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Top 50 Favorite Albums Of All Time

Earlier in 2024, I spent a few weeks putting together a Top 25 All Time Favorite Albums list, but I’ll be honest: I wasn’t happy with it. I don’t like how it turned out, whether it as including multiple albums from the same artists, or having albums on the list that I didn’t want to be there after all, but those are all albums I do love. My taste has changed so much in the last five years or so, and I wanted the list to reflect that. Instead of 25, I decided to make this one 50, and I wanted to include a lot of different kinds of albums, so there will only be one album per artist. That does make it tough, because there are multiple albums from certain bands and artists I love, but narrowing it down to one is the fun part. And yes, I am including greatest hits, because greatest hits albums are important albums, especially for artists of yesteryear. I also won’t be going into much detail for the first half of the list, but these are all albums I have talked about in some capacity in some way, shape, and form. With that said, let’s on with this list, starting with…

50: Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)

Out of all the 90s grunge bands, my favorite was always Alice In Chains, because of their heavy riffs, sludgy sound, and the vocal power of Layne Staley. Their second album, 1992’s Dirt, is the perfect culmination of their catchier and more energetic sounds with the sludgy and heavy sounds that they pioneered on their 1990 debut.

49: Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)

When it comes to the progressive rock band Rush, I could have also picked 1976’s 2112, but I wanted to go with 1981’s Moving Pictures, because I love the synth-driven sound that feels accessible yet unique at the same time.

48: Spiritbox - Eternal Blue (2021)

The most recent album on my list, Eternal Blue is the album I credit with getting me back into new music. For a year and a half straight, I wasn’t listening to anything new, but this metalcore album really surprised me with how unique, catchy, and heavy it is.

47: Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill (1986)

Like many white people before me, I discovered rap through the Beastie Boys. Well, sort of, at least when it comes to 80s and 90s hip-hop. Licensed To Ill isn’t the first rap record I’ve ever heard, but it was one of the first classic albums in the genre I heard. While some of the subject matter hasn’t aged incredibly well, the instrumentation and production is still utterly wonderful all these years later.

46: Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977)

Billy Joel’s breakthrough album, The Stranger, is the epitome of what piano-drive rock and pop should be. Joel’s voice is so smooth, especially against his piano riffs and his soft rock musings about everyday things and people. The follow-up, 1978’s 52nd Street, is actually quite good, but The Stranger edges it out just a little bit.

45: Dio - Holy Diver (1983)

I love Ronnie James Dio’s stint in Black Sabbath (no Black Sabbath is going to be on the list, for the record; Ozzy’s voice just does almost nothing for me these days, despite Paranoid being a wonderful album), it’s his debut with his eponymous band Dio that I love most of all. The fantasy-inspired lyrics, his larger than life vocals, and the killer heavy metal sound are a great combination.

44: Panic! At The Disco - A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out (2005)

One of the formative records from when I was around 13, Panic! At The Disco’s debut album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, is a record that is still such a unique and interesting thing to this day. It has elements of pop-punk, baroque-pop, alternative, electronic, and many more things. Vocalist Brendon Urie was also one of the most talented vocalists of his time, and the record still holds up almost 20 years later.

43: Every Time I Die - The Big Dirty (2007)

Every Time I Die broke up a couple of years ago, but their 2007 album, The Big Dirty, will always be my favorite of theirs. I loved their catchy yet heavy brand of southern-fried metalcore, but I also loved vocalist Keith Buckley. This always was also the first one I ever heard, especially having one of the singles on an old Alternative Press compilation album, so I have a nostalgia for this album more than other of theirs.

42: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

The first in a series of “obligatory” picks that you’ll see here, Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, Led Zeppelin IV, is a great album. It’s an overrated one, for sure, but a lot of overrated albums are just as good as they are overrated. There’s a reason why it’s so beloved, and it’s because it’s their best album, as well as their most interesting, well-written, and catchiest. It has some of their biggest tracks, but they came into their own with that record.

41: Queen - The Game (1980)

My favorite Queen album isn’t the one with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” it’s actually the one with “Another One Bites The Dust.” Their first album of the 1980s, The Game is their shortest and tightest album with some of their catchiest and heaviest material. This was also one of the first Queen albums I ever heard, so I’ve grown attached to this one, so to speak.

40: Bayside - The Walking Wounded (2007)

I’ve had mixed feelings on Bayside over the years, but their third album, 2007’s The Walking Wounded, is another nostalgic album for me, as well as being my ultimate favorite of theirs. Only their latest album rivals this one for me, but The Walking Wounded is a cool mix of pop-punk and hard-rock, especially with some harder riffs that pop up here and there.

39: Sly & The Family Stone - Greatest Hits (1970)

I absolutely love funk music, and Sly & The Family Stone is a band that helped to really pioneer 1970s funk, along with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic, but their 1970 greatest hits is absolutely fantastic. It has a lot of their biggest singles, plus some deep cuts from their first handful of albums that I really love.

38: Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (2013)

Justin Timberlake is one of my favorite pop artists, and while I do love 2006’s FutureSex / LoveSounds, my favorite album of his is 2013’s The 20/20 Experience. The first in a two-part album, the record is the better of the two, but it’s an album that brought JT a second wind in the spotlight. For a solid period of time, he was really popular again, but this record has some of my favorite tracks of his, including “Suit & Tie,” and it also has a very old school and retro-leaning sound with a modern twist that I really love.

37: Boston - S/T (1976)

Boston’s debut self-titled album from 1976 wasn’t even supposed to be a success. The band’s record label said that hard rock albums were on the way out, but unfortunately for them, Boston came through with one of my favorite hard rock albums that has some wonderful vocals and hooks strewn through throughout it.

36: The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks (1971)

When asked if I prefer the Beatles or the Stones, I’ve always been a Beatles guy, but I actually got into The Rolling Stones within the last couple years while playing Mafia III, as their music is featured heavily in that game. Their 1971 greatest hits album, Hot Rocks, is the quintessential album from these guys, as it has a lot of their big singles from the 1960s, plus a few deep cuts that are awesome.

35: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (2006)

My Chemical Romance was among my “holy trinity” of bands that I loved as a kid, and their third album, 2006’s The Black Parade, will always be my favorite of theirs. It’s another odd album like Panic’s debut, where it combines a lot of stuff, only this time it takes on classic rock / glam-rock swagger not unlike David Bowie or Queen, but only for a more modern audience. There’s a reason this is considered to be their best album, but it’s certainly my favorite.

34: Yellowcard - Southern Air (2012)

I wrote all about this album during the summer, where I was revisiting some 2010s pop-punk, and this is my favorite album of that time. I love how mature and grownup this record is, especially dealing with some heavier topics, even if it mainly deals with growing up and the uncertainty of where your life might go. It complements that with being catchy, fun, and anthemic, but it’s also my favorite Yellowcard album. They distilled what worked so well from their first few albums and combined that with a wiser sensibility.

33: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (1993)

Enter The Wu-Tang, the 1993 debut from Wu-Tang Clan, is one of the first rap albums I ever heard, but it’s always remained one of my favorites. I love the posse cuts of the album, and how well the group all works together, especially with the samurai and Japanese aesthetic of the record. This album is a pioneering album for its time, and even over 30 years later, it still holds up real well.

32: Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (1956)

The first of a handful of jazz albums, 1956’s Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins is a saxophonist (obviously) who has quite the reputation, and this record is considered his best, as well as being my introduction to his work. This album is a wild ride through hard bop, including really fun and inventive solos and improvisation. Rollins is one hell of a saxophone player, too, but this is the album that brought his playing to the masses.

31: Foreigner - 4 (1981)

Foreigner was hardly an unknown band with their fourth album, 1981’s 4, but this is my favorite album of theirs, because of how catchy, fun, and energetic these songs are. A handful of my favorite Foreigner songs are here, such as “Juke Box Hero,” and “Urgent,” but this is where they got their brand of hard-rock just right.

30: Hall & Oates - The Very Best Of (2001)

I used to be very much against greatest hits albums, but I’ve got a handful here, starting with the 2001 Hall & Oates greatest hits. I had one from 2004 as well, which was the first one I heard from the band, but that one included both their material from Atlantic and Sony. The one from 2001 only includes material from Sony, but these guys are what I like to call a “singles band.” They have some solid albums, but their singles are where they shine, and this album has a lot of their best songs, including some great deep cuts.

29: The Academy Is… - Santi (2007)

The Academy Is never got as big as some of their peers, such as Fall Out Boy or My Chemical Romance, but their sophomore album, 2007’s Santi, is a masterclass in pop-punk, alternative, and rock. The sound of this thing was more than just a generic pop-punk album, but it had a lot of really unique and off the wall ideas, and it still holds up today.

28: Robert Johnson - King Of The Delta Blues Singers (1961)

Released in 1961, this collection of songs originally recorded in the late 1930s by the legendary blues artist Robert Johnson (legend has it he sold his soul to the devil to play guitar), is something that a lot of psychedelic and blues-rock artists of the late 1960s and 1970s would be influenced by, but this is a raw, powerful, and intense collection of blues songs that every music fan needs to hear at least once.

27: Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (1963)

Trumpeter Lee Morgan released his magnum opus, The Sidewinder, in 1963, and this record is absolutely fantastic. This record actually saved label Blue Note from going bankrupt, because the record was such a big hit at the time. I can see why, because this album has some amazing soloing and improvisation, but it’s just a great jazz record from front to back.

26: Various Artists - The Muppet Movie OST (1979)

The lone movie soundtrack I have on my list is for one of my favorite movies of all time — The Muppet Movie. I’m a big Muppet guy, and I love this soundtrack. All you really need to is that it has “Rainbow Connection,” and that should be enough for anyone to understand why the soundtrack is so good.

25: A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)

One of my favorite hip-hop albums is A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders from 1993. Released the same day as Enter The Wu-Tang, Tribe’s sound of jazz-rap was something I didn’t feel as overwhelmed or intimidated by. Not that rap is overly intimidating, but if you’re new to the genre, it can be a lot. This album’s easygoing sound was more than enough to make me feel welcomed to its sound, but this record still holds up more than 30 years after its release.

24: Little Richard - Here’s Little Richard (1957)

One of rock and roll’s pioneers, Little Richard’s debut album was (and still is) nothing like its time. Called Here’s Little Richard, this debut album from 1957 collected some of his A-sides and B-sides to make for a fun package. Having songs like “Long Tall Sally,” and “Tutti Frutti,” those are classic rock and roll staples, and despite being so simplistic, they’ll never get old. They’re written so well, I just love listening to this thing over and over.

23: Guns ‘N Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)

Over the last handful of years, I’ve developed a love for 80s hard-rock, and one of my favorite albums in that vein is the debut Guns ‘N Roses album, Appetite For Destruction. Between Axl Rose’s killer vocals, and Slash’s wonderful guitar work, this record is a masterclass in hard rock. The hooks are razor sharp, the lyrics are full of debauchery, and the guitar solos are so good, I just can’t get enough of it.

22: Paramore - Riot (2007)

Paramore’s sophomore album, 2007’s Riot, will always be my favorite of theirs; they finally came into their own with this one, especially vocalist Hayley Williams sounding as great as she does. The hooks are a lot of fun, and this album is just a nostalgia trip for me every time I hear it. Even with “Misery Business” not being a super popular song in their repertoire anymore, at least not wanting to play it live as much, I still have a soft spot for it.

21: John Coltrane - Giant Steps (1960)

You can’t be a jazz fan without being a Coltrane fan. He’s one of the top dogs of the 1950s jazz scene, right up there with Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. I’m not familiar with Monk, hence why nothing of his is here, but I’ve wanted to get into his material. Regardless, 1960’s Giant Steps is a fantastic hard bop album that showcases his trumpet playing skills to the max. This is such a tight and fun album that has so many different ideas and atmospheres, but it works so well.

20: Childish Gambino - Camp (2011)

The first rap album I ever heard was Childish Gambino’s 2011 debut album, Camp. This record was divisive when it first came out, although it has seen a bit of a cult following since. While certain aspects of this album haven’t aged as well all these years later, namely some of the lyrics, but the hooks, flows, and the pop culture references are pretty fun. This record is my favorite of the 00s “backpack rap” albums, or they were otherwise known as “punchline rap.” Donald Glover still had a bit of work to do as a rapper and singer, but he was quite proficient already. His next album, Because The Internet, would show more of an improvement, but I still prefer Camp.

19: The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten (2012)

I know it’s a crime to put Handwritten, and not The ‘59 Sound, but I do love that album, though; Handwritten is just a perfect rock album, through and through. I love its classic rock sound that feels very much influenced by Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and the like, especially with vocalist Brian Fallon’s voice sounding like The Boss himself, but this record is what comes to mind when I think of a perfect rock and roll album.

18: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle (1976)

CCR is one of my favorite classic rock bands, but they’re another band I digest mainly through singles. I love their 1976 greatest hits album, Chronicle, which was released a few years after their breakup in 1972. Chronicle has all of their biggest singles, but it is missing some really good deep cuts. I still love this album, though, despite how long it is (and how the last few songs are from their last couple of albums that no one really likes).

17: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)

Just like how The Gaslight Anthem’s Handwritten is the perfect rock album, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours is the perfect pop album. This is one of those lightning in a bottle albums that could never be replicated; everything came together so well, it’s hard to be replicated. Every song on here is a total banger, too, the hooks, harmonies, lyrics, and instrumentation are gorgeous to listen to. This is one of those iconic and obligatory albums that you can’t totally argue with. There’s no one that would argue against this album being bad, or anything even close to it.

16: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

The Beatles used to be my favorite band around a decade ago; I still love them, but they’re one of those bands I could go the rest of my life without listening to, because I listened to them every day for a couple years straight. My favorite album from them is still 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band, but I’ll admit it’s gone down the list over the last handful of years. It’s still a really weird, interesting, and unique ride through 1960s psych-rock, baroque-pop, and folk.

15: Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA (1984)

You know The Boss had to be on this list, but 1984’s Born In The USA will always be my favorite of his. There are a few other contenders, such as 1975’s Born To Run, but Born In The USA takes Springsteen’s middle class lyricism and brings it to the 1980s with synth and pop melodies. It shouldn’t work on paper, or at least sound like it could, but when it comes to the execution, it works so well. For what could have been Springsteen’s “sellout” album, it weirdly ended up being the shot in the arm he needed, and it became his best selling album.

14: AC/DC - Back In Black (1980)

One of the first hard rock albums I heard, if not the first, is AC/DC’s Back In Black. This 1980 album came after the band’s former lead singer, Bon Scott, passed away, so the band made a risk by bringing on Brian Johnson, and it paid off big time, because this record is not only one of their best albums, but it’s also one of the highest selling albums of all time. You know the songs, too, and don’t act like you don’t. This album has some of the most iconic hard rock songs of all time, as well as some iconic cover art, but the songs are still just as catchy as ever.

13: Sonny Clark - Cool Struttin’ (1958)

When I was first getting into jazz a few years back, Sonny Clark’s 1958 album, Cool Struttin’, was one of the first albums I found and that I fell in love with. Sonny Clark was a pianist who performed mainly hard bop jazz, which is what I’ve mainly got on the list (minus some vocal jazz albums), and while he died really young, he left behind a great body of work, including this record. This is a short little album that has a lot of moods and atmospheres, but it’s mainly upbeat and energetic, which is my favorite kind of jazz music. If you, too, want to get into jazz, this is a good album to start off with.

12: Eagles - Greatest Hits (1976) / Volume 2 (1980)

This one is a bit of a cheat, because this pick is actually two albums in one; I love the Eagles, but I love both of their greatest hits albums, one of them being released in 1976 and one released in 1980 during their first breakup. I love both albums, but I almost feel as though I have to listen to both at the same time. I love songs from one, and I also really love songs from the other, but it doesn’t feel right to listen to one or the other. You almost have to listen to both at the same time, but these albums have all of their best songs, and even a few deep cuts. I just really love the Eagles, especially their brand of catchy country-rock with some utterly killer three-part harmonies. These guys pioneered country-rock, although they weren’t the first band to do it, but they made it as big as it is today.

11: Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance (1982)

Judas Priest is one of the first heavy metal bands I ever got into, and the first album I heard from them was 1982’s Screaming For Vengeance. On my other list, I had 1990’s Painkiller, which is my other favorite album from them, but Screaming For Vengeance is a catchier and more accessible album, whereas Painkiller is more off the wall, energetic, and frantic. Screaming For Vengeance has a lot of real catchy hooks and some killer twin-guitar riffs, but it’s still really accessible for even the most unseasoned metalhead to get into it.

10: Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Now we’re into the top ten, we’re into the heavy hitters, starting with one of my all time favorite vocal jazz albums — Chet Baker’s Chet Baker Sings. Chet Baker was a trumpet player that was known for his playing, but he decided to release an album where he sang and played. The album ended up being a huge hit, and it was re-released in 1956, but this record is absolutely gorgeous. His singing, while not absolutely amazing, is so delicate, emotional, and lovely, but so is his playing. I love his trumpet playing, but the session players he’s got are great, too. His cover of “My Funny Valentine” alone is worth the price of admission.

9: Van Halen - 1984 (1984)

I could have picked either this album or their 1978 self-titled debut, but 1984 is their version of Born In The USA (weirdly also released in the same year). This record shouldn’t work, because of its dated synths and pop melodies, but it does. This album has some of their biggest tracks, including “Jump” and “Hot For Teacher,” but it also just rules. I also love short and sweet it is, because it’s only 33 minutes. I never get sick of listening to this, because of how short it is. Both David Lee Roth and the late Eddie Van Halen are hard to beat, especially when this was the last album to feature their classic lineup. The band would never be the same after Sammy Hagar joined, but this is easily their best album.

8: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (1982)

Now we’re talking, because we got some Iron Maiden on the list, and you know that we need to have The Number Of The Beast. I also love 1984’s Powerslave, but this one is the quintessential Iron Maiden. The title track, “The Prisoner,” and “Run To The Hills” are some of their best songs, but this also being the debut album that features current vocalist Bruce Dickinson is such an impressive feat. They had two albums with their first vocalist, and they ended up replacing their first vocalist with Dickinson. Despite Dickinson leaving again in the late 90s, he ended up coming back, and the band has been pretty steady since, but The Number Of The Beast is still regarded as their best album.

7: Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (1959)

The first jazz album I ever heard was Miles Davis’ magnum opus, 1959’s Kind Of Blue, and it’s still one of my favorite albums today. This record is different from his earlier material, because instead of going for a hard bop sound that a lot of his contemporaries were doing (and that I’ve highlighted on this list), he went for a modal jazz sound. The record feels more flowing, organic, and easygoing, versus taking a hard turn into different sounds and ideas. This record is just so free moving, and I love how easygoing it sounds, especially for it being around 45 minutes long. Kind Of Blue is a pioneering jazz record that is the perfect album for people that want to get into jazz music, because it gives you a great mixture of sounds, ideas, and atmospheres.

6: Metallica - The Black Album (1991)

Of course I had to put a Metallica album on my list, because they’re one of my all time favorite bands (the next list that’s coming is a favorite artists list that doesn’t include Metallica or Fall Out Boy), but it took me forever to decide on which album to pick. I could have picked 1984’s Ride The Lightning or 1986’s Master Of Puppets, but I went with a rather contentious pick: 1991’s self-titled album, otherwise known as The Black Album. This record is the epitome of their fame, because they went into a full hard-rock band by this point. This is the album that really blew them up, and depending on who you ask, people love or hate this album. I mentioned that I could have used one of their mid-80s albums, but I decided to put The Black Album on the list because it’s their catchiest album, yet still one of their heaviest. People fail to remember that the album features some nasty riffs, but they’re sugarcoated with a pop-metal gloss.

5: Elvis Presley - Elvis’ Golden Records (1958)

I haven’t expressed it publicly, but I love Elvis Presley. He was one of the first 1950s artists I ever got into, so I have a soft spot for his brand of rockabilly / rock and roll. He’s a pioneering artist, even if he didn’t write any of his material, but that was the case with artists back then (talk to a lot of traditional pop, easy listening, and vocal jazz artists who mainly covered songs from that time), whether it was for his powerful voice, his stage presence, or the rebellious new sound that wasn’t completely new (it was just repurposed for a white audience, which is a can of worms all in itself). This is really one of the first greatest hits albums in rock history, if not the first, although Johnny Mathis beat him by a little bit in the same year. Singles were mainly common in that era, but artists were starting to release important albums that had unique concepts, but this album is a landmark of rock history, because it has some of the most important singles of all time.

4: Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High (2007)

Fall Out Boy is my favorite band, along with Metallica, so I had to put my favorite FOB album on the list, 2007’s Infinity On High, because that was the album that got me into music. I’ve spoken about this album a million times, so I won’t get too deep into this one, but I do love this album, though. This record just influenced a lot of my taste, especially where Patrick Stump is one hell of a singer, and the hooks on this thing are razor sharp, but the instrumentation is just as sharp. I also took my love for creative, poetic, and interesting lyrics here, too, although I’ve softened on that over time. I don’t really care as much about lyrics now, but I still appreciate it when lyrics are really deep and creative. Infinity On High is a record that got me into music, and part of why I love it is ultimately nostalgia; the record holds up well, but this is one of those albums I listen to and I’m immediately taken back to when I was 13. Not a whole lot of albums can do that for me these days, because of how much my taste has changed (although I still like a lot of the classic rock I did from back then), but this is one that can totally take me back there.

3: Sam Cooke - The Best Of Sam Cooke (1962)

When it comes to my top three albums, I thought long and hard about it. What are the three albums that I love most these days? Well, my favorite greatest hits album of all time is Sam Cooke’s 1962 greatest his album, The Best Of Sam Cooke. This collection is a half hour of some of the best covers and original songs I’ve ever heard, especially songs that helped to influence and define soul music of the 1960s. Cooke’s voice is utterly wonderful, and he’s easily one of my favorite artists of all time, but this record is a big reason why. I could listen to him croon all day, but this record is the perfect collection of hits. It’s a short and sweet package of his material, but it’s something I can always listen to. I’m almost always in the mood for Sam Cook, especially where his voice is so smooth, it’s just easy to listen to. Each one of these songs are a perfect 10/10, but this record in general is something special. I had a period about a decade ago, where I got into 1960s soul music, but the one artist that I’ve always gone back to is Sam Cooke.

2: Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)

I’ve made it no secret that I’ve fallen down a Sinatra rabbit hole over the past couple years, but what can I say? His voice is so smooth, warm, and welcoming, but his knack for crafting a mood, atmosphere, and an ability to perfectly interpret a song to make it all his own is incomparable. When I wanted to look at my favorite album of his, I narrowed down to two albums — 1955’s In The Wee Small Hours, and 1958’s Come Fly With Me. The former is a moody and introspective record that’s considered to be the first “concept” album, whereas the latter is another concept album that’s essentially about traveling; on each album, the songs all follow a different idea, whether it’s a breakup on the former and songs about places and/or traveling on the latter. As much as I love the latter, In The Wee Small Hours is a masterclass in mood and atmosphere. Sinatra sounds so lovelorn, vulnerable, and saddened, but it works so well. It’s a bit of a long player, and it’s an album that isn’t very energetic, but it’s a masterpiece.

1: Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)

On my last list, Thriller was my number one album, too, and it may have surprised some people, but this is a record that I’ve loved for years. This was the first pop album I ever heard, and it blew my mind, because it showed me that pop music can be really awesome, unique, and influential, especially compared to the garbage that was coming out in the early 2010s (when I first heard this thing). Jackson himself was at the top of his game, as was the late Quincy Jones (may he rest in peace), so this record is a case of everything working well. You know the songs here, though, so do I need to go into detail about why Thriller is great? These are some of the best songs of all time, as well as some of the biggest hits, so it makes sense why these songs are great. I just put this record at one, because Thriller is a record that means a lot to me (for being the first pop record I ever heard), and having songs that I can always and consistently go back to, regardless of my mood.

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