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Top 50 Classic Albums Recommended for Creative Inspiration

I've listened to well over 300 records released between 1955 and the present. I listened (and continue to listen) to these records with the goal of learning how to make great music. What better way than to listen to those records that the either the public or the musIcal community have lauded as classics? I based my decisions regarding the records to which I would listen based on the recommendations of several different sources, predominately critical voices such as Pitchfork, the NME, and my friends. These are the records that I found to provide the greatest examples, standards, formulas, etc in creating great music (This list excludes Hip Hop). I have ordered them chronologically by their release date. For me, listening to these records was similar to the experience of the liberated man in Plato's allegory of the cave. Now that I've listened, I can never go back, and I feel compelled to enlighten as many aspiring artists as possible. Happy Listening!
-John Clark
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Here's Little Richard
Here's Little Richard
1
Please Please Me
Please Please Me
2
Mr. Tambourine Man
Mr. Tambourine Man
3
Rubber Soul
Rubber Soul
4
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
5
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
6
The Doors
The Doors
7
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
8
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
9
Forever Changes
Forever Changes
10
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
11
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
12
Sticky Fingers
Sticky Fingers
13
Loaded
Loaded
14
Hunky Dory
Hunky Dory
15
Pink Moon
Pink Moon
16
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
17
Dark Side of the Moon
Dark Side of the Moon
18
Marquee Moon
Marquee Moon
19
Ramones
Ramones
20
Low
Low
21
Rumours
Rumours
22
Unknown Pleasures
Unknown Pleasures
23
Entertainment!
Entertainment!
24
London Calling
London Calling
25
Boy
Boy
26
Murmur
Murmur
27
The Smiths
The Smiths
28
Let It Be
Let It Be
29
Psychocandy
Psychocandy
30
The Queen Is Dead
The Queen Is Dead
31
You're Living All Over Me
You're Living All Over Me
32
Daydream Nation
Daydream Nation
33
Technique
Technique
34
Doolittle
Doolittle
35
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
36
Nevermind
Nevermind
37
Loveless
Loveless
38
Slanted and Enchanted
Slanted and Enchanted
39
Suede
Suede
40
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