what are y'all personal top 20 albums, and why?
I'll go first:
TPAB - KDOT this album is pretty much self explanatory lol
Abbey Road - Beatles same with this one T_T
Melt My Eyez - Denzel for me personally, the best denzel curry album. his strongwsy production, rapping, and themes. had this album on repeat basically since it came out, and for good reason imo.
Mellon Collie - Smashing Pumpkins a lot of people hate on this album saying it's bloated, but honestly I enjoy every song in this album alot. it's an epic, 2 hour long, perfect ballad of an album that I adore. personally my favorite smashing pumpkins album, and one of my favorite alternative albums PERIOD.
Olé Coltrane - John Coltrane definitely the best john coltrane album. that opening track is absolutely incredible. the way it builds for 18 whole minutes, and still feels like it goes by quick is amazing. then the 3 tracks after that feel like a nice wind down from the chaos of the first track, while still keeping the same feel and vibe.
good kid, m.a.a.d. city - KDOT this used to be my favorite kdot album, until TPAB grew on me. still a perfect album tho.
In Rainbows - Radiohead the best Radiohead album. one of the best alternative rock albums of all time. self-explanatory.
Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay literally perfect in every way. not only one of my favorite indie pop albums, but also one of the best pop albums period. the concept, the production, the mixing, the singing, the lyrics, the music videos and cover, everything is perfect.
Forgotten Arcade - Frizk just listen to it. honestly one of the funnest albums of all time, with some very creative and satisfying production.
Master Of Puppets - Metallica THE BEST metal album of all time. straight was the album that got me into the genre. amazing concept, amazing guitar playing, drum playing, bass playing, lyrics, basically everything LOLL.
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye marvin gaye has literally one of the best voices of all time. combine that, with very innocent lyrics still talking about very important topics, such as religion, hate, and classism. as well as some of the most amazing soul production ever.
Playboi Carti - Playboi Carti my favorite carti album, extremely consistent with a special place in my heart.
BLUE LIPS - ScHoolboy Q probably some of the best production, pace, and flows of all time. the lyrics are amazing too, obv, but those things overshadow it for me. in a good way.
Illmatic - Nas the best hiphop of the 90s, by far. great production, that has the ability to feel very spacious despite the fact that it's mostly mono. and of course, some amazing rap performances from nas himself.
Black Saint - Charles Mingus self explanatory lol. one of the best jazz albums of all time.
More Life - Drake my personal fav drake album. best production, best rapping, most versatile, and just overall very consistent and great to put on while driving late at night.
BRAT - Charli xcx CLUB CLASSIC. CULT CLASSIC. BRAT SUMMER !! in all seriousness, this album is just terrific. the contrast and ratio between bangers and personally introspective songs is great.
Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder the best production and instrumentation on any album ever. as well as great lyrical concepts and executions. self explanatory tho.
CALL ME IF U GET LOST - Tyler creator the best tyler album, his best rapping, production, just straight bangers.
The College Dropout - Kanye this album has a special place in my heart because of "We Don't Care", "Spaceship", "Slow Jamz", and "All Falls Down". amazing lyricism, production, and really easy to make morning coffee to.