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One record per artist

Best of each artist

Every artist appears only once – with their best record. The list is ranked by the editors’ Still holds up score, then First listen and the readers’ ratings.

All 205Rock 30Pop 23Soul, funk and R&B 19Jazz 15Hip hop 19Electronic 20Folk, country and song 15Reggae and world 16Hard rock and metal 48
  1. 1 Jean-Michel Jarre Oxygène 1976 · Electronic Timeless classic
  2. 2 Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express 1977 · Electronic Timeless classic
  3. 3 Brian Eno Ambient 1: Music for Airports 1978 · Electronic Timeless classic
  4. 4 New Order Power, Corruption & Lies 1983 · Electronic Timeless classic
  5. 5 Depeche Mode Violator 1990 · Electronic Timeless classic
  6. 6 Massive Attack Blue Lines 1991 · Electronic Timeless classic
  7. 7 Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85–92 1992 · Electronic Timeless classic
  8. 8 Portishead Dummy 1994 · Electronic Timeless classic
  9. 9 The Prodigy Music for the Jilted Generation 1994 · Electronic Timeless classic
  10. 10 Underworld Dubnobasswithmyheadman 1994 · Electronic Timeless classic
  11. 11 The Chemical Brothers Dig Your Own Hole 1997 · Electronic Timeless classic
  12. 12 Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children 1998 · Electronic Timeless classic
  13. 13 Moby Play 1999 · Electronic Timeless classic
  14. 14 Daft Punk Discovery 2001 · Electronic Modern classic
  15. 15 Röyksopp Melody A.M. 2001 · Electronic Modern classic
  16. 16 The Knife Silent Shout 2006 · Electronic Modern classic
  17. 17 Burial Untrue 2007 · Electronic Modern classic
  18. 18 LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver 2007 · Electronic Modern classic
  19. 19 Fever Ray Fever Ray 2009 · Electronic Modern classic
  20. 20 Avicii True 2013 · Electronic Modern classic

205 artists in the collection.