Acclaimed Records
Reissues yet to be released marked with an asterisk(*). #3: The Beatles – Revolver [Mono] (Special Super Deluxe Edition) #5: Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On [Stereo] (50th Anniversary Edition) #9: Bob Dylan – Blonde on...
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AllMusic 5-Star Albums
Popular Jazz Classical Miscellaneous PopularAvant-GardeBluesChildren'sClassicalComedy/SpokenCountryEasy ListeningFolkElectronicHolidayInternationalJazzLatinNew AgePop/RockR&BRapReggaeReligiousStage & ScreenVocal Blues...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1970)
Led Zeppelin may have come first, striking twice in 1969 with Zeppelin I and II, but Black Sabbath...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Massive Attack – Blue Lines (1991)
When I was counting down my list of favorite albums in late 2011 and early 2012, I still hadn’t...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Alice in Chains – Dirt (1992)
During the grunge explosion of the early ’90s, Alice in Chains never quite became the “it” band...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: The Verve – Urban Hymns (1997)
Every once in a while, I’ll come across an album whose first track is so good it takes me days,...
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Favorite Albums | Honoroable Mention: Pearl Jam – Backspacer (2009)
This may be a little hard to believe, but Pearl Jam — the most popular rock band of the...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Nirvana – In Utero (1993)
Two years ago, when I finalized my 100 favorite albums list, Nirvana’s Nevermind weighed in...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Depeche Mode – Violator (1990)
I can still remember the first time I heard Depeche Mode. Shortly after the ’90s wrapped up...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Adele – 21 (2011)
In retrospect — a word I use loosely here, since 21 was released less than two and a half...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)
Artistically and commercially, R.E.M.’s first nine albums can be pretty cleanly divided into...
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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River (1969)
Green River came so close to making my 100 favorite albums list. I know I have said that about...
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