Minor Classic Albums

** This list is a work-in-progress. Some of these albums might get UPGRADED, DOWNGRADED, or REMOVED entirely **

Good albums that give off "I'm a classic" vibes. They are also minor classics because they don't have enough good (4/5) or great (5/5) songs to be considered major classics.

Country:

Dwight Yoakam - "This Time" (1993)

Electronic:

DJ Shadow - "Endtroducing..." (1996)

Four Tet - "Rounds" (2003)

GAS - "Pop" (2000)

Global Communication - "76:14" (1994)

Proem - "Socially Inept" (2004)

Special Request - "Soul Music" (2013)

Tim Hecker - "Virgins" (2013)

Film/Video Game Score:

Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

Jazz/Fusion:

Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Birds of Fire" (1973)

William Parker - "Mayan Space Station" (2021)

Metal/Hardcore:

Celtic Frost - “To Mega Therion” (1985)

Darkthrone - "A Blaze in the Northern Sky" (1992)

Death - "Scream Bloody Gore" (1987)

Entombed - "Left Hand Path" (1990)

Entombed - "Wolverine Blues" (1993)

Megadeth - "Rust In Peace" (1990)

Metallica - "Kill Em All" (1983)

Napalm Death - "Scum" (1987)

Necrophagist - "Onset of Putrefaction" (2004)

Opeth - "Blackwater Park" (2001)

Pop/R&B:

Frank Sinatra - "Come Dance with Me" (1959)

Frank Sinatra - "Come Fly with Me" (1958)

Portishead - "Dummy" (1994)

Prince - "Dirty Mind" (1980)

Rap:

2pac - "All Eyez On You [Disc 2]" (1996)

Dr. Octagon - "Dr. Octagonecologyst" (1996)

Ice-T - "The Iceburg / Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say" (1989)

Jeru the Damaja - "The Sun Rises in the East" (1994)

Kanye West - "The College Dropout" (2004)

Kanye West - "Late Registration" (2005)

LL Cool J - "Radio" (1985)

Lord Finesse - "Funky Technician" (1990)

The Notorious B.I.G. - "Ready to Die" (1994)

Stetsasonic - "In Full Gear" (1988)

A Tribe Called Quest - "The Low End Theory" (1991)

A Tribe Called Quest - "Midnight Marauders" (1993)

Ultramagnetic MC's - "Critical Beatdown" (1988)

Reggae:

Bob Marley - "Natty Dread" (1974)

Rock/Folk:

AC/DC - "Highway to Hell" (1979)

Alanis Morissette - "Jagged Little Pill" (1995)

Albert Collins - "Ice Pickin" (1978)

The B-52s - "The B-52s" (1979)

Bark Psychosis - "Hex" (1994)

Beat Happening - "You Turn Me On" (1992)

Belle & Sebastian - "The Life Pursuit" (2006)

Ben Folds Five - "Whatever & Ever Amen" (1997)

Big Thief - "Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You" (2022)

Bill Fay - "Time of the Last Persecution" (1971)

Black Sabbath - "Master of Reality" (1971)

Blur - "Parklife" (1994)

Bob Dylan - "Blood On the Tracks" (1975)

Bob Dylan - "John Wesley Harding" (1967)

Brinsley Schwarz - "Nervous On the Road" (1972) [Youtube Only]

Broadcast - "Haha Sound" (2003)

Bruce Springsteen - "The River" (1980)

Built to Spill - "Keep It Like A Secret" (1999)

The Byrds - "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965)

Carole King - "Tapestry" (1971)

Charlie Musselwhite - "Stand Back!" (1967)

The Church - "The Best of The Church [Custom Mix]" (1980s)

Cocteau Twins - "Heaven or Las Vegas" (1990)

Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (1969)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Deja Vu" (1970)

The Cure - "Galore (The Singles: 1987-1997)" (1997)

David Bowie - "Hunky Dory" (1971)

David Bowie - "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972)

David Bowie - "Scary Monsters" (1980)

Dead Kennedys - "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" (1980)

Dead Kennedys - "Plastic Surgery Disasters" (1982)

Death Cab for Cutie - “Narrow Stairs” (2008)

Derek & the Dominos - "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" (1970)

Dillard & Clark - "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark" (1968)

Dinosaur Jr. - "Bug" (1988)

Dismemberment Plan - "Emergency & I" (1999)

Doug Sahm - "Doug Sahm and His Band" (1973)

Elton John - "Tumbleweed Connection" (1970)

Ferron - "Shadows On A Dime" (1984)

The Flaming Lips - "The Soft Bulletin" (1999)

Fleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes" (2008)

Fleetwood Mac - "Tusk" (1979)

A Flock of Seagulls - "A Flock of Seagulls" (1982)

Fugazi - "13 Songs" (1989)

Galaxie 500 - "On Fire" (1989)

Grateful Dead - "American Beauty" (1970)

Green Day - "Dookie" (1994)

Guardian Singles - "Guardian Singles" (2020)

Guns N Roses - "Appetite for Destruction" (1987) [But you must embrace the "Cheese"]

Hound Dog Taylor - “Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers” (1971)

Huey Lewis & the News - "Sports" (1983)

Husker Du - "Flip Your Wig" (1985)

Husker Du - "New Day Rising" (1985)

Husker Du - "Warehouse: Songs and Stories" (1987)

Ian Noe - "River Fools & Mountain Saints" (2022)

Iggy Pop - "Lust for Life" (1977)

Jackson Browne - "Saturate Before Using" (1972)

The Jam - "All Mod Cons" (1978)

The Jam - "Setting Sons" (1979)

The Jam - "Sound Affects" (1980)

Janis Joplin - "Pearl" (1971)

Jerry Lee Lewis - "Live at the Star Club, Hamburg" (1964)

Jimi Hendrix - "Are You Experienced" (1967)

Jimi Hendrix - "Axis: Bold as Love" (1967)

John Lee Hooker - “Travelin’” (1960)

Johnny Winter - "Second Winter" (1969)

Joy Division - "Substance" (1970-80s)

Joy Division - "Unknown Pleasures" (1979)

The Kills - "Midnight Boom" (2008)

Kings of Convenience - "Quiet is the New Loud" (2004)

Kitchens of Distinction - "The Death of Cool" (1992)

Kitchens of Distinction - "Strange Free World" (1991)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin" (1969)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin II" (1969)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin III" (1970)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin IV" (1971)

MGMT - “Congratulations” (2010)

Muse - "Absolution" (2004)

Neil Young - "On the Beach" (1974)

New Order - "Power, Corruption & Lies" (1983)

The New Pornographers - "Mass Romantic" (2000) [SKIP THE LAST 2 SONGS. THEY ARENT GOOD]

The New Pornographers - "Twin Cinema" (2005)

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - "East West" (1966)

Paul Simon - "Paul Simon" (1972)

PJ Harvey - “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea” (2000)

Pulp - "Different Class" (1995)

Radiohead - “A Moon Shaped Pool” (2016)

Ramones - "Ramones" (1976)

Rod Stewart - "Every Picture Tells a Story" (1971)

Rod Stewart - "Gasoline Alley" (1970)

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - "Hope Downs" (2018)

The Rolling Stones - "Aftermath" (1966)

The Rolling Stones - "Some Girls" (1978)

Roxy Music - "For Your Pleasure" (1973)

Savages - "Silence Yourself" (2013)

Sebadoh - "III" (1991)

The Sex Pistols - "Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" (1977)

The Shins - "Oh, Inverted World" (2001)

Simple Minds - "Sparkle in the Rain" (1984)

Sleater-Kinney - "Dig Me Out" (1997)

The Smashing Pumpkins - "Siamese Dream" (1993)

Son Seals - "The Son Seals Blues Band" (1973)

Sonic Youth - "Sister" (1987)

Soundgarden - "Superunknown" (1994)

Stereolab - "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" (1996)

The Stills - "Logic Will Break Your Heart" (2003)

Sugar - "Copper Blue" (1992)

Sugar - "File Under: Easy Listening" (1994)

Sun Kil Moon - "Tiny Cities" (2005)

Talk Talk - "Laughing Stock" (1991)

Talk Talk - "Spirit of Eden" (1988)

The Tallest Man On Earth - "Shallow Grave" (2008)

Tears for Fears - "The Hurting" (1983)

Teenage Fanclub - "Bandwagonesque" (1991)

The Telescopes - "Untitled Second" (1992)

Tony Molina - "Dissed and Dismissed" (2014)

U2 - "The Joshua Tree" (1987)

Velocity Girl - “Copacetic” (1993)

The Velvet Underground - "Loaded" (1970)

The War On Drugs - "Lost in the Dream" (2014)

The War On Drugs - "Slave Ambient" (2011)

The White Stripes - “Elephant” (2003)

Wild Flag - "Wild Flag" (2011)

William Clarke - "Blowin' Like Hell" (1990)

X - "Wild Gift" (1981)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Fever to Tell" (2003)