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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 James Brown Live at the Apollo 1963 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  2. 2 Otis Redding Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul 1965 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  3. 3 Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 1967 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  4. 4 Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul 1969 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  5. 5 Marvin Gaye What's Going On 1971 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  6. 6 Sly & the Family Stone There’s a Riot Goin’ On 1971 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  7. 7 Bill Withers Still Bill 1972 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  8. 8 Curtis Mayfield Super Fly 1972 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  9. 9 Donny Hathaway Live 1972 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  10. 10 Al Green Call Me 1973 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  11. 11 Parliament Mothership Connection 1975 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  12. 12 Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life 1976 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  13. 13 Sade Diamond Life 1984 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  14. 14 Erykah Badu Baduizm 1997 · Soul, funk and R&B Timeless classic
  15. 15 D'Angelo Voodoo 2000 · Soul, funk and R&B Modern classic
  16. 16 Amy Winehouse Back to Black 2006 · Soul, funk and R&B Modern classic
  17. 17 Frank Ocean Blonde 2016 · Soul, funk and R&B Modern classic
  18. 18 Solange A Seat at the Table 2016 · Soul, funk and R&B Modern classic
  19. 19 SZA Ctrl 2017 · Soul, funk and R&B Modern classic

205 artists in the collection.