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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 Cornelis Vreeswijk Ballader och oförskämdheter 1964 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  2. 2 Leonard Cohen Songs of Leonard Cohen 1967 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  3. 3 Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison 1968 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  4. 4 Kris Kristofferson Kristofferson 1970 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  5. 5 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge over Troubled Water 1970 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  6. 6 Joni Mitchell Blue 1971 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  7. 7 Nick Drake Pink Moon 1972 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  8. 8 Gram Parsons Grievous Angel 1974 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  9. 9 Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger 1975 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  10. 10 Ulf Lundell Kär och galen 1982 · Folk, country and song Timeless classic
  11. 11 Gillian Welch Time (The Revelator) 2001 · Folk, country and song Modern classic
  12. 12 Sufjan Stevens Illinois 2005 · Folk, country and song Modern classic
  13. 13 Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago 2007 · Folk, country and song Modern classic
  14. 14 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes 2008 · Folk, country and song Modern classic
  15. 15 First Aid Kit The Lion’s Roar 2012 · Folk, country and song Modern classic

205 artists in the collection.