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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 Stan Getz & João Gilberto Getz/Gilberto 1964 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  2. 2 Os Mutantes Os Mutantes 1968 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  3. 3 Caetano Veloso Transa 1972 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  4. 4 Toots and the Maytals Funky Kingston 1973 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  5. 5 Burning Spear Marcus Garvey 1975 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  6. 6 Fela Kuti & Africa 70 Zombie 1976 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  7. 7 Jorge Ben África Brasil 1976 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  8. 8 Lee “Scratch” Perry & the Upsetters Super Ape 1976 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  9. 9 Peter Tosh Legalize It 1976 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  10. 10 Bob Marley & the Wailers Exodus 1977 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  11. 11 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Shaka Zulu 1987 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  12. 12 Cesária Évora Miss Perfumado 1992 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  13. 13 Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder Talking Timbuktu 1994 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  14. 14 Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club 1997 · Reggae and world Timeless classic
  15. 15 Tinariwen Aman Iman: Water Is Life 2007 · Reggae and world Modern classic
  16. 16 Rosalía El mal querer 2018 · Reggae and world Modern classic

205 artists in the collection.