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Roger's List of Essential Albums (This Week)

I placed a lot of restrictions on myself for this list: 1) No Jazz*/Classical, 2) No compilations**/greatest hits, 3) No live albums, 4) No more than three albums per artist, but solo and group work can surpass this.
With all of that in mind, this still feels woefully incomplete and I am sure the moment I post it I'll think of five albums that absolutely should have been included.

*Hot Rats may technically break this one, but I had to include it. I'd need separate lists for just jazz and another for classical.
**Unless the artist predates the LP era.
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"Love and Theft" (Bob Dylan, 2001)
"Love and Theft" (Bob Dylan, 2001)
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69 Love Songs (The Magnetic Fields, 1999)
69 Love Songs (The Magnetic Fields, 1999)
2
99.9F° (Suzanne Vega, 1992)
99.9F° (Suzanne Vega, 1992)
3
Abbey Road (The Beatles, 1969)
Abbey Road (The Beatles, 1969)
4
All Things Must Pass (George Harrison, 1970)
All Things Must Pass (George Harrison, 1970)
5
The Allman Brothers Band (The Allman Brothers Band, 1969)
The Allman Brothers Band (The Allman Brothers Band, 1969)
6
American Beauty (The Grateful Dead, 1970)
American Beauty (The Grateful Dead, 1970)
7
American Recordings (Johnny Cash, 1994)
American Recordings (Johnny Cash, 1994)
8
Angst in My Pants (Sparks, 1982)
Angst in My Pants (Sparks, 1982)
9
Another Green World (Brian Eno, 1975)
Another Green World (Brian Eno, 1975)
10
Aoxomoxoa (The Grateful Dead, 1969)
Aoxomoxoa (The Grateful Dead, 1969)
11
Are You Experienced (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967)
Are You Experienced (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967)
12
Astral Weeks (Van Morrison, 1968)
Astral Weeks (Van Morrison, 1968)
13
Axis: Bold as Love (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967)
Axis: Bold as Love (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967)
14
The Beatles (The Beatles, 1968)
The Beatles (The Beatles, 1968)
15
The Bends (Radiohead, 1995)
The Bends (Radiohead, 1995)
16
Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, 1975)
Blood on the Tracks (Bob Dylan, 1975)
17
Blue (Joni Mitchell, 1971)
Blue (Joni Mitchell, 1971)
18
Bone Machine (Tom Waits, 1992)
Bone Machine (Tom Waits, 1992)
19
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower
Bridge of Sighs - Robin Trower
20
Bringing It All Back Home (Bob Dylan, 1965)
Bringing It All Back Home (Bob Dylan, 1965)
21
Closer (Joy Division, 1980)
Closer (Joy Division, 1980)
22
Colour Green (Sibylle Baier, 1970 - 1973)
Colour Green (Sibylle Baier, 1970 - 1973)
23
Cosmo's Factory (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970)
Cosmo's Factory (Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970)
24
Cure for Pain - Morphine
Cure for Pain - Morphine
25
Daniel Johnston - 1990 (1990)
Daniel Johnston - 1990 (1990)
26
Darklands (The Jesus and Mary Chain, 1987)
Darklands (The Jesus and Mary Chain, 1987)
27
Deerhoof - Breakup Song (2012)
Deerhoof - Breakup Song (2012)
28
Déjà Vu (CSNY, 1970)
Déjà Vu (CSNY, 1970)
29
Demons and Wizards (Uriah Heep, 1972)
Demons and Wizards (Uriah Heep, 1972)
30
Disintegration (The Cure, 1989)
Disintegration (The Cure, 1989)
31
Ege Bamyasi (CAN, 1972)
Ege Bamyasi (CAN, 1972)
32
Electric Ladyland (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1968)
Electric Ladyland (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1968)
33
Excitable Boy- Warren Zevon
Excitable Boy- Warren Zevon
34
Exile on Main Street (The Rolling Stones, 1972)
Exile on Main Street (The Rolling Stones, 1972)
35
Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers, 1977)
Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers, 1977)
36
Fear of Music (Talking Heads, 1979)
Fear of Music (Talking Heads, 1979)
37
Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
38
Floodland (The Sisters of Mercy, 1987)
Floodland (The Sisters of Mercy, 1987)
39
Fun House (The Stooges, 1970)
Fun House (The Stooges, 1970)
40
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