What’s Going On (1) is the eleventh studio album by American singer, songwriter, and producer Marvin Gaye. It was released in May 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville USA, Golden World, and United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West […]
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Pet Sounds (2) is the 11th studio album by the American band the Beach Boys, released May 1966 on Capitol Records. It was initially met with a lukewarm critical and commercial response in the U.S., peaking at number 10 on the Billboard chart. In the UK, the album was lauded by critics and reached number […]
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Blue (3) is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in June 1971, by Reprise Records. Written and produced entirely by Mitchell, it was recorded in 1971 at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California. The songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar and Appalachian dulcimer. The album peaked at number 3 on the […]
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Songs in the Key of Life (4) is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. It was released in September 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. The double album has been regarded by music journalists as the culmination of Wonder’s “classic period” of recording. The album was recorded […]
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Abbey Road (5) is the eleventh studio album by the English band the Beatles, released in September 1969 by Apple Records. Named after Abbey Road, London, the location of EMI Recording Studios, the cover features the group walking across the street’s zebra crossing, an image that became one of the most famous and imitated in […]
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Nevermind (6) is the second studio album by the American band Nirvana, released in September 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana’s first release on a major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band’s prior work. Recording took place […]
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Rumours (7) is the eleventh studio album by British-American band Fleetwood Mac, released in February 1977 by Warner Bros Records. Largely recorded in California in 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. The band wanted to expand on the commercial success of their self-titled 1975 album. The group recorded […]
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Purple Rain 8 is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Prince, released in June 1984, by Warner Bros. Records and the soundtrack to the 1984 film of the same name. Purple Rain was musically denser than Prince’s previous albums, emphasizing full band performances, and multiple layers of guitars, keyboards, electronic synthesizer effects, drum […]
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Blood on the Tracks (9) is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released in January 1975 by Columbia Records. The album marked Dylan’s return to Columbia after a two-album stint with Asylum Records. Dylan began recording the album in New York City in September 1974. In December, shortly before Columbia was due […]
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (10) is the debut solo album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill. It was released August 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a neo soul and R&B album with some songs based in hip hop soul and reggae. Its lyrics touch upon […]