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Songs in the Key of Life
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OK Computer
1990s
Alienation in the information age. The album that predicted 21st century anxiety.
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Illmatic
1990s
Queensbridge in ten perfect tracks. The lyrical standard for hip-hop.
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1990s
Soul, hip-hop, and reggae fused into a deeply personal statement of faith, love, and independence.
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Purple Rain
1980s
The soundtrack to Prince's semi-autobiographical film. When Doves Cry and everything after.
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Music 1990s
Nevermind
Smells Like Teen Spirit and the end of the 80s. Grunge's seismic moment.
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Music 1970s
London Calling
Punk meets reggae, rockabilly, and jazz. The most genre-demolishing album in rock history.
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Music 1990s
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Nine MCs from Staten Island revolutionize hip-hop. C.R.E.A.M. and the kung-fu aesthetic.
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Music 2010s
To Pimp a Butterfly
Jazz, funk, spoken word, and hip-hop as a meditation on Black American identity and survival.
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Music 1980s
Sign o' the Times
Prince at his most eclectic and brilliant across two discs. Funk, pop, rock, and gospel.
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Music 1970s
Songs in the Key of Life
Wonder's magnum opus. Sir Duke, Isn't She Lovely, and the most joyous double album ever made.