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500 Experimental and Avant-Garde Albums Everyone Should Check Out

A list from RateYourMusic by Voidman: "Albums that are boundary pushing or "out there" in some way."
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Moondog: Moondog (1969)
Moondog: Moondog (1969)
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The Pop Group - Y (1979)
The Pop Group - Y (1979)
2
Tim Buckley - Starsailor
Tim Buckley - Starsailor
3
The Mothers of Invention: Uncle Meat
The Mothers of Invention: Uncle Meat
4
Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning
5
Ground-Zero - Revolutionary Pekinese Opera
Ground-Zero - Revolutionary Pekinese Opera
6
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
7
John Zorn - Naked City
John Zorn - Naked City
8
Today Is the Day - Sadness Will Prevail
Today Is the Day - Sadness Will Prevail
9
Sachiko M, Toshimaru Nakamura, Otomo Yoshihide - Good Morning Good Night
Sachiko M, Toshimaru Nakamura, Otomo Yoshihide - Good Morning Good Night
10
Gorguts - Obscura
Gorguts - Obscura
11
William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
12
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Nail
Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Nail
13
The Residents - Not Available
The Residents - Not Available
14
James Chance & the Contortions-Buy
James Chance & the Contortions-Buy
15
This Heat - This Heat
This Heat - This Heat
16
Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun
Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun
17
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica
18
Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman: The Shape of Jazz to Come
19
Coil - The Ape of Naples (2005)
Coil - The Ape of Naples (2005)
20
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music
21
Fushitsusha - Pathétique
Fushitsusha - Pathétique
22
The White Noise - An Electric Storm
The White Noise - An Electric Storm
23
Diamanda Galás the Litanies of Satan (Y, 1982)
Diamanda Galás the Litanies of Satan (Y, 1982)
24
Swans - Filth
Swans - Filth
25
John Coltrane - Ascension (1966)
John Coltrane - Ascension (1966)
26
Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm (1969)
Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm (1969)
27
Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity
Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity
28
Glenn Branca - The Ascension
Glenn Branca - The Ascension
29
Exuma - Exuma
Exuma - Exuma
30
Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
31
Death Grips - The Money Store
Death Grips - The Money Store
32
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
33
Sun Ra - Space Is the Place (1973)
Sun Ra - Space Is the Place (1973)
34
AMM - Ammmusic
AMM - Ammmusic
35
Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
36
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
37
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
38
Philip Glass - Glassworks (1982)
Philip Glass - Glassworks (1982)
39
Spiritualized® - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Spiritualized® - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
40
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