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Avclub's Artists That Pass the Five-Albums Test - Page 3

In practically every discussion that's taken place about pop music over the past 40 years, two rubrics have been used to assess an artist's greatness. The first is "popularity," which is the sum total of record sales, radio airplay, television appearances, social-media prominence, bedroom wall posters, and T-shirts worn by attractive high school girls and/or thirtysomething male burnouts. The second rubric is "critical respectability," which is the accumulation of positive record reviews, mentions in other bands' reviews as an important influence. I'd like to humbly suggest a third rubric: the five-albums test.
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Pretzel Logic (Steely Dan, 1974)
Pretzel Logic (Steely Dan, 1974)
81
Katy Lied (Steely Dan, 1975)
Katy Lied (Steely Dan, 1975)
82
The Royal Scam (Steely Dan, 1976)
The Royal Scam (Steely Dan, 1976)
83
Aja (Steely Dan, 1977)
Aja (Steely Dan, 1977)
84
Gaucho (Steely Dan, 1980)
Gaucho (Steely Dan, 1980)
85
Music of My Mind (Stevie Wonder, 1972)
Music of My Mind (Stevie Wonder, 1972)
86
Talking Book (Stevie Wonder, 1972)
Talking Book (Stevie Wonder, 1972)
87
Innervisions (Stevie Wonder, 1973)
Innervisions (Stevie Wonder, 1973)
88
Fulfillingness' First Finale (Stevie Wonder, 1974)
Fulfillingness' First Finale (Stevie Wonder, 1974)
89
Songs in the Key of Life (Stevie Wonder, 1976)
Songs in the Key of Life (Stevie Wonder, 1976)
90
Seven Swans (Sufjan Stevens, 2004)
Seven Swans (Sufjan Stevens, 2004)
91
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens, 2005)
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens, 2005)
92
The Age of Adz (Sufjan Stevens, 2010)
The Age of Adz (Sufjan Stevens, 2010)
93
Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens, 2015)
Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens, 2015)
94
The Ascension (Sufjan Stevens, 2020)
The Ascension (Sufjan Stevens, 2020)
95
Tidal (Fiona Apple, 1996)
Tidal (Fiona Apple, 1996)
96
When the Pawn... (Fiona Apple, 1999)
When the Pawn... (Fiona Apple, 1999)
97
Extraordinary Machine (Fiona Apple, 2005)
Extraordinary Machine (Fiona Apple, 2005)
98
The Idler Wheel... (Fiona Apple, 2012)
The Idler Wheel... (Fiona Apple, 2012)
99
Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Fiona Apple, 2020)
Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Fiona Apple, 2020)
100
Bleach (Nirvana, 1989)
Bleach (Nirvana, 1989)
101
Nevermind (Nirvana, 1991)
Nevermind (Nirvana, 1991)
102
In Utero (Nirvana, 1993)
In Utero (Nirvana, 1993)
103
MTV Unplugged in New York (Nirvana, 1994)
MTV Unplugged in New York (Nirvana, 1994)
104
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (Nirvana, 1996)
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (Nirvana, 1996)
105
Sheer Heart Attack (Queen, 1974)
Sheer Heart Attack (Queen, 1974)
106
A Night at the Opera (Queen, 1975)
A Night at the Opera (Queen, 1975)
107
A Day at the Races (Queen, 1976)
A Day at the Races (Queen, 1976)
108
News of the World (Queen, 1977)
News of the World (Queen, 1977)
109
Jazz (Queen, 1978)
Jazz (Queen, 1978)
110
My Generation (The Who, 1965)
My Generation (The Who, 1965)
111
A Quick One (The Who, 1966)
A Quick One (The Who, 1966)
112
The Who Sell Out (The Who, 1967)
The Who Sell Out (The Who, 1967)
113
Tommy (The Who, 1969)
Tommy (The Who, 1969)
114
Who's Next (The Who, 1971)
Who's Next (The Who, 1971)
115
Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden, 1980)
Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden, 1980)
116
Killers (Iron Maiden, 1981)
Killers (Iron Maiden, 1981)
117
The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden, 1982)
The Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden, 1982)
118
Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden, 1983)
Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden, 1983)
119
Powerslave (Iron Maiden, 1984)
Powerslave (Iron Maiden, 1984)
120
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