Tier 3 Albums (8/10s)

Good, classic albums. Although I really like them I don’t think that they are consistently excellent enough to be Tier 1 (amazing) or 2 (great). This is due to some weaker (but not bad) songs. If you want to browse by decade simply hit "Ctrl+F" and type in what you want (for example - type 198 for the 1980s... 201 for the 2010s... etc).

Country:

The Byrds - “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” (1968)

The Flatlanders - "More a Legend Than a Band" (1972)

The Flying Burrito Brothers - "The Gilded Palace of Sin" (1969)

Waylon Jennings - "Live" (1976)

Electronic:

The Avalanches - "Since I Left You" (2000)

The Caretaker - "An Empty Bliss Beyond This World"

Daft Punk - "Discovery" (2001)

Global Communication - "76:14" (1994)

Goldie - "Timeless" (1995)

Jlin - "Black Origami" (2017)

The Knife - "Silent Shout" (2006)

LTJ Bukem - "Producer 01" (2013)

Mu-Ziq - “Lunatic Harness” (1997)

Oneohtrix Point Never - "Replica" (2011)

The Orb - "Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld" (1991)

The Orb - "U.F. Orb" (1992)

Plastikman - "Muzik" (1994)

Plug - "Drum 'N' Bass for Papa" (1997)

The Prodigy - "Music for the Jilted Generation" (1994)

Robert Hood - "Nighttime World Vol. 1" (1995)

Rocketnumbernine - "MeYouWeYou" (2013)

The Sabres of Paradise - “Sabresonic” (1993)

Slam - "Headstates" (1996)

Film/Video Game Score:

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Jazz/Fusion:

Al di Meola - "Casino" (1978)

Buena Vista Social Club - "Buena Vista Social Club" (1997)

William Parker - "Mayan Space Station" (2021)

William Parker - "Painters Winter" (2021)

Metal/Hardcore:

Agalloch - "Ashes Against the Grain" (2006)

Dimmu Borgir - "Death Cult Armageddon" (2003)

Electric Wizard - "Dopethrone" (2007)

Isis - "Oceanic" (2002)

Metallica - "Master of Puppets" (1986)

Negura Bunget - "Om" (2003)

Pop/R&B:

Prince - "1999" (1982)

Prince - "Dirty Mind" (1980)

Rick James - "Street Songs" (1981)

William Bell - "The Soul of a Bell" (1967)

Rap:

3rd Bass - "The Cactus Album" (1989)

Blackalicious - “Blazing Arrow” (2002)

Boogie Down Productions - "By All Means Necessary" (1988)

Das EFX - "Dead Serious" (1992)

Eric B. & Rakim - "Follow the Leader" (1988)

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

Kanye West - "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" (2010)

Run-D.M.C. - "King of Rock" (1985)

Rock/Folk:

AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (1976)

Aerosmith - "Rocks" (1976)

Aerosmith - "Toys in the Attic" (1975)

Albert Collins - “Ice Pickin’” (1978)

Albert King - "Born Under a Bad Sign" (1967)

Allman Brothers Band - "The Allman Brothers Band" (1969)

Allman Brothers Band - "At Fillmore East" (1971)

Allman Brothers Band - "Eat a Peach" (1972)

Allman Brothers Band - "Idlewild South" (1970)

The B-52s - "The B-52s" (1979)

The Band - "The Band" (1969)

The Band - "Music from Big Pink" (1968)

The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night" (1964)

The Beatles - "Abbey Road" (1969)

The Beatles - "With the Beatles" (1963)

Big Brother & the Holding Company - "Cheap Thrills" (1968)

Big Star - "Radio City" (1974)

Big Star - "Third" (1978)

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

Black Flag - “Damaged” (1981)

Black Sabbath - "Black Sabbath Vol. 4" (1972)

Black Sabbath - "Master of Reality" (1971)

Bruce Springsteen - “Nebraska” (1982)

Buddy Holly - “Buddy Holly” (1958)

Buffalo Springfield - "Buffalo Springfield Again" (1967)

CAN - “Ege Bamyasi” (1972)

CAN - “Future Days” (1973)

CAN - “Tago Mago” (1971)

Cat Stevens - "Tea for the Tillerman" (1970)

Cat Stevens - "Teaser and the Firecat" (1971)

Charlie Daniels - "Charlie Daniels" (1970)

Charlie Musselwhite - "Stand Back!" (1967)

Cheap Trick - "At Budokan" (1978)

The Church - "The Blurred Crusade" (1982)

The Clash - "The Clash [UK Version]" (1977)

The Crickets - “The Chirping Crickets” (1957)

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

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

David Bowie - "Heroes" (1977)

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

Davy Graham - "The Guitar Player" (1963)

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

Doc Watson - "Southbound" (1966)

The Eagles - "Their Greatest Hits" (1976)

Elliott Smith - "Roman Candle" (1994)

Elton John - "Honky Chateau" (1972)

Elton John - "Tumbleweed Connection" (1970)

Elvis Costello - "My Aim Is True" (1977)

Eternal Summers - “Correct Behavior” (2012)

Eternal Summers - “The Drop Beneath” (2014)

Eternal Summers - “Every Day It Feels Like I'm Dying” (2018)

Eternal Summers - “Gold & Stone” (2015)

Faces - "Long Player" (1971)

The Fall - "458489: A Sides" (1990)

Fenton Robinson - “Somebody Loan Me a Dime” (1974)

Fleetwood Mac - "Fleetwood Mac" (1975)

Gang of Four - "Entertainment!" (1979)

George Harrison - "All Things Must Pass" (1970)

Graham Parker - "Howlin' Wind" (1976)

Graham Parker - "Squeezin' Out Sparks" (1979)

Grateful Dead - "American Beauty" (1970)

Grateful Dead - "Workingman's Dead" (1970)

The Guess Who - “Canned Wheat” (1969)

Hall & Oates - "Abandoned Luncheonette" (1973)

Iggy Pop - "Lust for Life" (1977)

The Jam - "This Is the Modern World" (1977)

Jane's Addiction - "Nothing's Shocking" (1988)

Jefferson Airplane - "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967)

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers - "Blues Breakers" (1966)

Joy Division - "Closer" (1980)

Joy Division - "Substance" (1988)

King Crimson - "In the Court of the Crimson King" (1969)

The Kinks - "Arthur" (1969)

The Kinks - "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" (1968)

Led Zeppelin - “Houses of the Holy” (1973)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin" (1969)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin II" (1969)

Led Zeppelin - "Led Zeppelin III" (1970)

Lou Reed - "Coney Island Baby" (1976)

Lou Reed - "Transformer" (1972)

Love - “Da Capo” (1966)

The Lurkers - "Fulham Fallout" (1978)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nerd 'Skin'-'Nerd)" (1973)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Second Helping" (1974)

Michael Chapman - "Fully Qualified Survivor" (1970)

Michelle Shocked - "Short Sharp Shocked" (1988)

Minor Threat - "Complete Discography" (1988)

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - "Let Love In" (1994)

Nick Lowe - "Labour of Lust" (1979)

Nick Lowe - "Pure Pop for Now People" (1978)

Pappo's Blues - "Pappo's Blues, Vol. 3" (1972)

Patti Smith - "Horses" (1975)

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band" (1965)

Paul McCartney - "Ram" (1971)

Paul Simon - "Paul Simon" (1972)

Paul Simon - "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" (1973)

Pink Floyd - "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)

Public Image Ltd. - “Second Edition” (1979)

Randy Newman - "Good Old Boys" (1974)

Randy Newman - "Sail Away" (1972)

The Rolling Stones - "12 X 5" (1964)

The Rolling Stones - "The Rolling Stones, Now!" (1965)

Roxy Music - "Avalon" (1982)

Roxy Music - "Country Life" (1974)

Roxy Music - "For Your Pleasure" (1973)

Roxy Music - "Siren" (1975)

Santana - "Abraxas" (1970)

Santana - "Santana" (1969)

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

Small Faces - "There Are But Four Small Faces" (1967)

The Soft Machine - "Soft Machine" (1968)

Son Volt - "Honky Tonk" (2013)

Steely Dan - "Can't Buy A Thrill" (1972)

Steely Dan - "A Decade of Steely Dan" (1985)

Steely Dan - "Pretzel Logic" (1974)

The Stooges - "Raw Power" [Iggy Pop Mix]

The Stooges - "The Stooges" (1969)

Taj Mahal - "The Natch'l Blues" (1968)

Taj Mahal - "Taj Mahal" (1968)

Tame Impala - “Currents” (2015)

Tom Waits - "Rain Dogs" (1985)

Tom Waits - "Swordfishtrombones" (1983)

T. Rex - "The Slider" (1972)

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

The Wedding Present - "Seamonsters" (1991)

The Who - "My Generation [Shel Talmy Stereo Mix]" (1965)

Wipers - "Is This Real?" (1980)

Wire - "Chairs Missing" (1978)

X - "Los Angeles" (1980)

X - "Under the Big Black Sun" (1982)

X - "Wild Gift" (1981)