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Mandatory Albums Every Music Fan Should Hear Once in Their Life (Updated)

A comprehensive list of critical darlings and popular picks (with a few albums that I personally think are underrated gems that need reevaluating). Although not a list of ranked albums on rateyourmusic.com, many of the picks were aided through using RYM as a resource (particularly as the list started getting to the 90s and beyond). This may explain why some albums later on in the list feel more RYM influenced later on in the list. This list may, yet again, be updated in the future in case I look back and want to add remove albums to make an even better list than this.
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In the Wee Small Hours
In the Wee Small Hours
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Songs for Swingin' Lovers
Songs for Swingin' Lovers
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Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
3
Ella and Louis
Ella and Louis
4
The Wildest
The Wildest
5
Elvis
Elvis
6
Here's Little Richard
Here's Little Richard
7
The Chirping Crickets
The Chirping Crickets
8
Blue Train
Blue Train
9
Saxophone Colossus
Saxophone Colossus
10
Little Richard
Little Richard
11
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
12
Moanin'
Moanin'
13
Chuck Berry Is on Top
Chuck Berry Is on Top
14
Moanin' in the Moonlight
Moanin' in the Moonlight
15
Kind of Blue
Kind of Blue
16
Mingus Ah Um
Mingus Ah Um
17
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
18
Time Out
Time Out
19
Giant Steps
Giant Steps
20
Elvis Is Back!
Elvis Is Back!
21
Sketches of Spain
Sketches of Spain
22
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
23
At Last!
At Last!
24
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
25
My Favorite Things
My Favorite Things
26
Runaround Sue
Runaround Sue
27
Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
28
Mosaic
Mosaic
29
Crying
Crying
30
Modern Sounds in Country & Western, Vols. 1 and 2
Modern Sounds in Country & Western, Vols. 1 and 2
31
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
32
Please Please Me
Please Please Me
33
Live at the Apollo
Live at the Apollo
34
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
35
In Dreams
In Dreams
36
Surfer Girl
Surfer Girl
37
Night Beat
Night Beat
38
A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector
A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector
39
Folk Singer
Folk Singer
40
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