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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Updated 2021)

The previous lists on this site do not include all the albums plus the newer additions put all together. So here is all of the lists combined. Cheers!
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Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
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Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington - Ellington at Newport
2
Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley (1956)
Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley (1956)
3
Frank Sinatra- Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra- Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
4
The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life (1956)
The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life (1956)
5
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
6
Count Basie - The Atomic Mr Basie
Count Basie - The Atomic Mr Basie
7
Fats Domino - This Is Fats
Fats Domino - This Is Fats
8
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
9
Louis Prima - The Wildest! (1956)
Louis Prima - The Wildest! (1956)
10
Machito - Kenya (1957)
Machito - Kenya (1957)
11
Sabu - Palo Congo (1957)
Sabu - Palo Congo (1957)
12
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- The "Chirping" Crickets
Buddy Holly and the Crickets- The "Chirping" Crickets
13
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
14
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin (1958)
15
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Jack Takes the Floor
Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Jack Takes the Floor
16
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan at Mister Kelly's (1958)
Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan at Mister Kelly's (1958)
17
Tito Puente and His Orchestra - Dance Mania, Vol. 1 (1958)
Tito Puente and His Orchestra - Dance Mania, Vol. 1 (1958)
18
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959)
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959)
19
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Gershwin Song Book (1959)
Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Gershwin Song Book (1959)
20
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
21
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
22
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles
Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles
23
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960)
24
The Everly Brothers - A Date With the Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers - A Date With the Everly Brothers
25
Joan Baez - Joan Baez (1960)
Joan Baez - Joan Baez (1960)
26
Miriam Makeba - Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba - Miriam Makeba
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Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
28
Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
29
Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack
30
Booker T. and the M.G.S - Green Onions (1962)
Booker T. and the M.G.S - Green Onions (1962)
31
Ray Charles- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
32
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba (1962)
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba (1962)
33
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
34
James Brown Live at the Apollo
James Brown Live at the Apollo
35
Phil Spector- A Christmas Gift for You
Phil Spector- A Christmas Gift for You
36
Ray Price - Night Life
Ray Price - Night Life
37
Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club
38
The Beatles - With the Beatles
The Beatles - With the Beatles
39
Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch
40
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