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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
3	To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar	2015	91.9	87.6	95	94.6	93.5	94.6	89	89.2
6	Kind of Blue - Miles Davis	1959	91.6	84.8	100	90.4	90.2	95	89	91.8
8	A Love Supreme - John Coltrane	1965	91	86	100	89.9	88.7	94	87	91.6
9	Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder	1976	91	86.4	100	93.9	91.9	90.2	85	89.8
11	Illmatic - Nas	1994	90.8	85.4	95	92.6	90.8	94	86	91.8
12	The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Mingus	1963	90.7	86.6	96	91.4	89.3	93.8	86	91.8
15	good kid, m.A.A.d city - Kendrick Lamar	2012	90.4	86.6	90	93.7	91.6	94.2	88	88.4
17	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan	1993	90.1	84.4	98	91.3	88.4	93	84	91.8
19	In a Silent Way - Miles Davis	1969	90	84.6	100	88.9	88.2	93.8	86	88.6
20	Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1968	89.9	83.2	100	90.6	88	92.2	86	89.2
24	What's Going On - Marvin Gaye	1971	89.6	84.2	97	91.8	89.8	93.4	85	86.2
26	Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits - Creedence Clearwater Revival	1976	89.6	85.8	100	87.9	91.4	89.8	84	88
28	Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys	1966	89.5	84	100	87.1	85.7	92.6	88	89.4
29	Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan	1965	89.5	83	100	88.9	86.1	91.8	88	89
30	The Smile Sessions - The Beach Boys	2011	89.5	85	96	88	89.4	93	85	90
31	Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan	1975	89.4	83.2	100	88.6	86.9	91.2	87	89
32	A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi	1965	89.4	82.4	100	89	91.9	94	81	87.6
34	Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan	1966	89.4	82.8	100	88.5	86.3	91.8	88	88.2
35	Bitches Brew - Miles Davis	1970	89.3	83.6	100	89.4	86.6	92.4	84	89.4
36	Remain in Light - Talking Heads	1980	89.3	85.2	97	89.2	85.9	91	87	89.8
38	Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1967	89.2	81.8	100	86.9	86.2	92.2	87	90.4
41	MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana	1994	89.1	83.4	92	91	90.5	92.8	86	88
43	The Doors - The Doors	1967	89	81.8	100	86.7	86.8	91.6	87	89.4
44	Marquee Moon - Television	1977	89	82.8	100	88.4	84.5	93	86	88.2
49	Innervisions - Stevie Wonder	1973	88.9	83	99	89.6	87.6	90	85	88.2
52	Thriller - Michael Jackson	1982	88.8	81.2	97	90.7	92.2	91.8	82	86.8
54	Grace - Jeff Buckley	1994	88.8	82.6	90	91.5	91.8	92.8	84	88.8
55	The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest	1991	88.7	83.4	93	90.3	87.5	93.6	85	88.2
59	Master of Puppets - Metallica	1986	88.6	80.6	100	88.9	85.2	93.2	83	89
60	At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash	1968	88.5	82.4	98	88	87.6	90.6	83	90
61	Doolittle - Pixies	1989	88.5	81.6	100	84.4	84	92.8	88	88.6
62	Blue Train - John Coltrane	1958	88.5	80.6	100	86.7	86	94	84	88
63	Waltz for Debby - Bill Evans	1962	88.5	81	100	86	88.3	95	81	88
65	Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan	1965	88.4	81.6	100	86.9	85.9	90.8	86	87.8
68	Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads	1984	88.4	86.8	84	92	92.8	90	83	90
71	The Glow Pt. 2 - The Microphones	2001	88.3	83.6	93	90.6	86.1	94.4	83	87.2
75	Purple Rain - Prince and The Revolution	1984	88.1	82.8	95	90.5	86.7	91	83	87.8
77	Illinois - Sufjan Stevens	2005	88.1	82.8	92	90.6	87.7	91.4	86	86
78	Symbolic - Death	1995	88	83	89	89.6	88.5	94	81	91
79	Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus	1959	88	81.8	100	85.6	84.5	92.8	84	87.4
80	The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground	1969	88	81.6	100	86.7	84.6	91.6	86	85.4
84	The Immaculate Collection - Madonna	1990	87.9	80.6	100	89.6	88.2	90	81	86
85	Soundtracks for the Blind - Swans	1996	87.9	83	93	88.7	86.1	93	83	88.4
86	Music for 18 Musicians - Steve Reich and Musicians	1978	87.9	82.2	100	86.8	84.6	93.8	81	86.8
88	Ride the Lightning - Metallica	1984	87.8	81.6	92	88.6	87	93	84	88.6
89	Deathconsciousness - Have a Nice Life	2008	87.8	82.6	90	90.9	88.2	95	81	87
90	Endtroducing..... - DJ Shadow	1996	87.8	82.6	92	88.1	84.7	93.2	84	89.8
91	Giant Steps - John Coltrane	1960	87.8	82.4	95	86.3	86.5	93.2	83	88
93	Aja - Steely Dan	1977	87.8	80.6	99	87	85.5	91.8	83	87.4
94	Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens	2015	87.7	81.8	91	89.1	88.2	92.2	86	85.8
95	The Infamous - Mobb Deep	1995	87.7	82.4	91	90.4	86.3	95	80	89
97	Liquid Swords - Genius/GZA	1995	87.7	82	87	89.1	86.8	94	84	91
99	Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers [Moanin'] - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	1959	87.7	81.4	100	85.6	86.5	93.4	83	84
101	Aquemini - OutKast	1998	87.6	82.6	90	89.9	86.9	92.6	83	88.4
102	Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 - Sam Cooke	1985	87.6	82.2	100	85.5	83.1	90.6	82	90
105	Complete Discography - Minor Threat	1989	87.6	81.2	100	84.2	86.1	92.6	81	88
107	Leaves Turn Inside You - Unwound	2001	87.5	82.2	93	87.6	85.2	94	82	88.6
108	Karma - Pharoah Sanders	1969	87.5	83.6	93	89.1	86.2	92.8	82	85.8
110	Either/Or - Elliott Smith	1997	87.5	83.6	84	89.4	89.1	92.8	84	89.4
112	Let My Children Hear Music - Charles Mingus	1972	87.5	81.6	100	87.5	87.2	87.2	82	86.8
114	Rain Dogs - Tom Waits	1985	87.4	80.8	99	85.2	83	91.2	84	88.8
117	Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G.	1994	87.4	80.6	92	88.6	86	93.2	82	89.4
119	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West	2010	87.3	81.6	91	89.3	89.7	90	85	84.6
121	Sign "☮︎" the Times - Prince	1987	87.3	80.8	99	87.3	84.7	91	81	87.2
126	Nevermind - Nirvana	1991	87.2	81	91	89.5	87.4	92.8	87	81.6
127	Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins	1993	87.2	80.4	89	87.9	86.4	93.2	85	88.2
128	Jack Johnson (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Miles Davis	1971	87.2	80.8	98	84.3	85.6	92.8	82	86.6
135	Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley	2002	87	80.2	96	84.3	89.5	89.8	81	88
137	Blonde - Frank Ocean	2016	86.9	81.8	87	89.4	90.9	96	83	80.4
140	Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay	2024	86.9	82	89	90.3	88.8	96.8	83	78.4
141	My Favorite Things - John Coltrane	1961	86.9	82.6	95	86.5	85.3	93.4	81	84.4
142	Off the Wall - Michael Jackson	1979	86.9	79.2	99	89.6	88.1	91.2	79	82
143	Greatest Hits - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers	1993	86.9	81.4	97	83.8	86.6	91.2	82	86
147	Hot Rats - Frank Zappa	1969	86.8	81.6	90	87.4	85.5	92	83	88.2
148	ATLiens - OutKast	1996	86.8	81.2	92	87.6	84.9	93	82	87
150	The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse	1997	86.8	82	88	87.8	85.9	92	84	87.8
151	The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads - Talking Heads	1982	86.8	84.4	88	88	88.8	88.2	80	90
153	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel	1998	86.8	81.6	87	87.7	84.2	91.8	87	88
155	Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye	1973	86.7	79	100	88.2	87	91	80	82
158	Superfly - Curtis Mayfield	1972	86.7	81.6	98	85.7	82.4	90.8	81	87.4
161	The Sound of Perseverance - Death	1998	86.7	79.8	90	88.8	88.7	93	79	87.4
162	The Köln Concert - Keith Jarrett	1975	86.6	80.8	93	85	87.2	91.4	81	88
163	Dirt - Alice in Chains	1992	86.6	80.4	87	87.6	87.3	93.2	82	88.8
165	Greatest Hits - Al Green	1975	86.6	83.2	99	83.7	85.3	91	78	86
168	Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul - Otis Redding	1965	86.6	79	100	83.3	82.8	92.2	83	85.8
169	Fun House - The Stooges	1970	86.6	81.2	97	83.1	79.8	93.2	83	88.6
171	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill	1998	86.5	81	88	90.9	90.7	92	78	85.2
173	Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen	1975	86.5	79	97	85.2	84.8	88.4	83	88.2
177	In Utero - Nirvana	1993	86.5	81.4	90	89	85.8	90.8	85	83.2
179	Through Silver in Blood - Neurosis	1996	86.4	78.4	100	85	84.7	91.4	77	88.6
183	Black Messiah - D'Angelo and The Vanguard	2014	86.4	80.4	92	87.9	86.3	92.6	81	84.6
184	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... - Raekwon	1995	86.4	78.8	91	87.7	85.7	93.8	80	87.8
185	Visions of the Country - Robbie Basho	1978	86.4	79.6	86	85.1	96.7	94.4	78	85
187	Voodoo - D'Angelo	2000	86.4	81.4	86	89.5	86.4	94.4	80	87
189	Axis: Bold as Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience	1967	86.4	79	94	85.6	84.3	91.6	83	87
191	The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan	1963	86.4	78.4	98	83.9	84.2	90.4	84	85.6
192	Superunknown - Soundgarden	1994	86.4	78	97	86.4	84.7	90.6	81	86.8
194	Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest	1993	86.3	82.6	83	88.9	86.1	93.2	83	87.6
195	Forever Changes - Love	1967	86.3	79	100	82	79.4	92.6	85	86.4
196	Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel	1970	86.3	79.4	98	85.5	86.1	85.2	84	86.2

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