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IO9's 100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To

Science fiction and fantasy have colonized every corner of pop culture — especially the world of music. From awesome movie soundtracks to science fiction-inspired rock operas, genre stories have always gone along with sonic landscapes. You can't really know science fiction and fantasy without knowing the music these genres have inspired.
So we've compiled the ultimate list of the 100 music albums that every self-respecting science fiction and fantasy fan should know about. We asked our followers on io9's Facebook page, and got a whopping 423 suggestions. And then we debated amongst ourselves, until we felt certain we'd compiled the most rock-solid list of essential albums we could possibly hit on. Because there was so much to choose from, each artist only gets to be on the list once. (So we don't have ten David Bowie albums on the list.)
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David Bowie — the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From
David Bowie — the Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From
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Janelle Monae - The Archandroid (2010)
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid (2010)
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Rush - 2112 (1976)
Rush - 2112 (1976)
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Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (1978)
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (1978)
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Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975)
Parliament - Mothership Connection (1975)
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Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine (1978)
Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine (1978)
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
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Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
Radiohead - OK Computer (1997)
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Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 (1976)
Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 (1976)
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Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
Daft Punk - Discovery (2001)
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Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst (1996)
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Queen - Queen II (1974)
Queen - Queen II (1974)
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Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
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Gustav Holst - The Planets (1916)
Gustav Holst - The Planets (1916)
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Joe Satriani- Surfing With the Alien (1987)
Joe Satriani- Surfing With the Alien (1987)
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Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime (1988)
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime (1988)
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Underworld and John Murphy - The Sunshine Soundtrack (2008)
Underworld and John Murphy - The Sunshine Soundtrack (2008)
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Sun Ra - Space Is the Place (1973)
Sun Ra - Space Is the Place (1973)
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The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
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Yes - Fragile (1970)
Yes - Fragile (1970)
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Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless (1982)
Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless (1982)
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Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (2007)
Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (2007)
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Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack (1975)
Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack (1975)
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Wendy Carlos and Journey - Tron Soundtrack (1982)
Wendy Carlos and Journey - Tron Soundtrack (1982)
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Emerson Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
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Dio - Magica (2000)
Dio - Magica (2000)
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The Splash Band - The Music of John Carpenter (1984)
The Splash Band - The Music of John Carpenter (1984)
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
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Brian Eno - Before and After Science (1977)
Brian Eno - Before and After Science (1977)
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Outkast - Atliens (1996)
Outkast - Atliens (1996)
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Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1974)
Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1974)
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The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
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Hawkwind - Space Ritual (1973)
Hawkwind - Space Ritual (1973)
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Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
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Princess Superstar - My Machine (2005)
Princess Superstar - My Machine (2005)
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Yoko Kanno - The Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack (2002)
Yoko Kanno - The Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack (2002)
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The Sword - Warp Riders (2010)
The Sword - Warp Riders (2010)
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Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (2003)
Goldfrapp - Black Cherry (2003)
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Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)
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The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991)
The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (1991)
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