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AOTY - Best of Every Genre (All Time)

The highest rated albums on Album of the Year by genre.
Each album has at least 175 user reviews, and each genre listed contains at least 10 albums with 175 user reviews or more each.
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Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1954)
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1954)
1
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady (1963)
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & the Sinner Lady (1963)
2
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (1964)
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (1964)
3
Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967)
Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings the Blues (1967)
4
The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
5
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973)
6
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
7
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
8
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus (1977)
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus (1977)
9
David Bowie - Low (1977)
David Bowie - Low (1977)
10
Steve Reich and Musicians - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
Steve Reich and Musicians - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
11
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (1982)
12
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)
13
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (1985)
14
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)
15
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
16
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
17
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral (1994)
18
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
19
Fishmans - Long Season (1996)
Fishmans - Long Season (1996)
20
Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind (1996)
Swans - Soundtracks for the Blind (1996)
21
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn... (1999)
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn... (1999)
22
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000)
23
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
Björk - Vespertine (2001)
24
Lift to Experience - The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (2001)
Lift to Experience - The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (2001)
25
The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)
26
System of a Down - Toxicity (2001)
System of a Down - Toxicity (2001)
27
Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)
Songs: Ohia - Magnolia Electric Co. (2003)
28
Sweet Trip - Velocity : Design : Comfort. (2003)
Sweet Trip - Velocity : Design : Comfort. (2003)
29
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Fanclub (2006)
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Fanclub (2006)
30
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)
31
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)
32
Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between (2007)
Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between (2007)
33
Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness (2008)
Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness (2008)
34
Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel (2008)
Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel (2008)
35
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010)
36
Masakatsu Takagi - Kagayaki (2014)
Masakatsu Takagi - Kagayaki (2014)
37
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
38
Charli XCX - Pop 2 (2017)
Charli XCX - Pop 2 (2017)
39
Death Grips - Year of the Snitch (2018)
Death Grips - Year of the Snitch (2018)
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