Often after hearing a work of recorded music that I’ve seen touted on countless "Best of the Year" or "Best of the Decade" or "Best Ever" lists, my reaction is: "Really? THIS is among the finest musicianship ever burned onto CD? ! ? !" This list will attempt to encapsulate those that turn up often on "best ever" lists that I’ve discovered to be genuinely worthwhile. I’m skipping some of the more generally popular titles with the general public (no SGT. PEPPER for example) in the belief that the "average" person (i.e. someone who probably owns 100 or fewer CDs) will have already heard those. Admittedly, what I consider to be "generally popular" is entirely subjective but I’ll explain the reasoning behind my picks with comments as I get time. Enjoy.
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69 Love Songs, Pt. 1
by Magnetic Fields
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3 Feet High and Rising
by De La Soul
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Age to Age
by Amy Grant
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American Recordings
by Johnny Cash
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
by Johnny Cash
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At Folsom Prison
by Johnny Cash
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At San Quentin (The Complete 1969 Concert)
by Johnny Cash
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Bellybutton
by Jellyfish
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The Big Picture
by Michael W. Smith
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Blood Sweat & Tears
by Johnny Cash
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Blue
by Joni Mitchell
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II
by Boyz II Men
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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
by Lucinda Williams
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Chase the Kangaroo
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Child Is Father to the Man
by Sweat & Tears Blood
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Circle Slide
by The Choir
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Confessions
by Usher
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Copper Blue
by Sugar
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Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws
by Bruce Cockburn
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Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
by Elton John
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Drum Hat Buddha
by Dave Carter
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Dusty in Memphis
by Dusty Springfield
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East Side Story
by Squeeze
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Eldorado
by Electric Light Orchestra
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Every Picture Tells a Story
by Rod Stewart
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Elvis Presley
by Elvis Presley
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Farmhouse
by Phish
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Fashion Nugget
by Cake
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Fear of a Black Planet
by Public Enemy
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Flood
by They Might Be Giants
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Forever Changes
by Love
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Freak Out!
by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
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G.P./Grievous Angel
by Gram Parsons
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Headhunters
by Herbie Hancock
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Headquarters
by The Monkees
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Heavy Weather
by Weather Report
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Highway 61 Revisited
by Bob Dylan
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Humans
by Bruce Cockburn
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Hollywood Town Hall
by Jayhawks
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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
by Aretha Franklin
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In Another Land
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In the Court of the Crimson King
by King Crimson
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In the Wee Small Hours
by Frank Sinatra
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Ingénue
by k.d. lang
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Innervisions
by Stevie Wonder
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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
by Public Enemy
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It's a Beautiful Day
by It's a Beautiful Day
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It's a Shame About Ray
by The Lemonheads
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Jordan's Sister
by Kendall Payne
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Journeyman
by Eric Clapton
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