - 1984
- Metallica - Reload - 1997
- Metallica - S&M - 1999
- Method Man - Tical - 1994
- Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - 1959
- Ministry - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste - 1989
- Ministry - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs - 1992
- Misfits - Bullet - 1978
- Misfits - Cough/Cool - 1977
- Moby - Animal Rights - 1996
- Monty Python team - Monty Python Sings - 2000
- Mos Def - Black on Both Sides - 1999
- Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Black Star - 1998
- Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood - 1989
- My Bloody Valentine - Loveless - 1991
N
- Nas - Illmatic - 1994 - critically acclaimed debut that made Nas one of the most hyped acts in hip hop history
- Natalie Merchant - Tigerlily - 1995
- The Nazz - The Nazz - 1968
- Neil Young - Harvest - 1972
- New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies - 1983
- The New York Dolls - The New York Dolls - 1973
- Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral - 1994
- Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile - 1999
- Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine - 1989
- Nirvana - Bleach - 1989
- Nirvana - Nevermind - 1991 - major commercial and critical success, launched grunge music into the mainstream
- Nirvana - Incesticide - 1992
- Nirvana - In Utero - 1993
- Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York - 1994
- Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death - 1997
- Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die - 1994
- NSYNC - No Strings Attached - 2000
- N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton - 1989 - first blockbuster gangsta rap album that stirred controversy, especially the track "Fuck Tha Police"
O
- Oasis - Definitely Maybe - 1994 - debut album that brought Britpop to the top of the charts
- The Offspring - Smash - 1994
- Ol' Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please - 1999
- One Minute Silence - Available in All Colours - 1998
- Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz - 1980
- Ozzy Osbourne - Down to Earth - 2001
P
- Parliament - Mothership Connection - 1976
- Patti Smith - Horses - 1975
- Paul Simon - Paul Simon - 1972
- Pantera - Cowboys from Hell - 1990
- Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power - 1992
- Pearl Jam - Binaural - 2000
- Pearl Jam - Live on Two Legs - 1999
- Pearl Jam - No Code - 1996
- Pearl Jam - Riot Act - 2002
- Pearl Jam - Ten - 1991
- Pearl Jam - Vitalogy - 1994
- Pearl Jam - Vs. - 1993
- Pearl Jam - Yield - 1998
- Pet Lamb - Sweaty Handshake - 1995
- The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde - 1992 - cult favorite and early alternative hip hop album
- Pink Floyd - Animals - 1977
- Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother - 1970
- Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon - 1973 - Widely regarded as the best concept album of all time. Spent over a decade in the billboard top 200. 3rd Best selling album of all time (34 million)
- Pink Floyd - The Division Bell - 1994
- Pink Floyd - The Final Cut - 1983
- Pink Floyd - Meddle - 1971
- Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason - 1987
- Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds - 1972
- Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn - 1967
- Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets - 1968
- Pink Floyd - Ummagumma - 1969
- Pink Floyd - The Wall - 1979
- Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - 1975
- PJ Harvey - Dry - 1992
- P.J. Proby - Three Week Hero - 1969
- The Police - Synchronicity - 1983
- Presidents of the United States of America - Presidents of the United States of America - 1995
- Pretenders - The Pretenders
- Prong - Rude Awakening - 1996
- Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - 1988 - critically acclaimed and controversial hip hop album that helped bring the genre to the mainstream
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- Queen Latifah - All Hail the Queen - 1989 - popular album that helped invented alternative hip hop
- Queens of the Stone Age - R - 2000 - acclaimed second album, comparatively mellow
- Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf - 2002 - breakthrough success for the band and a harbinger of a return to hard rock in popular music
- Quiet Riot - Metal Health - 1983 - blockbuster hair metal release
R
- Radiohead - Amnesiac - 2001
- Radiohead - The Bends - 1995
- Radiohead - Drill - 1992
- Radiohead - Hail to the Thief - 2003
- Radiohead - Kid A - 2000
- Radiohead - OK Computer - 1997
- Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx- 1995 - widely considered one of the best Wu-Tang solo albums and a masterpiece of mafioso rap
- Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire - 1996
- Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine - 1992
- Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles - 1999
- Rainbow - Rainbow Rising - 1976
- The Ramones - Rocket to Russia - 1977
- The Ramones - The Ramones - 1976
- Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves - 1995
- Rancid - Let's Go - 1994
- Randy Newman - 12 Songs - 1970
- Ratt - Out of the Cellar - 1984
- Reba McEntire - My Kind of Country - 1986
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik - 1991
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication - 1999 - popular album critically acclaimed by many critics but derided by some fans as a sell-out record that abandoned much of the band's funk roots
- The Replacements - Tim - 1985
- Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring - 1985
- Robert Plant - The Honeydrippers: Volume One - 1984
- Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell - 1986
- Rush - 2112 - 1976
- Rush - Rush - 1974
- Rush - Signals - 1982
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- Santana - Abraxas - 1970
- Seal - Seal - 2003
- Sepultura - Beneath the Remains - 1989
- Sepultura - Chaos A.D. - 1993
- Sepultura - Roots - 1996
- Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols - 1977
- Shellac - At Action Park - 1994
- Shellac - 1000 Hurts - 2000
- Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water - 1970
- Skid Row - Slave to the Grind - 1991
- Slayer - Decade of Aggression - 1991
- Slayer - God Hates Us All - 2001
- Slayer - Hell Awaits - 1985
- Slayer - Reign in Blood - 1986
- Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss - 1990
- Slayer - Show No Mercy - 1983
- Slayer - South of Heaven - 1988
- Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - 1988
- Slipknot - Iowa - 2001
- Slipknot - Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat - 1996
- Slipknot - Slipknot - 1999
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Gish - 1991
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Lull - 1991
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - 1995
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Pisces Iscariot - 1994
- The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - 1993
- The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead - 1986
- Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle - 1993
- Social Distortion - Mainline (The Wreckage of the Past) - 1995
- Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster - 1983
- Social Distortion - Social Distortion - 1990
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - 1988
- Soundgarden - Screaming Life/Fopp - 1990 - compilation of two EPs
- Soundgarden - Ultramega OK - 1988
- Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger - 1991
- Soundgarden - Superunknown - 1994
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood - 1983
- Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life - 1976
- The Stooges - Raw Power - 1973
- The Strokes - Is This It - 2001
- Styx - The Grand Illusion - 1977
- Sublime - 40 Oz. to Freedom - 1992
- Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies - 1983
- Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler - 2001
- Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One - 1965
- System of a Down - Steal This Album! - 2002
- System of a Down - System of a Down - 1998
- System of a Down - Toxicity - 2001
- The Specials - More Specials - 1980
T
- Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food - 1978
- Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- Therapy? - Caucasian Psychosis - 1992
- Therapy? - Babyteeth - 1991
- Therapy? - Infernal Love - 1995
- Therapy? - Nurse - 1993
- Therapy? - Pleasure Death - 1992
- Therapy? - Semi-Detached - 1998
- Therapy? - Shameless - 2001
- Therapy? - So Much For the Ten Year Plan - 2000
- Therapy? - Suicide Pact-You First - 2000
- Therapy? - Troublegum - 1994
- They Might Be Giants - Flood - 1990
- They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants (The Pink Album)- 1986
- Tina Turner - Private Dancer - 1984 - debut solo album that made Turner a star and proved husband Ike Turner was not the sole cause of her previous success
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes - 1979
- Tom Waits - Rain Dogs - 1985
- Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones - 1983
- Tool - Ænima - 1996
- Tool - Lateralus - 2001
- Tool - Opiate - 1992
- Tool - Salival - 2000
- Tool - Undertow - 1993
- Tori Amos - Boys For Pele - 1996
- Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel - 1998
- Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes - 1992
- Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls - 2001
- Tori Amos - To Venus And Back - 1999
- Tori Amos - Under the Pink - 1994
- Tori Amos - Y Kant Tori Read - 1988
- A Tribe Called Quest - The Low-End Theory - 1991 - widely considered one of the best alternative hip hop albums, revolutionized the genre
- Tupac Shakur - All Eyez on Me - 1996
- Tupac Shakur - Me Against the World - 1995
U
- UFO - Ain't Misbehavin'
- UFO - Anthology
- UFO - Covenant
- UFO - Flying - 1971
- UFO - Lights Out - 1985
- UFO - Misdemeanor
- UFO - Obsession
- UFO - Phenomenon
- UFO - Space Metal
- UFO - Unidentified Flying Object
- U2 - Achtung Baby - 1991
- U2 - Boy - 1980
V
- Van Halen - Van Halen - 1978
- Van Halen - Van Halen II - 1979
- Van Morrison - Astral Weeks - 1968
- Van Morrison - Moondance - 1970
- The Vandals - Peace Thru Vandalism - 1989
- The Vandals - The Quickening - 1996
- Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack - 2000 - surprise blockbuster that proved hardcore bluegrass and country music could sell among mainstream audiences
- Various Artists - The Best of Bond...James Bond
- Various Artists - The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever!
- The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico - 1967
- The Verve - Urban Hymns - 1997
W
- Weezer - The Blue Album - 1994
- Weezer - The Green Album - 2001
- Weezer - Pinkerton - 1996
- White Zombie - Astro Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head - 1995
- The Who - My Generation - 1965
- The Who - A Quick One - 1966
- The Who - The Who Sell Out - 1967
- The Who - Tommy - 1969
- The Who - Who's Next - 1971
- The Who - Quadrophenia - 1973
- The Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers - 1993 - critically acclaimed East Coast hip hop album that helped keep the genre alive with G funk dominated the charts
X
Y
- The Yardbirds - Little Games - 1967
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Trial by Fire - 1989
- Yothu Yindi - Freedom - 1993
- Yothu Yindi - Homeland Movement - 1988
Z
- ZZ Top - Afterburner - 1985