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Album of the Year Users' Must-Hear Albums (2024 and Older)

This is a list of every album released before 2025 and labeled Must-Hear on AOTY. To earn this label, an album must have at least 500 ratings and an average score of 80 or higher.
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avg. score: 466 of 1814 (26%)
required scores: 1, 37, 263, 465, 819 
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Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
1
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool
2
Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
3
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
4
Charles Mingus - The Clown
Charles Mingus - The Clown
5
John Coltrane - Blue Train
John Coltrane - Blue Train
6
Miles Davis - Milestones
Miles Davis - Milestones
7
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
8
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
9
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
10
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
11
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz to Come
12
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
13
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
14
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots
15
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
16
Etta James - At Last!
Etta James - At Last!
17
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
18
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
19
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
20
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
21
Jorge Ben - Samba Esquema Novo
Jorge Ben - Samba Esquema Novo
22
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
23
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
24
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
25
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
26
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
27
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
28
Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
29
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
30
Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
31
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
32
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
33
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
34
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
35
John Coltrane - Ascension
John Coltrane - Ascension
36
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
37
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
38
The Beatles - Revolver
The Beatles - Revolver
39
Nina Simone - Wild Is the Wind
Nina Simone - Wild Is the Wind
40
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